“Every time I see a child or a woman whom I’ve helped, it encourages me to continue.” Magy, a young Egyptian Christian, tells us about her work as the educational programme coordinator at the Episcocare’s community centre in Alexandria.

The residents of El-Marg El-Sherkia, an informal community in Cairo, had to collect water in buckets everyday, until a project run by BLESS and supported by Embrace helped them get piped water installed - bringing clean, running water to 400 families.

Aisha was desperately worried about her toddler’s health. But she was living over 1,000 miles away from her hometown and she didn’t know where to turn…

Nadia and her young family recently crossed the border into Egypt, but like so many fleeing the violence in Sudan, they had had to leave everything behind and had nothing to survive on.

In this short video, an Egyptian woman explains how her life has changed for the better since learning to read.

Sara had planned to follow tradition and have her two young daughters circumcised - until an awareness session opened her eyes to the risks.

Anat was working as a cleaner but her ambition was to be a nurse so she could help others. Thanks to Embrace support, Anat has been able to receive professional medical training at Harpur Nursing School.

Through our partner Refuge Egypt, we are helping people like Samir, who’ve lost everything because of war.

Farida, like many women in rural Egyptian communities, grew up without education and struggled against inequality. The Life School project, which provides literacy, arithmetic and vocational classes, helped her overcome these barriers.