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Economic Growth Egypt Project #27637

Fund Source of Income for Wheelchair Users - Egypt

by Alhassan Foundation for Differently Abled Inclusion

Fund Source of Income for Wheelchair Users - Egypt

Project Report | Aug 21, 2019
The Right to Lead a Dignified Life

By Amany Tarek | Project Contributor

Ahmed furnishing a bedroom

Dear Alhassan’s Donors,

Thanks to your generous donations we were able to fund 30 new source-of-income projects throughout 27 governorates, focusing on underprivileged areas, to people with mobility issues that they can run themselves and earn their living. We’ve also sent our monitoring representatives to past 16 source-of-income beneficiaries to monitor their progress and ensure that their businesses are still going as planned. We stay true to our mission by helping the physically challenged live with dignity and be financially independent.

We’d like to share one of our beneficiaries’ success stories. Ahmed is the father of three, he used to work as a carpenter, but due to an unfortunate accident he has been paraplegic for two years. He had to sell everything to cover for his medical expenses which made him and his family go through tough times. Ahmed felt helpless but wanted to live with dignity, be self-sufficient and not beg for money and so he sought help to start a new business.

Through your donations we were able to help Ahmed get back on his feet and do what he knows best. He opened a new workshop and he runs it himself. He earns his living and supports his family by selling custom-made furniture.

We would like to thank each and every one of you for your support. We urge you to continue supporting our cause and stay our enthusiastic donor through subscribing to a monthly recurring donation which will help securing more funds to help wheelchair users in Egypt be financially independent. Please visit our Facebook page to read other success stories:

https://www.facebook.com/AlhassanFDN/

Thank you for believing in the differently abled. :)

A wardrobe Ahmed made

Another Sample of Ahmed's work

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May 30, 2019
Micro Projects and the Profits

By Maryam Mehanna | Project Contributor

Mar 11, 2019
Independence is Life!

By Maryam Mehanna | Project Contributor

Mahmoud in his store

Dear Alhassan’s Donors,

We do highly thank you for your last donation. You are making a noticeable change in people with mobility issues’ lives in Egypt. Providing source of income for a person with physical challenges is a vital tool to have a balanced life that helps him/her to become independent financially and socially.

Through your donation, you helped in supporting a whole family financially. This family, now, is able to live a decent life. The story starts by Mahmoud who is married, and he has a young daughter. He had a car accident two years ago. This accident led him to be paralyzed. He is Paraplegic which means that he lost the ability to use or move his lower body. He became a permanent wheelchair-user. He lives in a rural area, a poor place in Egypt. Additionally, Countryside areas in Egypt is inaccessible, no available transportation to pursue a decent job. He faced two challenges, which are being a permanent wheelchair-user and the difficulty of finding a job.

With your support, you served Mahmoud financially and socially. We have been able to furnish a shop next to his house and provide him with basic commodities. This shop is for spare parts for Rickshaw or so called “Tuk-Tuk” in Egypt. Rickshaw is originally denoted a two or three-wheeled passenger cart. This kind of transportation is very well-known in the countryside of Egypt. Now, he has this shop selling the spare parts. Mahmoud said, “Now, I am a real husband and father whom can earn money for my small family”. Now, he is able to fully support his family and be financially independent.

Lately, we won an honorary award of Zero Project Conference 2019 to acknowledge that we are sustainable in our mission and vision and we are always seeking for the betterment of life for physically challenged people through changing their disability into ability. This Award ceremony was held in the UN premises in Vienna which focused on Independent Living and Political Participation. This honorary award is not only for us, it is for you as well our donor. Congratulations for all of us. We encourage you to continue supporting us and staying loyal donor to our purpose through subscribing to a monthly recurring donation option. That will help wheelchair users in Egypt be more independent and successful.

Winning Moments and Tribute:

https://www.facebook.com/AlhassanFDN/videos/1965845437044145/

Please visit our Facebook page to read other success stories:

https://www.facebook.com/AlhassanFDN/

Thank you for believing in the differently abled. :)

Mahmoud is financially indepnedent

Mahmoud is a husband and a father

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Winning Moments and Tribute:

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