by Nermien Riad | Jan 15, 2013 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
We recently recruited a new Rep in El Minya named Nagy. Soon after he joined Coptic Orphans, Nagy’s nephew was kidnapped, and the kidnappers asked for a ransom of 500,000 Egyptian Pounds – an amount that only a handful of Egypt’s elite has access to. Nagy...
by Nermien Riad | Oct 23, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
Her life was about as difficult as one can imagine. Sixteen-year-old Hala lost her father in 2008. She was living with her mother and two siblings in Helwan, (near Cairo) on a mere 170 Egyptian pounds ($28) per month from her father’s pension. Her little sister was...
by kbarsoum | Oct 5, 2012 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues:Education
Education in Egypt is teacher-directed. Children aren’t given room to ask questions and merely repeat what their teacher tells them. Such a classroom environment does not foster creativity or promote learning. As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day today, here’s a...
by kbarsoum | May 15, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Coptic Church, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
H.G. Bishop Loukas of the Diocese of Abanoub & El Fateh has had a tremendous ministry to orphans. In the excerpt below from the Diocese Anniversary Book, he talks about his involvement with Coptic Orphans. Actually I found this service [Coptic Orphans] better than...
by kbarsoum | Aug 5, 2011 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
Coptic Orphans Reps are local volunteers who connect children to resources like food, clothing, health, education, and housing in the households of paternal orphans and widows. But to break the cycle of poverty, they also help children expand their horizons and serve...
