HANDS will be hosting a reception in Chicago on Saturday, June 25. The reception will take place at The University Club in the heart of the city and will feature guest speaker His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abu Aldahab, the Consul General of Egypt in Chicago. Contact HANDS at events@handsalongthenile.org for more information. Location The University […]
HANDS will be hosting a reception to welcome to the Philadelphia area the Rev. Dr. Andrea Zaki, President of the Protestant Church of Egypt, Board Member of Hands Along the Nile, & Director General of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services and to hear about the social situation in Egypt. Contact HANDS at events@handsalongthenile.org […]
We hope you will join us for our upcoming Egyptian handicraft sale. Our friends living in the Moqattam hills above Cairo’s Citadel are hopeful for a better future. However, two important schools that are tools to development are in danger of closing their doors. These women and young children in the Moqattam community live in […]
In serving Egypt’s most vulnerable, one of HANDS’ partner organizations, the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), has secured its place as one of Egypt’s most prominent civil society organizations. CEOSS’s ethic of dynamic citizenship comes out of the Christian commitment to the poor and vulnerable in concert with an innovative approach to engagement […]
Join HANDS at our annual holiday craft sale! This is a wonderful opportunity to do some holiday shopping while supporting a great cause: employment for women in Cairo’s Manshayet Nasr community of garbage collectors. All products are made by artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), which provides job-skills training and […]
Join HANDS at our annual holiday craft sale! This is a wonderful opportunity to do some holiday shopping while supporting a great cause: employment for women in Cairo’s garbage collector community. All products are made by artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), which provides job-skills training and education to young […]
Join us for the HANDS Benefit Dinner, honoring Yousreya Sawiris. The benefit will take place at the Harvard Club in New York City, and tickets are available for $300/seat or $3,000 for a table of ten. Sponsorship options are available for $4000 and $7000. We look forward to seeing you there!
HANDS and the American Research Center in Egypt co-sponsor a lecture titled “Recent Discoveries at Amheida” at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Location Institute for the Study of the Ancient World 15 East 84th Street, New York, NY 10028 Date and time Thursday, May 21, 2015, […]
Come celebrate “Sham El Nessim” (an ancient Egyptian celebration of spring) with HANDS at Ten Thousand Villages in Alexandria, VA. A portion of all the sales during the day will support the work of HANDS in Egypt. Between 6 and 8 p.m., you’ll also get to enjoy Egyptian sweets and meet some recent participants in our Professional […]
Join HANDS in New York City for the chance to browse unique gifts handmade by young women in Egypt! Each product is made by artisans at the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), a job skills and educational program for women living and working in the garbage collector’s community in Cairo known as “Garbage […]
HANDS was recently informed that one of our talented exchange program alumni, Aziz Taouri, was awarded the 2020 Professional Fellows Program Alumni Impact Award by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Cultural Affairs. We hope that the entire HANDS community joins us in celebrating Aziz for his remarkable accomplishment! Aziz’s story with HANDS began […]
CONTINUE READING →The gender economic inequality that persists throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and all around the globe is not only unjust, but it also remains a source of untapped economic opportunity. According to a McKinsey study, closing the gender gap in the economy would add $28 trillion to global GDP by 2025. […]
CONTINUE READING →In these days of health and economic challenges, know that your investments, through HANDS, are empowering hardworking Egyptians to keep themselves and their families afloat. One such person who has benefitted from your generosity is Hani, who built a furniture business with a microloan he received from generous HANDS donors. Click here or the video below to listen […]
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