by Nermien Riad | Dec 3, 2019 | Child Protection, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Workshops
On an afternoon, like most days, Mina was walking home from school. But little did Mina know, this day would be unlike any other. It would be a day that he would remember for years to come. Mina was stopped by a stranger, a young man in his 20s, who seemed... 
by Nermien Riad | Jun 19, 2019 | "The Widow's Cause", Child Protection, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Women, Workshops
A widowed mother stands outside her home in Egypt (As told by a Volunteer Rep in Upper Egypt) I first met Sarah about a year ago, when she and her sons first joined the Not Alone... 
by Nermien Riad | Dec 20, 2018 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
“How can I be his mother and father, when I am just his Teta?” “I’m too old to care for a newborn…what will I do? How will I raise him?” “I don’t even work. How will I provide for him? Where will I find the means to feed him?” These were just a few of... 
by Nermien Riad | Dec 31, 2015 | Coptic Church, Diaspora, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, Looking back at 2015, which had the children’s many academic successes, our meeting with His Holiness, the anniversary gala in Cairo, and a conference of nearly 500 Church-based volunteers, I can only express deep gratitude to God for making... 
by Nermien Riad | Jun 26, 2015 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: The Girl Child, Valuable Girl Project
A new campaign to stop female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is adding urgency to our efforts to stop this lethal and barbaric practice. The government is enlisting doctors and judges in a “National FGM Strategy” with the aim of reducing FGM by 10-15%... 
by Nermien Riad | Dec 24, 2014 | Coptic Church, Diaspora, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
Nothing is impossible for our God… as I was reminded by a story I heard in Egypt this summer. A young woman in our program, Mary, fell two stories while hanging out laundry on a line high above the street. Her spine broke, leaving her bed-bound and in agonizing...