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Cairo Reps Go the Extra Mile to Talk About Difficult Family Issues

In August, two Reps from Cairo found a creative way to talk about difficult family issues with mothers participating in Not Alone, the flagship program of Coptic Orphans. “What we could not communicate before we now saw openly discussed,” one rep commented afterwards.

“Since your father died, I can’t support you anymore,” a mother used to frequently chide her child. Then, she attended the workshop that the two Reps organized. She participated in dramatic skits that the Reps organized and scripted about family life, and talked with mothers about various issues such as discipline techniques, involvement in their children’s lives, and talking constructively with their children about the death of their fathers. Ever since, her relationship with her son has been completely different: cooperative, respectful, and free of the frequent conflicts that used to frustrate her.

Coptic Orphans has always believed that we learn best from one another. We build this participatory approach into everything we do. Our Reps work together and share with one another to encourage creativity, and nurture the creative resources that every participating child or family in our program has for positive change.

Help us reach more fatherless families in Egypt with resources for creative change.