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‘Carter Center’ and ‘Coptic Orphans’ Among American NGOs Denied Permission to Operate in Egypt

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One of the NGOs is the Carter Center, which was seeking to deploy observers to monitor the presidential election and assess preparations in the lead up to the vote. The NGO was also planning to assess the effectiveness of election awareness campaigns and then issue periodical reports and share results with concerned Egyptian and international parties.

The NGO also planned to oversee the steps that follow the election, including the handling of complaints and disputes.

The list of rejected NGOs includes, among others, an organization which seeks to improve the image of Arabs and to achieve peaceful settlement of international issues.

He added that they also include the Seeds of Peace Organization and the Coptic Orphans Organization, which seeks to help orphans at more than 35 churches across Egypt.

Another American organization, Latter-Day Saints Charities, was also rejected. The charity seeks to provide relief services to fund water projects and provide services in the fields of agriculture and sanitary drainage as well as training for doctors.

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Egypt Independent – Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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One of the NGOs is the Carter Center, which was seeking to deploy observers to monitor the presidential election and assess preparations in the lead up to the vote. The NGO was also planning to assess the effectiveness of election awareness campaigns and then issue periodical reports and share results with concerned Egyptian and international parties.

The NGO also planned to oversee the steps that follow the election, including the handling of complaints and disputes.

The list of rejected NGOs includes, among others, an organization which seeks to improve the image of Arabs and to achieve peaceful settlement of international issues.

He added that they also include the Seeds of Peace Organization and the Coptic Orphans Organization, which seeks to help orphans at more than 35 churches across Egypt.

Another American organization, Latter-Day Saints Charities, was also rejected. The charity seeks to provide relief services to fund water projects and provide services in the fields of agriculture and sanitary drainage as well as training for doctors.

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Egypt Independent – Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm