HANDS 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. […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS Hosts a Benefit Dinner in Washington, DC On October 16th, HANDS hosted a benefit dinner at The Mansion at Meridian Hill in Washington, D.C. to raise funds for our projects in Egypt. This was the second such event; the first was hosted in New York City last fall. This year, HANDS was pleased […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS recently hosted a group of Egyptian and Tunisian professionals in the field of disability rights for a month in Chicago with the help of our Chicago partner organization WorldChicago. The day before this group of eleven fellows departed, we had the opportunity to interview one of them, an Egyptian entrepreneur named Noha El-Sehrawy, about her […]
CONTINUE READINGEvery day, Hannan bends conscientiously over her loom, weaving colorful rugs and tote bags from the pile of colored cloth scraps at her side. As she finishes a piece, she trudges four blocks through the dusty streets of the urban squatter settlement where she lives to sell it to one of HANDS’ local partner organizations […]
CONTINUE READINGEvery day, Hannan conscientiously bends over her loom, weaving colorful rugs and tote bags from the pile of cloth scraps at her side. As she finishes a piece, she trudges four blocks through the dusty streets of the urban squatter settlement where she lives to sell it to one of HANDS’ local partner organizations in […]
CONTINUE READINGThis month, HANDS welcomed a group of young Egyptian and Tunisian professionals to Chicago as a part of our Professional Fellows Program (PFP). The program, funded by the U.S. Department of State and other generous HANDS donors, aims to develop the skills of emerging leaders in the Arab world. The current group works on the […]
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