Mrs. Mubarak a guiding light for the handicapped

Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak has played and continues to play a role in raising the standards of services provided to children with special needs in Egypt.

The chairman of the Irish Non-Governmental Organization, St. Michael's House, made this statement yesterday, following meeting between his delegation and Mrs. mubarak as head of National Council for Motherhood and Childhood (NCMC) Advisory Committee.

The meeting studied ways for future cooperation in providing services for children with special needs.

"We greatly admire Mrs. Mubarak who has prioritized her concerns for handicapped children in her work nationwide, by using all sectors of society to provide services for them," he said.

For her part, Mrs. Mubarak expressed her appreciation for the active participation of the Irish President, Mary Mcaleese, at the conference "Women for Peace" which washeld last year in Sharm el-Sheikh.