To help address the issues around female economic rights and participation in the Middle East and North Africa, HANDS is pleased to announce the launch of a two year program, […]
CONTINUE READING →Preparing for a wedding can be an expensive proposition for parents. In Egypt, not only are the parents expected to throw an engagement and wedding party, but they should also […]
CONTINUE READING →Did you know that by some estimates only 19% of Egyptian women find a job during their lifetime? However, thanks to HANDS’ donors, women in Egypt have some exciting new […]
CONTINUE READING →Nabila, a mother of three from the village of Akaka, was was a stay-at-home mother. Her husband’s salary, earned through long hours in a local factory, did not always cover […]
CONTINUE READING →Did you know that in Egypt, nearly two thirds of young Egyptians between the age of 15 and 30 are jobless, neither in school nor employed? Mina, a 19-year-old from […]
CONTINUE READING →Shereen, a 35-year-old mother of four from the Minya governorate, is a proud landowner. She recently purchased her property using earnings from her clothing store. A few years ago, Shereen […]
CONTINUE READING →In the Moquattam area of Cairo, more than 50,000 zabbaleen, an Arabic word for garbage collectors, survive on sorting and recycling trash from the city. Unfortunately, a lot of children in […]
CONTINUE READING →Widowed women in Egypt’s villages can face immense challenges in supporting themselves and their families. For some of them, the death of their husband is the first time they have […]
CONTINUE READING →For many modern Egyptian women, limited access to vocational training and job opportunities is an everyday reality. According to the World Bank in 2018, only 23% of Egyptian women will […]
CONTINUE READING →HANDS is excited to announce the re-launch of our Etsy shop: Gifts From the Nile! The Zabbaleen are a community of garbage collectors, inhabiting some of the poorest corridors of […]
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Join Hands Along the Nile and tennis instructor Joseph Awadalla for an afternoon of tennis games at McLean Sport and Health. You’ll enjoy light-hearted tennis competitions in teams as […]
Join HANDS in the DMV area for the chance to purchase handicrafts created by women in Egypt! We will be hosting a craft sale of products made by artisans from […]
Join HANDS in New York City for the chance to purchase handicrafts created by young women in Egypt! All products are made by artisans from the Association for the Protection […]
Barbara Langley serves as Director for CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment, democratizing opportunity for women by fostering ecosystems for entrepreneurship. She leads CIPE’s strategy to amplify the voice of the private sector through women’s equal participation in free markets and democratic institutions. Throughout her career, Langley has conducted campaign management, communications, coalition building, issues advocacy, good governance and accountability, leadership and strategic planning programs for democratic political and civic activists, business leaders, local elected officials and parliamentary and campaign staff. She has worked extensively with marginalized sectors of society including women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
