by kbarsoum | Dec 20, 2012 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II gave an interview earlier this month on a variety of topics. One of the more interesting ideas he mentioned is a new bishopric for children and their unique needs in the Church. He said, I have many dreams for the...
by kbarsoum | Nov 27, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: Child Labor
When Magda lost her father, she and her mother had to go and live with her uncles. At first, things went well. But after a while, Magda’s uncles started feeling the financial pinch. They started pressuring Magda’s mother to send Magda away to her...
by kbarsoum | Apr 6, 2012 | Egypt Revolution, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues:Education
Last week I had the good fortune of attending Coptic Orphans’ own Hanan Baky give a talk at the first-ever Global Summit on Childhood in Washington, DC. The summit drew 700, and was an impressive accomplishment of new director Diana Whitehead. I’ve written...
by Nermien Riad | Oct 19, 2011 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
A few weeks ago Hurricane Irene left some of our basements with a gift of 2 inches of water; my basement survived this time, though we received our fair share of mopping from Hurricane Isabelle a few years prior. I still remember me and my family rolling up our pants...
by kbarsoum | Sep 23, 2011 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues:Education
Aziz* is often the only person in his classroom. “The teachers normally don’t show up, and the other students never come regularly. I come because I want to learn and better myself.” In other parts of Egypt students deal with overcrowded classrooms. Coptic Orphans has...
