Wataneya Society

Programmes

• Alternative care system

  Wataneya is working on developing alternative family and institutional care systems through developing alternative care strategies, and legislative frameworks for the care of children and youth without parental care. They also focus on the development of quality standards and procedural manuals. Sector professionals are then trained to use these tools and systems, and better understand how to monitor and evaluate them.
• Consultation

  Wataneya provides consulting services that includes all technical and administrative aspects of caring for children and youth without parental care. Delivered by specialists with the aim of applying quality standards for alternative care. In addition, Wataniya provides consultations in the design and development of social responsibility programs for private sector companies. It also provides consultations to relevant civil society organisations and cooperates closely with Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity.
• Knowledge creation

  Wataneya participates and hosts specialised conferences, such as Sanad Forum, with the objective of knowledge sharing, exchanging experiences between care homes’ founders, managers and caregivers for children without parental care, and finding mutual solutions.
• Learning and development

  Wataneya has been accredited by the global education company Pearson to provide a professional certificate specialised in the field of child care and development. The training process offered by Wataneya was also approved by Pearson to build the capacity of those working in the field of child care and protection as well as volunteers, sponsors and foster families of orphaned children and youth.