One in five Egyptians faces multidimensional poverty, according to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a data-driven framework recently adopted by Egypt to understand and tackle human living conditions. The MPI, developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), assesses poverty through 19 indicators spanning seven dimensions such as education, health, housing, essential services, employment, social protection, and food security. Individuals are classified as “poor” if they experience deprivation in at least two of the seven MPI dimensions, equivalent to 29 percent of the weighted indicators. Egypt’s MPI In 2022, multidimensional poverty impacted 21 percent of Egypt’s population, affecting one in every five individuals, according to the UNICEF 2024 Multidimensional Poverty in Egypt report. In rural areas, where multidimensional poverty is twice as high as in cities, nearly one in three people face deprivation, largely due to limited access to essential services, which accounts for 20 percent of overall poverty. The average intensity of multidimensional poverty in Egypt measured 37 percent, indicating that those affected experienced deprivation in more than a third of the weighted indicators. Egypt is one of overContinue reading "The Many Faces of Poverty: What Egyptians Are Struggling With Today"
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