Mrs. Mubarak opens medical center for children in Deweqa

Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak opens Wednesday a medical center that cares for child laborers in Menshiat Nasser in the Cairo suburb of Deweqa.

The project is being implemented by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) in cooperation with Catalyst organization.

Mrs. Mubarak will go on a tour to inspect the project's facilities such as the illiteracy eradication classes, a club, a workshop and a kindergarten, said the NCCM Secretary-General Mushira Ghattab.

She added that the project aims to use scientific means in tackling the phenomenon of child labor and providing necessary health and social care for those children.

Khattab maintained that the government will offer loans to families of those children to raise their standard of living.

Khattab said that the project was being carried out in cooperation with the Italian cooperation fund for the advancement of women.

She said that a number of women have already joined illiteracy classes.