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Egypt possesses a substantial human capital, especially within the 20-45 age group. This young age group accounts for 65 percent of Egypt's total population. Therefore, chance is quite opportune to bolster the development process through falling back upon such young hands and new minds in all fields. It is youth that will take over the responsibility for building Egypt's future.
The Youth and Sports Ministry's strategy is to promote the cultural, social and sports levels for junior and young people, instil values of allegiance, belonging and citizenship, expand their participation in public life, provide care for the talented and innovators and provide necessary structures to increase girl's and woman's role in decision-making at youth and sports institutions.
First: Youth Youth is the nation's backbone; the generation that will determine Egypt's competitiveness worldwide. The more we offer them care, interest, training and develop their physical and intellectual capabilities, the higher the nation rises in future. Therefore, the state dedicates great attention to this broad and significant sector through:
The Social Fund for Development (SFD): This national fund was established under the Presidential Decree No. 40 of 1991 to remove suffering of low-income brackets. SFD uses flexible operating modalities that echo those of international and regional organizations, thus making it possible for the fund to deal in technical and administrative mothers with the donor countries as well as international, and regional institutions and organizations.
Youth and Small-size Industries: Small-size industries are used to promote the comprehensive development process. In his meetings with youth, President Mubarak asserted the need for our young generations to break through the future horizons across the gateway of small-size industries. Thus, a new generation that can achieve development through creative work, self-reliance and interaction with the world will be built. A small-size industry is one that employs 10-100 workers, with investment cost-excluding land and buildings cost – of maximum LE 1 million and with capital of maximum LE 0.50 million, regardless its nature.
Youth and Sports Fairs: The 24th session of the Youth and Sports Fair, organized by the Ministry of Information jointly with SFD, was opened in June 2003.
This year's session is considered the biggest ever since youth fairs started. The 2003 fair specifically highlights the importance of opening ex-port markets, promoting youth inventions and heavy industries.
The International Summit on Youth Employment: The Ministry of Youth shared in preparations for the International Summit of Youth Employment. The Conference was held on September 7-9, 2002, in cooperation with the Alexandria Library, under the aegis and in the presence of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak together with 45 ministers. The conference aimed to exchange experiences with youth from other foreign countries in employment issues and combat of un-employment. An action plan on youth employment worldwide during the 2003-2012 decade was proposed.
Mubarak National Project for Young Graduates: The number of beneficiaries from Mubarak National Project for Land Acquisition showed 45,833 young men, placed in possession of 230,000 feddans.
The Ministerial Committee for Mega National Projects agreed to appropriate LE 900 million over the next four years in order to provide utilities and infrastructure facilities to the young farmers and young graduates working in Toshka.
Youth Housing: The project was carried out on three phases starting 1995. Benefiting more than 80,000 families, the project helps alleviate burdens for young graduates by providing them with opportunities to obtain housing units at affordable prices.
Second: Sports:
 During 2002/03, the sports sector has realized several achievements of which are the following:
1- Youth Centers Upgrading Program: A total of 1,627 centres were upgraded at a rate of 42 percent (367 centres in towns and 1260 in villages) in two phases.
2- Developing Programs and Activities at Youth Centres. The following facilities were built.
- 256 information technology clubs.
- 56 science and technology clubs.
- 985 illiteracy combat classrooms.
- 570 population awareness groups.
- 627 first aids group.
- 82 woman clubs.
- 100 child gardens.
- Vanguard parliament models were implemented in 485 youth centres and Egyptian Olympiad models in 16 governorates.
- The Future Youth tournament for penta-football under-20 was organized in 416 youth centers in all governorates. Many programs in youth centers were implemented including the following. “know your country” tour program, “Youth Train”, summer camps, jogging, racing and cycling festivals.
In these events, thousands of young men and women participated in youth centers activities.
3- Egyptian Participation in Sports Championships: - Egypt participated in 157 international African, Arab Mediterranean, and handicapped championships where it gained 587 medals including 289 gold, 182 silver and 116 bronzes.
- Egypt hosted 9 international championships where 999 players from 193 countries participated.
- Egypt hosted 8 championships, where 825 players from 68 countries participated.
- Egypt hosted 9 Arab championships, where 1106 players from 89 countries participated.
During the first half of 2003, Egypt won many championships salient of which:
- England International Squash Championship for male/female juniors where 36 countries participated and Egypt gained 4 golden medals.
- Luxemburg International Swimming Championship for male/female juniors where 10 countries participated and Egypt scored (3 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes).
- Mastricht International Horse-riding Championship, Germany where Egypt gained the first position.
- Mediterranean Rowing Championship for Men and Women in Turkey, where Egypt gained one gold and three silvers.
- Geneva International Swimming Championship for clubs under 18 years, Switzerland, where Egyptian clubs scored the following: male juniors (8 golds, 10 silvers and 4 bronzes) and female junior (one gold and another silver).
- Finland International Squash Championship for female juniors under 19, where Egypt gained the first position.
- Czech International Long-distance Swimming Championship, where Egypt gained the first position in 5 km–race and the second position in 20-km race.
- Egypt won the 13th African Nations Football Junior Cup, Burkina Faso, qualifying for the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
- The African Super Club Championship in January 2003, where ez-Zamalek Club won the first position for the third time in a row.
- The Arab Super Cup Championship, ez-Zamalek won the first position.
- Netherlands International Tai Kundu Championship for men, women, male and female juniors where Egypt scored the following medals: (5 golds for men, one gold for female juniors, 2 silvers for men, 3 silvers for female juniors, 3 bronzes for men and one bronze for female juniors).
- South Africa International Warming Championship for Tennis where Egypt won the golden medal for female juniors.
- Hungary Grand Prize Weight-lifting Championship for Men and Women, where Egypt gained 3 gold medals, thus breaking world re-cord for juniors.
- World Weight-lifting Championship for male/female juniors, Mexico, where Egypt won 5 golds out of total of 11 medals.
- Second African Bridge Championship in South Africa, where 8 countries participated, and Egypt won the first position, qualifying for world championship in November 2003.
- Egypt participated in the special Olympiad in Ireland with 72 players who captured 43 different medals.
- Egypt participated in the 8th African Games Tournament in Octo-ber, 2003, Nigeria, where it scored (80 golds, 62 silvers and 72 bronzes).
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