The Egyptian government sees large families as an existential threat to the country at a time of dwindling natural resources.
that is used for growing water-intensive crops such as bananas.
“I understand why the government might say one or two kids, because of the financial responsibility,” said her husband, Mahmoud Shawky. “Some people have two children and they eat meat once a month. This is not the case for us.” In rural parts of the country, though, the decision to have a large family is often more complicated. Many farming
For decades, government messaging on family planning has “not been useful at all” and has at times even been counterproductive, she said.
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