While many people notice the inadequacies in Egypt’s education, healthcare, and other issues, only a few take the initiative and choose to challenge the status quo. After the 2011 revolution, followed by mass protests in 2013, despair has plagued youth across the country due to the acute socio-economic turmoil. Nonetheless, Esma’ouna, translated as “Listen to Us”, selected a different path and decided to rebut all the claims that there is no hope in Egypt. Esma’ouna is a charity organization that started in 2014. Both, Rana Zeidan, member of the board of trustees and director of “Your Time Is for Your Country” initiative, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, treasurer and member of the board of trustees, spoke to Egyptian Streets about their initiative and what Esma’ouna has achieved over the past three years. Esma’ouna works fundamentally on four key pillars: development of villages, children, individuals, and healthcare. Regarding the first pillar, Esma’ouna chooses to focus on the development of underserviced villages that fall below the poverty line; they work on providing them with proper houses, clean water, and electricity. “We realized that it is not enough to provide them with houses, which leads us…
Esma’ouna: Creating a Better Future For Egypt’s Underprivileged Communities
November 12, 2017
