Recently, HANDS managed to catch a brief interview with our very busy Professional Fellows Program alumni Jaouad Benaicha. In addition to his day job of working to establish a hostel in his hometown of Oujda, Morocco, Jaouad is the General Secretary of the Oriental Region Youth Hostel Association, Project Manager for the Integration of […]
CONTINUE READINGSOY students completing an assignment on computers Mina Rashed is nineteen years old and has been living in Manshiyat Naser, a garbage collection community in Cairo, since he was a little boy. In these communities, families survive by collecting, sorting and recycling about 80 percent of the city’s waste. Like many others his age, Mina […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS is now accepting applications for a new round of Professional Fellows Program focused on NGO Development for Organizations Improving the Status of Women. Funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Professional Fellows Program is an amazing opportunity for professional development and cultural exchange for young NGO practitioners from Egypt, […]
CONTINUE READINGWe hope you are planning to join us for our DC-Area Fall Benefit Dinner. Thursday, October 13, 2016 6 – 9 p.m. at Top of the Town 1400 14th Street North Arlington, VA 22209 In addition to enjoying one of the best views of DC, our guests will take home Egyptian handicrafts they win in our silent […]
CONTINUE READINGVillage of Hope: The Story of Annas Annas’ life has been changed thanks to his time at Village of Hope. Annas, a young Egyptian boy, came to one of HANDS’ partner organizations, the Village of Hope, at the age of three with various health conditions. He was diagnosed with a developmental disorder that affected his […]
CONTINUE READINGIn a poor village in Upper Egypt, a photographer struggled to support his wife and four school-aged children on 700 Egyptian pounds a month (approximately $90). Shohdy found that this income was not enough to cover the expenses of raising a family. When Shohdy heard about the HANDS-sponsored microloan program, he decided to use that […]
CONTINUE READINGIn the arid countryside of Upper Egypt, Magdi, a vegetable farmer, works tirelessly to support his loving wife and two young children. Unfortunately, the meager profits from vegetable farming have not been enough to support Magdi and his young family. However, Magdi finally discovered a way to meet his family’s needs with the help of one […]
CONTINUE READINGAmine Dridi is a lively young professional who works as a special educator for children with Down’s Syndrome and Autism in his home country of Tunisia. During HANDS’ most recent Professional Fellows Program, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and focused on NGO development for organizations improving the lives of people with […]
CONTINUE READINGMohammed, two of his siblings, and their mother have special needs. They represent 10% of Egypt’s population that have a mental or physical disability. Being disabled makes it very challenging for someone to live in Egypt. There is a lack of resources for this population. Mohammed’s family is no exception; they live in an underserved […]
CONTINUE READINGGamal and his son pictured with the calves purchased through a HANDS sponsored microloan program Gamal has a wife and two children to support but the daily wages from his job as a driver in Ezbet Rida weren’t enough. Despite his hard work, the money he brings in from driving barely met his family’s […]
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