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Gemyana Won’t Give Up on her Dream

Gemyana Won’t Give Up on her Dream

by Nermien Riad | Jun 22, 2023 | "The Widow's Cause", Issues: The Girl Child, Issues:Education, Women

Gemyana was smart and had dreams bigger than her financial limitations.

Women’s History in the Making

Women’s History in the Making

by Nermien Riad | Mar 23, 2023 | "The Widow's Cause", Women

Pray for widowed mothers like Nadia transforming their lives through financial empowerment.

Coptic Orphans’ Partnership with Banque du Caire Furthers Women’s Financial Inclusion

Coptic Orphans’ Partnership with Banque du Caire Furthers Women’s Financial Inclusion

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...
Magda’s Journey from Despair to Strength

Magda’s Journey from Despair to Strength

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...
Mother’s Day Updates from our Mothers in Egypt

Mother’s Day Updates from our Mothers in Egypt

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...
Baseeta: One Giant Step Towards Women’s Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

Baseeta: One Giant Step Towards Women’s Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

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...
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