Al Shehab Foundation for Comprehensive Development

National Network
Egypt
Address

1 Ibn El Romy St. 7th Zone, Nasr City
Cairo
Egypt

Telephone
002 02 24048614
Fax
002 02 24048614
E-Mail
alshehabcenter@hotmail.com
E-Mail (2)
abdo@shehabinstitution.org
Mobile Phone
002 012 7888462
Mobile Phone (other)
002 012 1842011
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. Youth and education
General Information
The number of full time staff is 15 employees and 10 part time employees. Budgetary resources available in a year is 1500000 L.E Sources of funding: contributions from donors and International organizations Modalities of action: concrete projects, seminars and trainings Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: ASMAE France, CONEMUND Spain, UNIFEM, UNAIDS, UNFPA, Canada Fund.
Mission and Objectives

Al Shehab's mission is Promoting and developing slum and poor areas and empowering the residents of these areas to own their tools and resources, in order to be able to defend their rights. Providing a developmental model through implementing projects that tackle the local community needs and create local cadres to achieve community participation.
The Strategic Goals
1- To empower the most marginalized groups within the poor and slum areas.
2- To alleviate the all forms of discrimination and violence against minorities and to achieve the integration between the individuals within the local communities.
3- To provide access to the infrastructure for the residents of the poor and slum areas.
4- To enhance the community participation of the residents within the poor and slum areas.

Main Projects / Activities

1- Alleviating different forms of violence against women within marginalized communities.
2- Combating HIV/AIDS among vulnerable women in Greater Cairo.
3- Promoting leadership among youth
4- Empowerment model for women and graduated girls in Ezbet El Haggana
5- Defending people’s right to access safe water in Ezbet El Haggana
6- Holding summer camp for children
7- Combating the phenomena of dropping-out of schools among vulnerable children in Ezbet El Haggana

Contact (1) Full Name
Reda Shukry
Head of the organisation
Reda Shukry
Contact (2) Full Name
Abdo Abu El Ela