About the association
The history of Al-Houtia Local Community Development Association since its registration in 1993, its mission and values, and how it is governed under the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
Who we are
Al-Houtia Local Community Development Association (Arabic: جمعية تنمية المجتمع المحلي بالحوتية) is a non-profit Egyptian NGO based in the Al-Houtia neighbourhood of Agouza, Giza. It was founded in 1993 by residents of the area and has since provided health, social and cultural services to the surrounding families, free of charge or for a token fee.
The association's logo carries four words that describe it: development, social, charitable, religious. They sum up what it tries to be: a civic body that develops its neighbourhood, cares for its families, does good and respects the community's values.
Mission
To improve the lives of families in Al-Houtia and the surrounding areas through accessible health and social services and cultural and religious activities, in partnership with residents, state institutions and civil society.
Vision
A close-knit local community in which every person finds care and dignity, and in which those who wish to do good find an organised, transparent way to do it.
Values
- Dignity: we serve people as they deserve, in health and in illness, in life and after it.
- Proximity: we work from inside the neighbourhood and with it, not from a distance.
- Transparency: our official data is published and our work is supervised by the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
- Volunteering: everyone who wants to give time or expertise is welcome.
Milestones
Registration
The Giza Directorate of Social Affairs issued the decree registering the association under number 1154, pursuant to Law 32 of 1964, with "local community development" as its main field. Its first premises were at 15 Ibrahim Abdel-Aal Alley, Al-Houtia.
A new civil-work law
Law No. 149 of 2019 on Regulating the Practice of Civil Work was enacted and the association began bringing its statute into compliance.
Dignified transport vehicle
The association put into service an equipped vehicle for the dignified transport of the deceased, available to local families and able to travel anywhere in Egypt.
Extraordinary general assembly
The general assembly approved the compliance of the association's statute with Law 149 of 2019 and its executive regulations.
Compliance decree
The Giza Directorate of Social Solidarity issued the compliance decree, fixing the administrative premises at 34 El-Falouga Street, seven fields of work, a nationwide scope and a seven-member board.
"100 Million Health" medical caravan
Free early screening for cancer, blood pressure and diabetes for all ages at the association's premises.
A new caravan inside the clinics
A medical caravan with volunteer doctors, as Al-Houtia Medical Clinics opened their multi-specialty service to the neighbourhood.
How the association is run
The association is run by a board of seven members elected by the general assembly in accordance with its statute. Its financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December, and its accounts are submitted to the competent administrative authority.
It is supervised by the Ministry of Social Solidarity through the Giza Directorate of Social Solidarity, Agouza Social Administration, and is bound by its statute and by Law 149 of 2019. Should the association be dissolved, its assets pass to the Fund for Supporting NGO Projects.