Empowering Youth Voices - InternewsNext

On behalf of Internews, thank you so much for your participation and support of this project. It is because of donors like you that we can continue to do this important work – supporting young leaders to harness the power of media and emerging technologies to help themselves and their communities. More importantly, your support helps leverage new and existing media platforms to ensure the freedom of information around the world, empowering everyone to raise their voice and be heard.

We want you to know exactly where your donations are going and how they are truly making an impact in young people’s everyday lives. Below you’ll find just one example of a project your donation is helping to fund.

Again, thank you for your contributions and ALL you do to support our mission!

Young Women in Egypt are Empowered to Make their School Safer

Through its Future Leaders program, Internews empowers students in Egypt to make changes in their communities. 

 El Nil School for Girls is located in the Giza governorate’s Imbaba district, which has deteriorated economically since the 2011 revolution that ended Mubarak’s rule. The district is a well-known drug trafficking center; at night after school hours, drug addicts jump over the school walls and use the playground as a hideout for drug abuse. Each morning students find drug paraphernalia.

 “Years ago, school security didn’t get much attention; however, these days, it seems that drugs and violence have infiltrated every nook of society,” said Laila Abdelkawy, El Nil School principle.

 Through its Future Leaders project in Egypt, Internews partnered with Hawaa El Mostaqbal NGO to work with the students at El Nil School to improve security and safety. The project works with young people in Egypt through social media camps that empower them to use media tools to address issues in their communities.

 Internews trained 100 participants at El Nil School for Girls on civic participation principles and social initiatives. Out of the 100 trained, 15 students then took the initiative to help secure their school from drug dealers by heightening their school fence. 

 Additionally, to keep students safe, Internews’ partner NGO will be holding lectures aimed at building self-defense awareness among girls, as well as teaching them how to defend themselves against drug dealers and sexual harassment.

Through Future Leaders, students in Egypt have learned skills for teambuilding, leadership and civic engagement to make changes in their schools and communities.  Your support helps us to continue sustaining this and other Internews projects that support open access to information and the power to connect individuals and communities.

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We know that when all people have access to the news and information they need to adapt and respond to the events that shape their world, our world will be a better place. Thank you once again for your support.