by kbarsoum | Aug 29, 2011 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
A story that Nermien Riad recently told at the Newark’Feast or Famine’ event features a widow who slept on a piece of cardboard over her concrete floor. When her Coptic Orphans Rep came one day excited to tell her that we had gotten a mattress for her, she...
by kbarsoum | Aug 25, 2011 | Egypt Revolution
About a month ago, Mary Ayad, a friend of Coptic Orphans who is pursuing a doctorate in international law, asked how the January 25 Revolution in Egypt has impacted Coptic Orphans’ operations. We thought that the briefing we wrote for her would be interesting to...
by kbarsoum | Aug 17, 2011 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
On Sunday, Coptic Orphans held a fasting brunch in Newark, New Jersey. The Copts have a tradition of eating only vegetables and vegetable products during fasting times, so it “fasting brunch” means that it was a vegan meal made as simply as possible. I learned...
by kbarsoum | Aug 16, 2011 | "The Widow's Cause"
Coptic Orphans helps widowed mothers gain a sense of pride and independence through our B’edaya project. We give mothers who have a business idea the opportunity to make their dream a reality. Once their idea is approved the mother is given a loan to help fund...
by kbarsoum | Aug 10, 2011 | Issues: Child Labor
When you were ten years old, what was your biggest concern? Each morning before sunrise, 10-year old *Nabil would begin working his 11 hour shift in a cotton field. His biggest concern would be to earn enough every day to buy just enough food to keep his younger...
