Egyptian education company and student-recruitment platform, Educatly, organized an initiative among its employees and connections to raise donations and help Palestinian students in Egypt amidst the war in Gaza. “When the war broke out in Gaza on 7 October 2023, we wanted to help somehow but did not know how to. Mohmmed El Sonbaty, the company’s CEO, with the help of a friend, managed to get contact information for Palestinian students studying in universities all over Egypt,” Human resources and talent manager at Educatly, Seham Essam told Egyptian Streets. Essam and employees at Educatly started telling their families and friends about the fundraising. The company’s employees managed to collect more than EGP 500,000 (USD 10,643) with over 100 people donating. “We had access to a list of several Palestinian students in Egypt, and we managed to get in contact with and help 80 students,” Essam said. “Eight co-workers of mine volunteered to help, and we, collectively, went through the list and called the students to hear about their current situation and assess the degree to which they need financial help.” Educatly managed to contact Palestinian students in Cairo, Arish, Minya,…
