While everyone was self-isolating at home, NEYA, a charity organization, was busy creating quarantine boxes to distribute them to under privileged communities in Sohag and Minya, as well as Sudanese refugees across Egypt. The campaign aimed to support 300 families in Mokkatem area, 400 families in Sohag, and 500 families in Minya to alleviate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on food security and poverty. However, what the COVID-19 pandemic has shown is that philanthropy work needs to be upscaled. More giving back, more volunteering, and more socially driven and people-oriented initiatives are essential to help create a society based on equality and social justice. To expand its outreach, NEYA launched the ‘Neya App’ to help connect the larger population with all development organizations and volunteering opportunities. “Giving back to our community is now only one click away. We help refer people to the right places and organization so they could connect with the causes they care about. We help people support a good cause through us,” Christiane Khouzam, project manager, tells Egyptian Streets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jX9MyFKSg The vision is to unify the development community and become a driving agent for…
How ‘NEYA App’ Helps You Support Your Social Cause Through Just One Click
July 28, 2020
