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Working in Egypt After the Revolution
About a month ago, Mary Ayad, a friend of Coptic Orphans who is pursuing a doctorate in international law, asked how the January 25 Revolution in Egypt has impacted Coptic Orphans' operations. We thought that the briefing we wrote for her would be interesting to...
5 Things I learned about Giving Last Weekend in New Jersey
On Sunday, Coptic Orphans held a fasting brunch in Newark, New Jersey. The Copts have a tradition of eating only vegetables and vegetable products during fasting times, so it “fasting brunch” means that it was a vegan meal made as simply as possible. I learned...
Snapshot from the Field: A Mother’s Independence
Coptic Orphans helps widowed mothers gain a sense of pride and independence through our B'edaya project. We give mothers who have a business idea the opportunity to make their dream a reality. Once their idea is approved the mother is given a loan to help fund her...
No Summer Fun
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...
Snapshot from the Field: Reps as Advocates
Coptic Orphans Reps are local volunteers who connect children to resources like food, clothing, health, education, and housing in the households of paternal orphans and widows. But to break the cycle of poverty, they also help children expand their horizons and serve...
14 and married
When I was young my older cousin played “wedding day” with a big white sheet. She was so happy in that moment. She could play because at eight years old a real marriage was still far away. For too many girls in Egypt, the prospect of marriage is far too real at 14 to...
A Serve to Learn Volunteer’s Reflection from El Barsha
Serve to Learn just ended in Egypt. There was a lot of talk of cancelling Serve to Learn when ripples of the January 25 Revolution shook the basic security infrastructure in many areas of Egypt, and the military had their hands full with more important matters. Would...
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