In the last decade, the culture of volunteering and carrying out community-minded projects that extend beyond charity have grown in many different and diverse ways. Science and technology in particular have helped expand the outreach to beneficiaries in more effective and innovative ways, prime examples of that include Magdi Yacoub, whose brilliant scientific achievements helped him build his foundation, as well as Bassita’s ‘Clickfunding’ model, which generates funds for social causes through social media campaigns. Hans Rosling, a global health professor at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, mentioned in his TED talk hat nations usually classified as “developing” are increasingly finding ways to develop the social sector despite economic disadvantages, and are achieving more progress in social sectors than developed economies. Now, social progress is often outperforming economical growth. Many community work initiatives also reflect the growing economic inequalities that began to appear in Egyptian society, and the pressing concerns that are related to the environment, sustainability, animal welfare, and mental well-being. However, more needs to be done to fully address these issues. According to recent statistics, 32.5 percent of Egypt’s population lives in poverty. Matching economic growth with social and community progress…
15 Inspiring Egyptian Community Work Activists and Organizations in the Last Decade
March 3, 2020
