by Nermien Riad | Jun 23, 2022 | "The Widow's Cause", Women, Workshops
On the day I met Magda*, she told me she was in so much pain, she wanted to die. Magda is a 42-year-old widow and mother of four in the south of Egypt. She lives in the countryside, wears black clothing, and sports a modest hair style and eyeglasses. Today, when she...
by Nermien Riad | May 6, 2022 | "The Widow's Cause", Women, Workshops
Happy Mother’s Day from our mothers to yours! As you celebrate the important mothers and mother figures in your life, we have wonderful news from the field about our mothers in Egypt. Over the past two years, the workshops typically available to widowed mothers in...
by Nermien Riad | Nov 5, 2021 | "The Widow's Cause", Approaches to Charity and Development, Women
Baseeta (Arabic for “as simple as that”) is Coptic Orphans’ new, unique initiative to provide over 8,000 widowed mothers with financial inclusion. Baseeta will amplify the skills they need to harness opportunities offered by the fast-arriving digital economy. That...
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 | May 10, 2018 | "The Widow's Cause", Women
Recently, it seems like a women’s movement is taking over the world to empower women, safeguard their rights, augment their voices, and give them more chances to succeed. But while some women march for their rights or demand equal pay, others exists beyond the reach...
by Nermien Riad | Mar 12, 2018 | "The Widow's Cause"
Dear Friend, Thanks to your support and generosity, 2018 is already off to a great start for many widowed mothers who are being empowered through our B’edaya project. They are beginning, or are expanding, income-generating projects through loans and coaching in...
