Australian Embassy

Egypt

Embassy address: 11th Floor, World Trade Center, 1191 Corniche El-Nil, Boulak, Cairo, Tel +20 2 575 0444, Fax +20 2 578 1638

Welcome

If you are an Australian citizen requiring urgent consular assistance:

1. Contact the chancery switchboard on +202 2770 6600 (this number will provide you with the option to be transferred through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 24 hour Consular Operations Centre if an Embassy operator cannot answer).

2. Contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 24 hour Consular Operations centre direct on +61 1300 555 135 or +61 2 6261 3305.

3. Visit us at: Level 11 World Trade Centre, Corniche El Nil Street, Boulac, Cairo.

Welcome to the website of the Australian Embassy in Cairo. This website is designed to provide you with information about Australia and Egypt, and the services the Embassy is able to offer.

The Australian Embassy in Cairo is responsible for covering Australia's relations with not only Egypt, but also Sudan, Syria, Eritrea and Tunisia, where we do not maintain Embassies.

There is an extensive array of information online about Australia and the Australian Government and this site may be used as a tool to direct you to these sites.

For those seeking information about Egypt and travel to Egypt, a good place to start is with the website of the Egyptian Embassy in Canberra.

Please feel free to contact us if you require more information or assistance. The Embassy's e-mail address is: cairo.austremb@dfat.gov.au

News

Australian Ambassador visits South Sinai

On 14 November, the Australian Ambassador to Egypt, HE Ms Stephanie Shwabsky, visited Nawamis in South Sinai to inspect a well building project funded by the Australian government. The project, funded through the Australian Embassy in Cairo's Direct Aid Program, aims to pump water to local Bedouin communities in the area to improve health and sanitation, as well as for land cultivation purposes. Ambassador Shwabsky was pleased to meet with local Bedouin leaders and see first-hand how the project would assist infrastructure and quality of life in the area.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2011–12 is now open
We are pleased to announce the Direct Aid Program (DAP) is open for applications.

The DAP is a small-grants scheme which aims to alleviate humanitarian hardship. It is aimed primarily at supporting small-scale infrastructure projects, sustainable development projects and activities that are participatory in nature. DAP projects must be located in Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Eritrea or Syria.

For more information or a copy of the DAP application form, please email nadine.fadlallah@dfat.gov.au.

The Human Rights Grants Scheme (HRGS) 2011-2012

Successful projects for the 2011–12 round of the Human Rights Grants Scheme were announced on 10 December.

Australia will provide $3.7 million to fund 41 projects across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, including a project in Egypt supporting the international advocacy and outreach capabilities of Arab civil society and human rights advocates.

The HRGS provides grant funding to non-government organisations and human rights institutions based or operating in developing countries to promote and protect human rights in direct and tangible ways.

For more information on the HRGS, please visit the AusAID website http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/other_opps/humanrights_scheme.cfm

Australia Africa Community Grants Scheme (AACGS) 2011-2012

We are pleased to announce that the 2011-2012 Australia Africa Community Grants Scheme (AACGS) is open for applications. The AACGS supports community-based activities across Africa. Funding is open to non-government organisations for projects that promote sustainable economic and social development. The Embassy will accept AACGS applications throughout the year.

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