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A youth trip within “Promoting Citizenship Values” in Minya

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services carried out a trip for young people to the city of Al-Bahnasa in Beni Mazar in Minya Governorate, as part of the activities of the project to promote the values and practices of citizenship. 35 girls and boys from Minya participated in the trip, and the trip program included a number of cultural and sporting activities, and a visit to some archaeological areas such as the Ali Al-Jammam Mosque, the Maryam Tree in which Maryam took shade during the Holy Family’s trip, and a visit to Al-Hassan bin Saleh Mosque, the great-great-grandson of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. He greeted, and saw the remains of some underground churches and the Abu Samra minaret, in addition to visiting the Shrine of the Seven Girls. The trip also included presenting a development session on managing emotions and self-expression. This comes within the framework of the project “Promoting the Values and Practices of Citizenship in Minya Governorate,” which is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (the National Associations Support Fund). The protocol aims to enhance the values and practices of citizenship in Minya Governorate, as the project includes implementing several social, economic, and cultural activities and interventions to spread the values. Tolerance and acceptance of others, targeting all segments of society, including community leaders, youth, women, and children.

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The National Center for Women celebrates Mother’s Day amid the “field seasons”

A number of members of the National Council for Women visited the field classes, which are implemented by the Good News Association for Educational and Research Services, in Minya Governorate. The National Center for Women also held a celebration after motherhood, and a symposium on early detection of breast cancer, and also discussed the problems facing women and worked to solve them. This comes within the framework of the field classes project, which works to raise participants’ awareness of the latest methods of modern agriculture and the compost industry, in cooperation with professors and consultants from the College of Agriculture, with the aim of enabling them to help their husbands in agriculture to raise the productivity of acres, in addition to empowering them socially through an awareness-building approach. Social training to provide them with life and social skills.

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A health symposium in the village of Nag Qadas in Minya Governorate on types of viruses and methods of protection

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services implemented a health seminar in the village of Nag Qadas in the Tama Center in Sohag Governorate. The workshop discussed types of viruses, methods of infection, symptoms, and how to protect, with the aim of raising citizens’ awareness. This comes within the framework of the comprehensive development program implemented by the association in the village, with the aim of improving the lives of citizens and reducing poverty.

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“Good News” opens its new office in Minya Governorate as part of the expansion plan

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services opened its new office in Minya Governorate, as part of the association’s plan to expand throughout the republic. For her part, Professor Maggie Habib, Director of the Minya Sector, confirmed that the opening of an office for the association in Minya Governorate comes in view of the state’s increasing interest in Upper Egypt in general and Minya Governorate in particular, and in view of our practical experience in working in Minya Governorate, so it was necessary for the association to have a fixed headquarters in the governorate, which includes The most needy villages in Egypt. “Habib” continued that the beginning of work in Minya Governorate was with large projects under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Solidarity, and within President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s initiative to promote the values and practices of citizenship, then the “Your Name Achieves Your Dreams” project in cooperation with the Sawiris Foundation for Development, then the Field Seasons Project, which is also funded and monitored by the association. A large number of small projects to combat unemployment.

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Distribution of “Ramadan bags” to the needy in the village of Bani Khaled in Minya

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services launched a number of intensive charitable activities during the holy month of Ramadan, with the aim of providing support to those who are unable, especially in light of the Corona virus situation. The Good News Association distributed 25 Ramadan food bags to those who are unable, especially widows, divorcees, and the most needy, in the Bani Khaled village center in Minya Governorate. This comes within the framework of the activities of the Good News Association, which aims to help our people who are unable, and support the most needy groups, in light of the current situation that the whole world is witnessing, and in parallel with the association’s other activities.

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Muslims and Christians distribute Ramadan bags and Eid cakes on the occasion of Christmas and Eid al-Fitr

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services distributed 420 Ramadan cartons in Minya Governorate. The distribution included the villages of (Nasiriyah - Shalqam - Sandfa), as part of the activities of the project to enhance the values and practices of citizenship in Beni Mazar in Minya Governorate. This is in addition to networking with partner associations to mobilize community resources in the three villages to distribute another 180 cartons, bringing the number to 600 cartons. It is worth noting that members of the community committees and youth committees contributed to mobilizing and distributing Ramadan balls to the most needy groups within the three communities, who were identified in coordination with the Social Solidarity Department in Beni Mazar. The distribution also included a group of Christian families most in need before Christmas, and 130 boxes of cakes were distributed to Christians on the occasion of their holidays. The Shalqam Al-Khair Association in Shalqam, the Women’s Association in Nasiriyah, and the Community Development Association in Sandfa also participated in the distribution.

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Classes promoting the values of societal peace

Within the framework of supporting community peace, I implemented the Good News (classes promoting the values of community peace), which included important topics, including how to be positive, involved, a good negotiator, and capable of solving problems. These classes were implemented in Jabal al-Tair, Minya, and Tama... Egypt by Egyptians

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“The Good News” honors the heroes of the village of Sandfa within the “A Hero from Our Country” initiative

The Good News Association for Educational and Research Services launched the “A Hero from Our Country” initiative to honor Minya’s distinguished heroes in all fields. This comes within the framework of implementing a project to promote the values and practice of citizenship in Minya Governorate, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Solidarity. The initiative aims to honor village heroes who made all their efforts to protect their beloved country, Egypt, and develop their local communities, such as the village of Sandfa and others.

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