The main aim of the project was to financially support the victims of cancer and their families from the Dakhla Oasis. No direct finance, however, was provided. On the contrary - money was being paid for products made in the traditional way from palm fronds and wickers. 

Project of four dimensions:

• financial support to patients and their families – in the past money was offered to patients of cancer but such direct aid was refused, today money is being provided for goods made from palm waste

• fighting social exclusion and stigma – victims of the illness suffer from huge social stigma and in some cases the families have difficulty finding a spouse; gathering together with others who have the same illness to make traditional goods helps fight social exclusion

• preserving intangible heritage – keeping the tradition of making goods from the palm waste alive helps preserve the intangible heritage of the oasis for future generations

• preserving environment – making use of the palm waste (fronds and wickers), which would normally be burnt by the farmers, helps preserve the environment of the oasis   

Association for Integrated Healthcare of Cancer (Dakhla Oasis)

the Association was founded in 2013, its main activity is to help people who suffer from cancer in the Oasis of Dakhla. Located in the town on Mout, capital of Dakhla, in the middle of the desert, in the Governarote of the New Valley, its membership base reaches today almost 3.000 members.

Since its creation the Association has managed to:

• provide free transport by minivan to patients that have to travel for treetment to Assiut (400 km) or Cairo (800 km)

• open a medical center for the oasis and a chemotherapy service in the central hospital of Mout

• acquire temporary accommodation units for patients in Assiut and Cairo

• open a center for handicapped children

• create an art center

On the occasion of the national holiday of the Czech Republic (28.10.), an exhibition presenting the development project in Dakhla was set up on the Embassy´s premises.