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Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Ashraf Sobhy and Cairo Governor Dr. Ibrahim Saber inaugurated the Egypt Employment Forum for young graduates. The forum was organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Saber and Sobhy also inaugurated an exhibition of handicrafts and traditional products held at Bab Al-Shaaria Youth Center.      

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Cairo Governor Ibrahim Abdel Hadi, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Ismail Al-Far, Director of Youth and Sports Directorate Ahmad Abdel Wakeel, Director of Labour Directorate Ahmad Azazi, and several officials of the Cairo governorate and Ministry of Youth and Sports.

During the inauguration ceremony, Saber emphasized that this forum, which includes 25 companies offering job opportunities for youth, aligns with political leadership's directives to enhance employment levels and create job opportunities as a strategic goal. It is also a component of the government's program to execute the economic development axis, a key pillar of Egypt's Vision 2030 for sustainable development.

Saber added that the forum provides job opportunities in various fields, such as sales, marketing, administrative work, and customer service.

Moreover, Saber and Sobhy inaugurated a handicraft exhibition. It featured 31 exhibitors of young craftsmen and graduates from the Ministry of Youth and Sports initiative "Teach Me a Craft."

Saber and Sobhy praised the quality of the displayed products, which included carpets, kilim rugs, shell and macramé products, wooden and leather products, and ceramics.

Saber said the exhibition comes in line with the directives of the political leadership to revive handicrafts and traditional crafts and open outlets for marketing them.

Saber added that it is also part of the state's support for youth and medium, small, and micro enterprises, enhancing the mechanisms for showcasing and marketing their products, ensuring they reach the markets, and assisting the young people working in these fields to transform them into productive projects. Additionally, it aims to support and encourage local products, especially in the handicrafts and traditional crafts sector, and to work on their development and support.

Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate​