Shop Unique, Handcrafted Gifts at the Winter Crafts of Cairo Sale in DC! Join us at our annual holiday sale this December! This holiday season, find beautiful, handcrafted gifts made by the talented artisans of the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE)—a vocational training program empowering women in Cairo’s garbage recycling community. These […]
Join us at our annual Crafts of Cairo sale in NYC! We are grateful to be partnering once again with our friends at the Coptic Evangelical Church in Manhattan! This year’s event will be held from Friday, December 5th to Sunday, December 7th. This holiday season, find beautiful, […]
Join us November 7-16th to visit Egypt’s famous sights and get one-of-a-kind insights into our programs by joining our annual Insight Trip. Visit our page to learn more and register today!
Our fall benefit event is an opportunity to celebrate the transformations that have happened in underserved Egyptian communities thanks to your generosity. This year’s Fall Benefit Gala will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Fairfax Country Club in Fairfax, VA. Buy tickets for this event here. Please join HANDS for […]
Hands is bringing together interfaith leaders from political and civil society groups from across Egypt to an important bi-lateral dialogue in the US to discuss issues of shared importance across topics such as human rights, poverty, and communications. These valuable discussions are important for strengthening cross-cultural relationships and build on our previously established diplomatic engagement […]
Get ready for HANDS’ DC Spring Fair 2025, taking place on Sunday, March 30th, 2025 in Washington DC. This is a great opportunity to purchase eco-friendly, handmade crafts from female artisans in Cairo. The handicrafts are made from clean, recycled materials. Your purchase will directly support vocational training programs that train young Egyptians from economically […]
Get ready for HANDS’ DC Craft of Cairo Sale 2024, taking place on Sunday, December 8th, 2024 in Washington DC. This is your chance to purchase beautiful Christmas gifts for your loved ones made by artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), a job skills training program for women living and […]
Get ready for HANDS’ NYC Craft of Cairo Sale 2024, taking place from Friday, December 13th to Sunday, December 15th, 2024 in New York City. This is your chance to purchase beautiful Christmas gifts for your loved ones made by artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), a job skills training […]
Cincinnati’s first Crafts of Cairo sale is here! Looking for the perfect gift for a loved one? Join HANDS at our annual holiday craft sale to shop products handcrafted by women artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) in Cairo, Egypt. Through its job skills training program, APE empowers women living […]
Get ready for HANDS’ DC Craft of Cairo Sale 2024, taking place from Saturday, May 4th to Sunday, May 5th, 2024 in New York City. All profits will support vocational training programs that train young Egyptians from economically critical backgrounds, so they can find meaningful employment and build themselves and their families a better future. […]
On a verdant stretch of green along the Nile, Hala and her husband eked out a living with his farming earnings. However, on this single income, they struggled to pay their household expenses and the school fees for their three children. Hala was determined to provide her kids with a better life. Despite her limited […]
CONTINUE READING →At just 18, Rami took a big risk and opened his own phone repair shop. Unfortunately, his risk did not pay off and the shop failed within the first year. But, Rami would not give up; he spent the next 12 years working for local trades people and struggling to support his family on low-wage […]
CONTINUE READING →As the daughter and wife of garbage collectors, Ragaa Bekheit could not imagine life outside of the recycling community where her family resided. Her daily life revolved around the rhythmic routine of trash collection, engaged in sorting and salvaging waste to sustain her family’s livelihood. Lacking much formal education and work experience, Ragaa faced considerable […]
CONTINUE READING →In a room with light pink walls, behind her dark sunglasses, Nafusa tirelessly sorts through used garments of different hues and patterns. Nafusa provides for her family and helps disadvantaged members of her community through her small business as a vendor of preowned clothes. Nafusa had long dedicated her time and energy to her secondhand […]
CONTINUE READING →Sitting in a room filled with colorful boxes of sweets, Zainab counts her earnings and records them with a blue pen. As a resourceful and ambitious mother providing for five children, she works relentlessly to develop her small roadside grocery store. She had initially lacked the funds to grow her business. It was only after […]
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