The Social Fund For Development (SFD) signed on Saturday seven contracts to establish new labor-intensive projects in Assiut.
Head of the fund in Assiut Someih Abdel Haseib said that the contracts were signed with seven leaders of civil societies in the Upper Egyptian province.
The new projects are planned to provide services in environmental cleaning campaigns, employment in rural and civilized area, and improving the efficiency of kindergartens, Abdel Haseib said.
The projects will create over 2,460 jobs in seven cities in the province, he added.