Please join us on Thursday evening, October 16, 2025 to celebrate the work that you are supporting in Egypt! This year, we will be raising funds to support entrepreneurship mentoring for female artisans in Upper Egypt. Details coming soon!
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 […]
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 […]
CONTINUE READING →Like many young Egyptians, Mario, from Malawy in the governorate of Minya, had been facing long-term unemployment, which left him unable to provide for himself. At 28 years old, he knew he had to make a change if he ever wanted to move out of his parent’s home and start his own family. So, […]
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