Tawasol Egypt
Tawasol for Developing Istabl Antar NGO (Tawasol Egypt) was founded in 2008 to provide free and quality education for out-of-school children in the slums of Cairo. Over the years, Tawasol has combined education with vocational training and the performing arts in an integrated approach to community education and development. The NGO also provides literacy and health awareness sessions to women and families in the communities they serve.
- Organisation type NGO
- Year founded 2008
- Headquartered Cairo
- Registration Egypt
- Website https://www.tawasolegypt.org/
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Arts
- Arts education
- Visual arts
- Folk arts
- Performing arts
Development
- Economic development
- Employment
Education
- Vocational education
- Adult education
- Educational management
- Education services
- Elementary and secondary education
Health
- Out-patient care
- School-based health care
- Health care clinics
Humanitarian
- Youth development
- Community service for youth
- Youth services
Sports and leisure
- Community recreation
- Sports
Focus populations
- Artists and performers
- At-risk youth
- Low-income people
- Older adults
- Students
- Teachers
- Unemployed people
- Working poor
- Young adults
Focus geographies
North Africa
- Egypt
Programmes
Community School
Tawasol runs its own community school accommodating up to 500 students including children with special needs from the neighboring areas. The school includes a sports playground, a 150-seat theatre, a school library, an art room and a computer lab. Tawasol also has a performing arts programme at the school to provide a creative outlet for students to develop their talents through theatre, choir, Egyptian folklore, and circus arts.Tawasol Shop
To support the economic development of the communities in which they operate, Tawasol produces unique hand-made products using locally sourced materials. Products are sold at the Tawasol premises or online and 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of these products are given back to the communities that made them, either in wages to artisans, or to help sustain community development projects.
Financials
Funding model
- Foundation-administered programme awards
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Programme related investment
Operations
Key staff
- founder, Yasmina Abou Youssef
Contact details
- 01273366781
- contact@tawasolegypt.org
- https://www.tawasolegypt.org/
- 37 Antar Street - Ezzbet Khairallah, Egypt