Muhammadeya Organization for Development in Garagos

Category: Local Organization
Target groups: Children, youth, and the elderly
Main field: Social, economic, and political empowerment; health awareness; education
Setting: Urban and rural
Year founded: 2011
The organization focuses on a number of issues, such as FGM, child marriage, violence against women, and issuing national ID cards for women.


Main Activity:

Seminars, interviews, art workshops, and training courses

Ongoing projects

  • Job opportunities for youth with disabilities (youth component)
  • Educational opportunities for children with disabilities in Sohag and Qena (child component), in cooperation with City Center

Past projects

  • The "Say No to FGM and Early Marriage" initiative
  • Awareness activities, under the supervision of the National Women Council
  • A project for motherhood and childhood care, natural breastfeeding awareness, and family planning
  • The village health unit
  • Issuing national IDs for women, under the supervision of the National Women Council
  • Rehabilitation based on societal development in collaboration with Vision organization in Qena - Family counselling with CARITAS
  • Career qualification and evaluation initiative

Future projects

Projects in cooperation with Ensan Aid Foundation and Plan International Foundation