
The Nationwide Council for Gals (NCW) along with Egypt Countrywide Railways (ENR) and the European Lender for Reconstruction and Progress (EBRD) put their palms jointly to make Egypt’s railway community safer for woman passengers. The trio agreed to start an recognition campaign against sexual harassment on community transport in unique and violence against females in standard.

Safaa Habib, NCW’s political coordinator, instructed Al-Ahram Weekly that the Al-Sekka Aman (Railway is Safe) campaign includes billboards and marketing videos on social media platforms that will be utilized on the busiest prepare routes. “The marketing campaign which has by now begun is assigning volunteers who will notify the general public about the campaign and its aims. In addition, travellers will be informed through distinct social media platforms on how to lead to a more open dialogue about risk-free transportation in Egypt,” Habib claimed.

According to Habib, the ENR has established up hotline 15047 and [email protected] to report any harassment incident versus females though travelling by way of the railway network. The hotline is linked to the railways law enforcement officers who will obtain the report and acquire the important legal action in opposition to the harasser. “The campaign also informs women of all ages how to report any harassment incident and abide by up on it. Until now 11 posters have been dispersed to railway travellers and staff raising their awareness about gender equality as effectively as the legal effects of sexual harassment,” Habib claimed.

Habib pointed out that the campaign educates a broad selection of citizens with a variety of social and economic backgrounds on the campaign’s messages which contributes to spreading recognition of women’s problems. “The NCW has outstanding experience in a previous media marketing campaign which took put in the underground metro where by it greater people’s awareness about spouse and children preparing difficulties, sexual harassment, the hurt carried out from early relationship and participation in perform.”

ENR is the 2nd oldest railway company in the earth and is considered just one of the key each day transportation implies for passengers in Egypt, with about 1.2 million passenger journeys for each working day. By improving security on trains and platforms, ENR Chairman Ashraf Raslan expects the amount of women travelling on its community to maximize from 16.8 for every cent in 2015 to 19.8 per cent in 2022.

According to a push launch, EBRD has donated additional than €400 million to bolster protection and safety on public transport and to market gender equality by renewing its ageing fleet and improving the security and top quality of railway passenger services.

Hoda Gado, an worker at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that the marketing campaign is an superb initiative “during these hard times. This will encourage me to vacation much more usually by coach to my mother and father rather of by motor vehicle. I have to journey nearly every day to verify on my moms and dads in Banha,” Gado stated.

Mona Ahmed, a university college student who lives in Alexandria and commutes to Cairo to attend her lessons, stated she experienced listened to about the marketing campaign from her friends. “Though I hardly ever experienced a issue with travelling by train and I hardly ever knowledgeable any sexual harassment even though travelling, I believe that it is a very good action to the safety of women from any violation of their legal rights and privateness,” Ahmed explained.

*A model of this article seems in print in the 14 January, 2021 version of Al-Ahram Weekly.

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