When USAID funding for transportation allowances vanished, school administrations relied on microbuses. According to a student, these vehicles are too small to accommodate students and their bags, resulting in dangerous overcrowding.
Date: 3/26
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Country: Egypt
Topic: Education, Economy & Livelihoods
Policy Lens: Security & Resilience
Entry Type: Field Observation
Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, “Built with U.S. aid, Egypt’s elite science academies now face collapse.” The feature story examined how a network of Egyptian STEM academies once held up as a model for modern education is unraveling after the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. support, exposing the fragility of reforms built on external expertise.
According to one student, these vehicles are too small to accommodate students and their bags, putting students at risk during the weekly commute.
Source: Devex

