by Nermien Riad | Jul 31, 2015 | Serve To Learn
It’s a muggy day in Matay, but no one hesitates to hug and crowd together for a photo. Here in Middle Egypt, girls and young women are used to the heat. It’s just another challenge for these participants in the Valuable Girl Project, like coping with... 
by Nermien Riad | Jun 26, 2015 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: The Girl Child, Valuable Girl Project
A new campaign to stop female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is adding urgency to our efforts to stop this lethal and barbaric practice. The government is enlisting doctors and judges in a “National FGM Strategy” with the aim of reducing FGM by 10-15%... 
by Nermien Riad | May 14, 2015 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Diaspora
People get a lot of ideas about Coptic Orphans, some of them reasonable, some of them nutty. Here are the four most common things I hear about Coptic Orphans that make me want to explain, or point to things in our annual report, or tear out my hair. 1. Coptic Orphans... 
by Nermien Riad | Jan 30, 2015 | Valuable Girl Project
I’m in Mattay today, watching a puppet show with a crowd of girls. They’re Big and Little Sisters in our Valuable Girl Project, and they’re doing normal girl things: A couple are giggling, and one is filming the puppets with her smart phone....