Vodafone becomes a strategic partner for Egypt’s "National Initiative for Smart Green Projects”

Vodafone Egypt announced its participation in the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, as a strategic partner for the initiative, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, a few weeks after it announced its sponsorship of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop 27).The COP 27 conference is scheduled to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6-18 November, as part of efforts to achieve sustainable development in the context of implementing Egypt's Vision 2030.Ambassador Hisham Badr, the general coordinator of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development initiative, said that the initiative targets many areas. Primarily, it targets projects that take into account environmental sustainability standards, which lead to reducing carbon emissions and pollution and preserving natural resources.Badr stressed that what has been achieved since the launch of the initiative represents a significant achievement. He thanked the governors who contributed to the speed of movement in the governorates of the Republic.Badr explained that the 18 winning projects that were selected at the last meeting of the initiative’s jury committee will be reviewed during the conference. The 27 projects nicknamed the Ambassador project in each governorate will be honored to appreciate the governorates for their participation.For his part, Ayman Essam, Head of the Foreign and Legal Affairs Sector at Vodafone Egypt, said that the company is always keen to participate in events held by the Egyptian state, as it is one of the strategic partners for development projects related to women, climate change and sustainability in the field of digital transformation.Commenting on this, Naglaa Kenawy, Head of Human Resources at Vodafone Egypt, said that participation in the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects comes as part of Vodafone's efforts to reach outstanding projects that contribute to achieving sustainability, especially targeting women.