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Grant Making

Coptic Orphans has launched its first grantmaking initiative in 2006. The purpose of the program is to support Egypt-based community development associations as well as NGOs active in one of these three main sectors: health education and awareness, orphanage support, and education and literacy to underserved populations -- including refugees, children with disabilities, and orphans. Coptic Orphans will play a major role in supporting community development endeavors that seek funding.

Our First Grant Recipient

Coptic Orphans piloted the grantmaking initiative this last year (04-05), providing funding for the Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development (AUEED). This nonprofit organization put the grant of $7,483 toward an elementary school in Sedfa, Assuit, supporting the education of 105 at-risk children from grades K-3. The educational experiences of these children were enriched through field trips, theatre productions, and other special educational programs designed to develop the physical and mental capacities of the children. This grant was renewed in the amount of $9,046 to support 114 children in grades K-4 in 05-06.

Future Impact

This grantmaking program makes it possible for Coptic Orphans to respond to worthy funding requests from Egypt for projects that are currently outside of our program scope but not outside of our vision. It allows us to provide donors with options for funding programs that are cause worthy. Most importantly, it helps us to become better connected with the needs of Egypt and better acquainted with the resources out there to meet these needs.

Spotlight

Starting September, Coptic Orphans will feature one grantee organization each month on its website to provide information on the grant-awarded organization and the work that it is accomplishing, thus keeping donors informed on what their contributions are achieving in Egypt.

Support this Initiative

Your donation will help Coptic Orphans expand its outreach across Egypt providing impoverished and underprivileged populations with services that we have been unable to provide up until this point. It will further the development of local community endeavors throughout Egypt that, until now, have been restricted in their efforts due to limited funding sources. Your contribution will make such a difference in the lives of these children as you partner with us and the grant recipients in providing these young people with the resources they need to be freed from the title of vulnerable, and become enabled to make profound changes in the societies of which they are part.

Make a donation today

Please contact grants@copticorphans.org if you have any questions or comments regarding this new program. We look forward to hearing from you and partnering with you.