Hand in Hand for Egypt

National Network
Egypt
Address

20 El-Ebur Building - Salah Salem floor 10 ap#2
Cairo
Egypt

Telephone
22618823
Fax
22618823
E-Mail
madline@handsforegypt.org
Mobile Phone
0105107328
Mobile Phone (other)
0125102183
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Media
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
Background Information Hand in Hand for Egypt (HHE) Foundation is a newly established Egyptian NGO advocating greater political participation and better social, political and economic life for Egypt’s historically disadvantaged groups. Hands in Hands for Egypt aims at mobilizing and empowering the disenfranchised communities of Egypt. These groups include but not limited to all unrepresented or underrepresented groups of the Egyptian society in the Egyptian parliament and political life, including Egyptian youth, Egyptian women, religious and ethnic minorities, such as the Copts and the Nubians, as well as the disabled persons. HHE was founded by virtue of the Egyptian NGOs Law. HHE has on its board Egypt’s elites and well respected members of society. The Board enjoys great connections with policy makers, political parties and the media. In addition, having such high figures and well respected members of the Egyptian society serves the credibility of the association greatly. HHE Staff Members  Ms. Marian Shawki, Board Member and Secretary (0101600772)  Ms. Madline Boktor, Executive Director (0105107328)  Ms. Amal Samir, Program Director (0125087657)  Mr. Rimon Edward, Researcher (0125766898)  Mr. Emad Khalil, Researcher (012139185)  Mr. Marco Youssef, Accountant (0117706623)  Ms. Douaa Ahmed, Office Manager (0176607136) Founding Group 1. Dr. Ossama Al-Ghazali Hareb 2. Dr. Roshdy Said 3. Dr. Samia Al-Motayam 4. Dr. Sherief Douss 5. Engineer. Salah Diab 6. Dr. Tareq Heggi 7. Engineer. Michael Meuneir 8. Mr. Mohsen Khaled 9. Dr. Negad Al-Bouraei 10. Engineer. Naguib Sawereiss 11. Dr. Hala Moustafa 12. Engineer. Youssef Sidhom Sources of funding :Voluntary contributions, membership fees and subscriptions
Mission and Objectives

HHE Vision and Mission Statement
HHE Foundation seeks to promote a free and fair society, where all the Egyptians will have the right to a decent and honorable life, and where they can actively engage in the decision making process, in a manner that influences decisions that bear on their lives. To serve this purpose, HHE pursues a wide array of approaches, including offering training and capacity building programs, enhancing cross-fertilization of experiences and efforts, fostering community dialogues, etc, to increase engagement by all the Egyptian citizenry, in general, and the male and female youth, in particular.
Why Do We Exist and Function?
We exist and continue to function for the welfare of Egypt and the wellbeing of Egypt's highbred and honorable people … We continue to function for the voice of the youth, who are the future leaders, to be heard … We continue to function to ensure fair and full engagement in the decision making process … We continue to function to give voice for all who feel excluded or left out … We continue to function to create future cadres of leadership … We continue to function because we believe there is now an unprecedented latitude of freedom in Egypt… We continue to function because we are the children of Egypt … We continue to function because we are part of Egypt's civil society.
These are our slogans, and such are the values we embrace in HHE. HHE is an Egyptian nonprofit and nonpartisan NGO, with no particular developmental orientation or political affiliation. HHE is established from the premises that Egypt is for all Egyptian citizens. HHE is launched to empower the youth, give rise to the voice of citizenship, expand and reinforce equality among all, enhance social equity, and give voice to the Egyptian voters.
Overall Goals
 Empower the patriotic Egyptian youth and enable them to assume effective roles in the developmental and/ or political decision making process;
 Realize cross-sectoral social justice and equity, across the different segments and brackets of the Egyptian Society;
 Sensitize the community members at the grassroots level to become more involved in developmental, civic and public action, and engage more steadily in the voting process;
 Create a platform of ongoing dialoguing and cross-fertilization of experiences among the young leaders, nationally and internationally, to enhance learning and dissemination of successful models; and,
 Participate in constructing a more informed civil society and enhance CSO involvement in delineating Egypt's future.

Main Projects / Activities

In pursuit of these common goals, HHE will be committed to delivering and facilitating a whole spectrum of activities, including:
1. Facilitating and organizing intellectual, political and economic symposia
2. Organizing public and civic events
3. Designing and delivering training modules and packages
4. Organizing local and international cross-visits
5. Producing and disseminating newsletters
6. Designing and launching working papers and political documents
7. Setting up talk shows and discussions between senior civil servants and the youth
8. Organizing induction and orientation programs for political, civil and developmental leadership

Contact (1) Full Name
Madline Boktor Amin
Head of the organisation
Michael Gerom Minue