HANDS’ Fellow Strives to Improve Education for Children with Disabilities Tawhid Sharaky, an alum of our Professional Fellows Program, is currently implementing life-changing programs in schools all across Egypt! As a member of the Ministry of Education, Tawhid has tremendous influence over the educational system, specifically public schools in Egypt. Focusing on children with […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS is thrilled to announce that a past participant in our Professional Fellows Program, Ms. Hayam Abdelrashid, is running for Parliament in Egypt. Hayam, Acting Director of International Cooperation in the Egyptian National Council for Disability Affairs, took part in the Legislative Fellows Program in 2013, during which time she explored disability rights legislation in the […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring a recent visit of HANDS’ Board of Directors to Cairo’s garbage collectors’ community, a man dressed in the traditional long robes of Egypt came to explain how HANDS had changed his life. Eissa used to collect garbage with only his two sons and a small truck–the typical unlicensed work of Cairo’s Zabbaleen. As members […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring a recent trip to Cairo to track the progress of HANDS’ projects, nembers of HANDS’ Board of Directors were especially inspired by fifteen-year-old Mazen. Mazen used to work in a factory in his neighborhood, but after engaging with his parents in a HANDS-sponsored program aimed at combating child labor, Mazen reenrolled in school and […]
CONTINUE READINGAt the beginning of January, Hands Along the Nile brought six American professionals to Tunisia as part of a series of exchanges between the Middle East and the United States. Jack Creagh of Chicago’s Anixter Center, Gloria Blackwell of Washington DC’s American Association of University Women (AAUW), and Erin Kelley of Washington DC’s National Women’s […]
CONTINUE READINGThis January, six American professionals in the fields of economic empowerment of women and people with disabilities traveled to Tunisia as part of a Professional Fellows Program Exchange, organized by HANDS. The American professionals each represented an organization that had hosted one of ten Tunisian program fellows last year. This two- year exchange program is […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS proudly sponsored a group of 15 professional fellows recently, who came to America from Egypt and Tunisia to learn about women’s economic empowerment over the course of a month-long exchange. The participants chosen for this program were young leaders in the field of women’s economic empowerment. Nermine, one of our professional fellows, works as […]
CONTINUE READINGMona grew up in a sun-soaked village in Upper Egypt, but always dreamed of a life larger than the one she saw around her. When she was accepted to attend university, she became a source of great pride to her parents and community. After years of diligent study, she looked forward to the many doors […]
CONTINUE READINGWe hope you will join us for one of our upcoming handicraft sales this December, including sales in New York City, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. HANDS will offer a variety of unique, handmade items that you won’t find anywhere else–the perfect chance to find thoughtful holiday gifts for your loved ones! The sales will […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS and several partner organizations recently brought together a group of distinguished civil society representatives from Egypt and the U.S., including religious leaders, media professionals, NGO executives, social researchers and former diplomats. The Egyptian representatives had a chance to engage with their American counterparts in a series of panel discussions in the Washington, D.C. area. […]
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