2 Sherif Street, Downtown, apartment 33
Cairo
Egypt
- Media
Welad ElBalad was set up in 2012 as Egypt's first independent local media company and currently runs its flagship platform BabMasr which is dedicated to culture and heritage reporting with an emphasis on local - outside of Cairo - reporting. The organization does not only engage in publishing but also engages directly with local communities through training at regional universities, exhibits outside of Cairo, workshops and panels.
We currently have a staff of 15 members and a network of regional content and are registered with the Ministry of Investment as an LLC. Our Advisory Board consists of Emad Abu Ghazi, Mohamed Abla, Ali Said and Lamia Radi. The content is run by our chief editor and overall operations by the director in addition to the Finance and Admin Director. We are running on an annual budget of apx 50k Euro - this year we are supported by the EED. We partner with local entities such as regional universities, museums such as the Fine Arts Museum in Moharam Bey and others.
To publish high quality and professional journalism content produced by a network of local content providers and targeted at local communities to support awareness, understanding and decision making in favor of heritage and culture protection and conservation.
To enhance the capacity of local content production in the areas of culture and heritage.
Content production: Bab Masr and its social media pages
Specialized training
Culture events
Campaigning for heritage protection
As a media company we can support and advocate for relevant work being done within the network. We can support network knowledge and access to areas of our expertise.
We are looking to create effective partnerships with like-minded actors across the region in support of our mandate and areas of interest and concern.