by Nermien Riad | May 18, 2015 | "The Widow's Cause"
Money, money, money. It’s easy to think of microfinance only in those terms. But the surprising thing is how our B’edaya microfinance initiative is changing lives in ways that go far beyond money. No one explains this better than Salma. She’s the... by Nermien Riad | Aug 27, 2014 | Approaches to Charity and Development
Ice-cold orange juice crackles through my taste buds like lightning, taking the edge off the fiery Egyptian heat. Thank goodness for our relentless host, who’s deaf to our protests of “No, please don’t bother… no, really, we just had something... 
by Nermien Riad | Jul 2, 2014 | "The Widow's Cause", Approaches to Charity and Development, Coptic Church
I’m always struck by how microfinance is truly one of those things where you get back what you put into it. That’s what makes it part of a transformational approach to development, as opposed to a “handouts” approach. This kind of approach is...