Given the substantial health threat posed by lead contamination in Shoubra El Kheima,Qalyoubia and opportunities to involve the community in mitigating the problem, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) designed a lead clean-up component under its Livelihood and Income from the Environment Program (LIFE). The two year USAID project funded project is being implemented through a contract with Millennium Science and Engineering Inc. in association with Chemonics International and two local Egyptian subcontractors (Chemonics Egypt and Environics). The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and Governorate of Qalyoubia (GOQ) are the primary partners of the project.

The goal of the project includes remediation of five secondary lead smelters and the El Shahid Ahmed Shaalan School which has been impacted by the nearby lead smelter emissions. This project is a follow-up to previous efforts that have addressed lead pollution in Cairo .

The objective of the project is the empowerment of local residents to improve their living conditions in polluted, low income urban communities in Qalyoubia. The scope is divided into two primary activities and subsequent tasks. The primary activities include lead smelter and foundry remediation and public participation and local governance.

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