by Nermien Riad | Jun 22, 2023 | "The Widow's Cause", Issues: The Girl Child, Issues:Education, Women
Gemyana is a young woman from a village in Upper Egypt. Her family didn’t have much money when she was growing up, so she couldn’t go to school and experience a normal, carefree childhood. However, Gemyana was determined to learn, so she asked a teacher in her village...
by Nermien Riad | Mar 23, 2023 | "The Widow's Cause", Women
This Women’s History Month, please take the time to pray for our widowed mothers who are taking critical steps to secure their children’s futures. Nadia* is the 46-year-old widowed mother of five children in a small village in the deep South of Egypt. Nadia’s village...
by Nermien Riad | Dec 1, 2022 | "The Widow's Cause", Organizational News, Women
December 1, 2022, Washington D.C – Coptic Orphans recently formalized its partnership with Banque du Caire, paving the way for thousands of women to own and control their own bank accounts for the first time. The partnership allows Coptic Orphans to open over 8,000...
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 hairstyle 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...
