The first coordination meeting was held to activate the illiteracy challenge initiative launched by Ain Shams University under the patronage of Prof. Mahmoud Mahmoud El-Metini, President of the University, chaired by Prof. Dr. Nazmi Abdel Hamid,

Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development and the participation of Dr. Ashour Omari,

Head of the Executive Authority of the General Authority for Adult Education and the attendance of Prof. Dr. Ehab Yusr Anwar, Undersecretary of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Hazem Mahmoud Rashid, Undersecretary of the Faculty of Education, Dr. Amira Ahmed Youssef, Undersecretary of Faculty of Girls, and Dr. Islam Muhammad Al-Saeed, Director of the Adult Education Center, Dr. Nahla Jamal Amin, Center for Adult Education.

After the meeting, the project coordinators went to a field visit to the Adult Education Center during a training course to prepare university students to work on the project.