The governor of Matrouh Taha Mohamed Al-Sayed visited Jaret Omel Saghir Oasis in Siwa, accompanied by the head of the city of Siwa, Samir Belal, and the executive and popular leaderships in Matrouh. The visit's goal is to know more about Egypt's smallest oasis in the heart of the Western desert and find out the residents' problems and solve them. The visit started with a popular welcome followed by the governor listening to the people's demands. One of the most important demands is to provide the oasis with means of communication. The governor said four coordinates of one of the telecommunications' company will be set to be linked with towers existing on the Matrouh-Siwa highway. The governor approved to spend 75,000 EGP (U.S. $12,580) to raise the efficiency of teachers area and the oasis school and to establish a medical unit in the oasis. The governor also decided to open a kindergarten to make sure that the oasis children learn the Arabic language before joining elementary school, since they speak the Amazigh language. It should be noted Jaret Omel Saghir is the smallest Oasis in Egypt, and its residents is estimated at 475,000 people. It is the first village to be lit with solar energy and it also the first village where illiteracy is completely eliminated.
