THE EMBRACE BLOG
Sudan’s refugees seek shelter in Egypt
Since April, over 300,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Egypt. Our partner Refuge Egypt has shared with us what they have been doing to help the new arrivals.
Conversations with Middle East Christians, part 3: Christianity in Egypt
In the third of our webinar series, we are joined by Archbishop Samy Shehata and Dr Ghada Basoum, both from Egypt. They speak about the joys and challenges facing Egyptian Christians today - and why Egypt is at a defining moment in history.
Embracing Autism in Egypt
In Egypt many autistic children and their families face an uphill struggle to be accepted in society and to get the support they need. Meet Jomana, Omar and Nadeen, who’ve all found support through Embrace partner BLESS.
Egypt’s Economic Turmoil – What’s Happening and Why?
The Egyptian pound has lost almost 50% of its value since March. Inflation is at 20%. What’s are the reasons for Egypt’s economic slump and how is it affecting Egypt’s citizens?
Why I work as a Life Schools Tutor
Embrace supports the Life Schools project in Egypt, run by our partners Think & Do. Anat, a teacher at the project, tells us how she became involved and why the project is so important in helping women overcome disadvantages they face.
The Rock Project: Supporting Egypt’s Zabbaleen community
Our Programmes and Partnerships Manger Kat Brealey has been visiting some the project we support in Egypt. Whilst out on location, she sent us this report about one of our newest projects, ‘The Rock’, which is playing a vital role in supporting families and preventing children from being separated from their parents.
Witnessing Faith in Action
Embrace Trustee Katharine von Schubert writes of her recent trip to Embrace-supported projects in Egypt, of the strength of faith of the Christians she met and of witnessing the transformative work that they do.
How is the Ukraine War affecting the Middle East?
The war in Ukraine is leading to a shortage of wheat world wide. The UN has warned that the Middle East and North Africa region is likely to be particularly severely affected. So what is causing the wheat crisis and what are the implications for the Middle East?
In Pictures: Visiting Boshera Village, Egypt
Our Programmes and Partnerships Manger Kat Brealey recently visited Boshera Village in Egypt, where we’ve been supporting a community development project run by our partner BLESS. Here she reflects on what it was like seeing with her own eyes the positive difference we are making.