A Child Worker's Monthly Income vs. Takaful wa Karama Aid

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EGP per month — the working child brings in twice what the program pays

"Fifty pounds a day makes the working child bring home twice what the school-conditional cash transfer pays the entire family"

Child worker's income

26 days x EGP 50

EGP 1,300

per month

Takaful max. benefit

for entire family

EGP 740

per month

Takaful wa Karama annual budget: EGP 6.4 billion — yet it cannot compete with EGP 50 a day from a field

Source: Minister of Social Solidarity / Financial Statement 2023/2024