by Nermien Riad | Jul 29, 2015 | Issues: The Girl Child, TAMKEEN
I’m writing to share exciting news about our work with grassroots community groups in Egypt. This is happening through a new phase of Tamkeen, a Coptic Orphans project that works with these groups to empower young women in some of Egypt’s most... 
by Nermien Riad | Jul 14, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, Good news from Egypt — Serve to Learn is happening right now, in classrooms and homes in Egypt! To give you an idea of the volunteers’ motivations, today I’d like to share part of a winning submission to our essay contest by Julianne Youssef.... 
by Nermien Riad | Jul 6, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, Serve to Learn is now under way in Egypt! To celebrate, today I’d like to share with you part of a winning submission to our essay contest by one of the Serve to Learn volunteers. The writer, Crestin Andrews, is one of two talented people who won a... 
by Nermien Riad | Jun 25, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, I’m excited about the upcoming Serve to Learn trip, which runs July 3-25! In the run-up to that trip, and the next one in early 2016, I’d like to share one of the most moving accounts I’ve ever read about Serve to Learn. Gabrielle Salib... by Nermien Riad | May 10, 2015 | "The Widow's Cause", Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues:Education
Good news about Egypt is precious these days, so I wanted to share a few wonderful developments that give me a feeling of hope. I came across the following news this morning in Save the Children’s new State of the World’s Mothers report, and I thought,...