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Thumbnail for With the participation of 40 families.. “The Good News” holds a conference to support the Egyptian family in “Nag Qadas” Petra Center

With the participation of 40 families.. “The Good News” holds a conference to support the Egyptian family in “Nag Qadas”

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services implemented a family conference for 40 families from the village of Nag Qadas in the Tama Center in Sohag Governorate. The conference focused on emotional intelligence, as well as how to set goals for a more successful and productive life. This comes within the framework of supporting the Egyptian family in its pursuit of family stability and social security.

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As part of the “Your Education Achieves Your Dreams” project, interviews were conducted to select facilitators of literacy classes in Giza

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services conducted personal interviews to select facilitators of literacy classes within Giza Governorate, within the Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams project. The project is implemented by the Good News Association in cooperation with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, and aims to liberate the beneficiaries of Takaful and Karama from illiteracy. The “Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams” project also comes within the “Solidarity Without Illiteracy” initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, for the interest With the beneficiaries of the Solidarity and Dignity Project at the Ministry of Social Solidarity, which was launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in March 2015 with the aim of providing a social protection umbrella for the most needy groups.

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Thumbnail for Within the project “Your education fulfills your dreams”.. Implementation of social empowerment training for facilitators of literacy classes in Giza Petra Center

Within the project “Your education fulfills your dreams”.. Implementation of social empowerment training for facilitators of literacy classes in Giza

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services, in cooperation with the Recovery and Life Foundation for Human Development, implemented social empowerment training for facilitators of literacy classes in Giza Governorate, within the framework of the Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams project, The training is implemented according to a number of axes, most notably character building, communication, project management, and positive education over the course of a week, as it qualifies women to raise their children correctly, effective communication methods, manage economic projects, build ideas, and know, understand, and deal with inner feelings, in order to raise their children correctly. And creating families that are more beneficial to society. The Alamak Achieve Your Dreams project comes as a result of cooperation between the Good News Association and the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, and aims to liberate Takaful and Karama beneficiaries from illiteracy. The project also comes within the “Solidarity Without Illiteracy” initiative at the Ministry of Social Solidarity, which was launched by the President of the Republic, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in March 2015. With the aim of providing a social protection umbrella for the most needy groups.

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“The Good News” holds a street theater as part of Citizenship Week in the village of Barsha in Minya

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services implemented an interactive street theater in the village of Al-Barsha in Minya Governorate, within Citizenship Week. For her part, Manal Gawish, Director of the Project for Promoting Citizenship Values and Practices at the Good News Association, confirmed that the theater included performances, patriotic songs, and theatrical performances by the village’s Muslim and Christian children, with the aim of strengthening the concepts of citizenship among children, within the Love Week launched by the Governor of Minya, Major General Osama Al-Qadi. In cooperation with the Ministry of Social Solidarity and a number of development associations and institutions. Jawish added that the performances were about the topics of acceptance of others and active citizenship, and a number of patriotic songs and a song for people of determination in sign language, amid great interaction from the children and participants. She continued: The number of participants from the village’s children was 100 children, in addition to 20 children who were the heroes of the performances, and a number of participants. 30 volunteers, and fruitful cooperation with the Misr Development Association in Al-Barsha village. Jawish continued that choosing the interactive theater in the street, in the environment of the children themselves, taking into account that all these performances are presented by the children of the village, because children are the foundation of society and the future of the village, and work must be done to strengthen these concepts in them and give them a sound and balanced upbringing. It is noteworthy that the project “Promoting the Values and Practices of Citizenship in Minya Governorate” comes in partnership with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, with funding of 12 million pounds from the National Associations Support Fund, over a period of 11 months. The protocol aims to enhan

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Within the project “Your education fulfills your dreams.” Implementing social empowerment training for facilitators of literacy classes in Minya.

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services, in cooperation with the Recovery and Life Foundation for Human Development, implemented social empowerment training for facilitators of literacy classes in Minya Governorate, within the framework of the Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams project, The training is implemented according to a number of axes, most notably character building, communication, project management, and positive education over the course of a week, as it qualifies women to raise their children correctly, effective communication methods, manage economic projects, build ideas, and know, understand, and deal with inner feelings, in order to raise their children correctly. And creating families that are more beneficial to society. The Alamak Achieve Your Dreams project comes as a result of cooperation between the Good News Association and the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, and aims to liberate Takaful and Karama beneficiaries from illiteracy. The project also comes within the “Solidarity Without Illiteracy” initiative at the Ministry of Social Solidarity, which was launched by the President of the Republic, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in March 2015. With the aim of providing a social protection umbrella for the most needy groups.

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Training facilitators of comprehensive development skills classes for children in Giza

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services, in cooperation with the Another Reality Foundation, implemented training for facilitators of comprehensive development skills classes in Giza Governorate within the Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams project. Training was carried out for 12 women in Giza to qualify them to open classes for 600 children of Takaful and Dignity beneficiaries aged 9-12 years in Minya and Giza governorates. This comes from the association’s belief in its role in discovering and building children’s capabilities, and that instilling values is one of the pillars of building the modern state.

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With the participation of 75 young men and women, “The Good News” holds the “You Are Precious” conference in Nag Qadas

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services implemented the “You Are Precious” conference for 75 young men and women, in the village of Nag Qadas in the Tama Center, Sohag Governorate. The conference focused on three main topics: my image and value, how to set boundaries, and how to set goals. This comes from the belief of the Good News Association that youth are the backbone of our beloved country, Egypt.

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Training a number of field personnel on life skills and learning methods in Sohag

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services, in cooperation with the Another Reality Foundation, implemented training for 15 field personnel on life skills and learning methods in the village of Tama in Sohag. This comes from the association’s belief in the importance of building the capabilities of field personnel to achieve continuity.

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Training of literacy facilitators within the “Your Knowledge Achieves Your Dreams” project in Giza

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services implemented basic training to prepare facilitators of literacy and adult education classes for the “Your Knowledge Makes Your Dreams Come True” project in Giza Governorate, funded by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, which aims to eradicate women’s illiteracy in solidarity and dignity. The training continued for 6 days, with 20 facilitators from the areas of Badrashin - Saqqara - Abu Sir. The training was conducted using a text pedagogical methodology, which is based on identifying educational lessons from the students themselves so that they can see society’s problems and participate in developing solutions.

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