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“Before I didn’t know how to get in touch with Government officials but now I know how to meet them and how talk to them about our problems”
 A fisherman in one of the rural Fishermen’s Associations/
Improving the Livelihood of Fisher Folk
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About BLACD
 


The Better Life Association for Comprehensive Development (BLACD) is an Egyptian non-governmental, non-profit organization working to improve the quality of life of poor and deprived people in Upper Egypt.

The association was established in the Egyptian city of Minya in 1995 and registered as an NGO with the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs in 2003.
 
 
  Vision       Mission

  • Our vision is a community free of poverty, violence, illiteracy and unemployment for a better life.
  
  • Our mission is to improve the quality of life of marginalized communities through empowering them.
 
  
Projects
Community Development and Human Rights
Preventing Female Genital Mutilation
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation and Protecting Children against Violence
Think Twice
Water and Sanitation
Raising Awareness of HIV/AIDS
Improving Housing
Supporting Democracy from the Village to the Capital
Improving the Livelihood of Fisher Folk
Past Projects
Development of Poor Communities
 
Recent Events
November 29, 2007 On November 29,2007, Minya welcomed the eight feluccas (Egyptian sailboats) carrying the logos of the 8 Millennium Development Goals of the UN-led initiative “Sailing the Nile”. This was the sixth
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Address :
 53 Adnan El-Malky Street
 Tel : +2 086 23 30 661 Email : Info@blacd.org
Ard Sultan, Minya, Egypt Fax : +2 086 23 29 575
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