by Nermien Riad | Dec 21, 2012 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
I’m excited to tell you about a rare opportunity to double your impact in Egypt this coming year. You might have heard that over the last few years, more and more of our children have gotten covered with high quality health insurance. This is great news, because... 
by Nermien Riad | Nov 19, 2012 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
I was on Facebook the other day and saw this picture. The tears in this little girl’s eyes sum up the situation in Egypt for me, yet the quote struck me. There is so much suffering. Basma* is terrified to go to school even fully veiled. She has to brave intimidation... 
by Nermien Riad | Nov 13, 2012 | Issues: The Girl Child, Issues:Education
Basma ran home to her mother crying. On her way back from school, she ran into two bearded men who shouted: “Cover your hair,” attached to other things I can’t mention here. This wasn’t the first time Basma got intimidated going to school. So, her mother tried a... 
by Nermien Riad | Oct 23, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
Her life was about as difficult as one can imagine. Sixteen-year-old Hala lost her father in 2008. She was living with her mother and two siblings in Helwan, (near Cairo) on a mere 170 Egyptian pounds ($28) per month from her father’s pension. Her little sister was... 
by Nermien Riad | Oct 17, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development
Sherry was sitting at the back of an old microbus after spending a long day going from home to home, checking on the progress of orphaned children in Samalout, and delivering free health insurance cards to children. The cards gave each child rare coverage for high...