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 […]
Location The Mansion at Meridian Hill (the Josephine Butler Parks Center): 2437 15th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009 Date and time Thursday, October 16th, 2014 from 6:30 to 9:00pm Speakers The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the U.S. and a former American Ambassador to Egypt Tickets $250 per person Contact us to […]
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 […]
CONTINUE READING →Through your generosity, Egyptians in vulnerable communities are building more prosperous futures for themselves and their families. One of these fortunate families is Sara’s. In the Upper Egyptian town of Minya, Sara’s family was struggling to subsist on her husband’s salary. Sara needed to find an additional source of income to support their household. Having […]
CONTINUE READING →During these challenging times of global pandemic, we hope that heart-warming stories from the beneficiaries of your generosity provide some encouragement. Today we share one such story—that of Soaad. Soaad is a 61-year-old Egyptian woman from the Beni Suef governorate in central Egypt. She is a widow with two grown children, the older of whom has severe […]
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