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Benban Solar Developers Association (BSDA) is an association representing Benban Solar Park, one of the biggest solar planets worldwide. In addition to representing Benban Solar Park in front of third parties including international, national, governmental and local stakeholders, BSDA is responsible for overseeing the facility management of Benban Solar Park and implementing the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the park.

Regarding the CSR, BSDA mainly targets the local community nearby Beban Solar Park which consists of four villages; Benban Bahery, Benban Qebli, Raqba and Mansourya. BSDA started implementing the CSR program in 2021 after finishing the needs assessment study and developing a comprehensive CSR Strategy based on the needs. During the last 4 years, BSDA has implemented a number of projects in education, livelihoods and healthcare in addition to the environment as a cross cutting. Below are examples of the projects have been implemented by BSDA:

Education

1. School Renovation: BSDA has renovated fully and partially 7 schools in cooperation with the General Authority for Educational Buildings.

2. Scholarships: BSDA provides yearly two scholarships, one of them must be a female. The scholarship covers the tuition fees in a private university and stipend for the whole study period years.

3. Technical Training for technical students; BSDA has trained 21 industrial schools students on plumbing, carpentry and electricity and 28 agricultural schools students on hydroponic agriculture.

4. BSDA has run literacy classes for women and led to free 21 women from illiteracy and get literacy certificates from the government.

Livelihoods

1. Taqa Yadaweya Program: it is a program to transform the local community to be productive villages focusing on handicraft. The program includes the following projects:

   1. Handmade Weaving: this technique is registered on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. We have trained 37 women on craft techniques, business skills, pricing, marketing, entrepreneurship skills and health and safety.

   2. Palm-tree value chain project: in this project we trained 33 women on technical skills related to palm waste and entrepreneurship.

   3. Beads and jellowery: in collaboration with Azza Fahmey, we trained 21 women on beads and jellowery.

   4. Marketing project: BSDA has a marketing project where it markets the products of local women without charging them any operational cost.

   5. Tatweer project: this project aims to develop all the crafts of the local community through improving the design and innovation in the production.

2. Maharat: This project targets the graduates of technical schools. They have been trained in construction trades such as carpentry, electricity, fixing ACs, fixing electric devices, cell phones maintenance, computers maintenance and plumbing. The total number of the trained youth is 150 people (about 60% of them are females.)

3. Maaref: this project targets university graduates. It covers two levels in ESL, Microsoft office, digital marketing, data analysis and freelance skills. The total number of the trainees in the Maaref Project is 300 persons.

4. Market Renovation: BSDA renovated two local markets; one in Aswan and another one in the local community of Benban.

Healthcare

1. During Covid 19, BSDA played an essential role in supporting the health sector in Aswan with the needed supplies and providing food support for the irregular laborers.

2. Establishing a kidney center including the dialysis units, electric supplies, septic tanks and septic truck.

3. Benban Green Project: it is a project for waste collection and cleaning.

4. Distributing children's milk.

5. Health Awareness and caravans.

In addition we have implemented the following projects:

● Capacity building for NGOs (targeted 44 NGOs)

● Seed Bank in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment.

● Building 18 houses for people who lost their houses due to the heavy rain.

● Planing 6000 fruitful trees on the streets, houses and public buildings.