by Nermien Riad | Aug 23, 2018 | Diaspora, Issues: Child Labor, Issues:Education, Sponsorship, Visits to Egypt
As a teenager growing up in America, I couldn’t wait until my 16th birthday so I could finally start to drive. Then when I turned 17, I couldn’t wait to be 18 so I could vote. After reaching that milestone, I started college and found myself impatiently counting the...
by Nermien Riad | Dec 26, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: Child Labor
I’m sure you’ve heard about the train that plowed into a schoolbus in Assiut a few weeks ago. This tragic accident killed nearly 50 children on their way back from school. We have many children in Assiut, but thankfully none were victims. These little children had to...
by kbarsoum | Nov 27, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: Child Labor
When Magda lost her father, she and her mother had to go and live with her uncles. At first, things went well. But after a while, Magda’s uncles started feeling the financial pinch. They started pressuring Magda’s mother to send Magda away to her...
by kbarsoum | Aug 10, 2011 | Issues: Child Labor
When you were ten years old, what was your biggest concern? Each morning before sunrise, 10-year old *Nabil would begin working his 11 hour shift in a cotton field. His biggest concern would be to earn enough every day to buy just enough food to keep his younger...
