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Buildings, furniture, equipment, playgrounds, music rooms, sports and laboratories, in addition to training teachers and students, so that development is in an integrated and effective manner. The association is led by Prof. Dr. Hossam Badrawi with a team of professionals headed by Ms. Mireille Nassim, the association\u2019s executive director. The association\u2019s board of directors includes Dr. Ahmed Shawky, the well-known auditor, and the former Minister of Communications, Dr. Majed Othman, Engineer Ibrahim Al-Tatawi, Dr. Ahmed Bahgat and Professor Jamal Muharram Al-Bankeer, who is known. A large number of stars of politics, art and civil society participated in the ceremony. Among the attendees were Dr. Ghada Wali, Minister of Social Solidarity, who gave a speech in which she saluted the association, Dr. Ziad Bahaa El-Din, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Hani Hilal, former Minister of Higher Education, and Ahmed Gamal El-Din, former Minister of Education and Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, former Minister of Tourism and then Industry, Minister Ahmed Jalal, former Minister of Finance, Minister Samir Radwan, former Minister of Finance, Dr. Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women, Ambassador Moshira Khattab, former Minister, Ambassador Ashraf Rashid and Mahmoud Abaza, former head of the Wafd Party, and Dr. Salma Al Bakri, among the stars of art at their head The artist Ahmed Helmy, the artist Elham Shaheen, a number of journalists, writers, program presenters, representatives of civil society, teachers and some parents of students. Representatives of the European Union, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, his wife, representatives of the Japanese and Canadian embassies, and a large number of NGOs were also present. Dr. Badrawi delivered a speech in which he praised the importance of civil society in the industry of renaissance and development and explained Egypt&#8217;s 2030 vision in education and thanked the Takatuf team for their successive achievements through a professional team that believes in what it does with passion. A number of distinguished work team and contributors to the success of projects and financiers were honored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a joyful ceremony attended by stars of art, politics and civil society, the Takatof Association for Development held a reception on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary. 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