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Under the slogan “Sustainable Goodness and a Lasting Impact for Civil Action,” today, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Dr. Hossam Badrawi, the physician, thinker and politician, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Waqfiyat Egypt Foundation at the Sofitel Gezira Hotel, Cairo.
The opening speech was delivered by Dr. Marwa El Daly, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Egypt Endowment Foundation. It also stated that the endowment’s goals are to finance sustainable projects with a real impact to serve the public interest and raise the level of Egyptian labor professionalism. It also mentioned that the endowment was able to establish the Egypt Endowment Fund for Private Investment and the establishment of an integrated endowment center For vocational rehabilitation, the endowment also provided the first modern endowment electronic application
Then Dr. Hossam Badrawi delivered his speech on civil society and sustainability in Egypt, where he expressed his great happiness and appreciation for what Dr. Marwa Daly, where d. Hossam Badrawi his inspiring speech with a quote by Gibran Khalil Gibran says
“You give little… when you give of what you have,
If you give from yourself, you really give.
Do you have nothing but things that you take care of and guard, lest you need them tomorrow?
Is the fear of need only the need itself? ?.
Some people give a little of what they have from a lot…
Those give to show off giving, so their hidden intentions go away with the good of their gifts….
Some of them have only a little, so they provide it all.
Those are the believers in life and the good in it, so never empty their coffers.
Some of them give joy, and their joy is their reward.
Or gives Mkabadh, and in Mkabadh purify him.
Some of them give without feeling suffering, without seeking joy, and not knowing that giving is a virtue.
Those are like basil of the valley spreading its fragrance in space.
On the flood of these people, the word of God is manifested…. and through their eyes, His smile shines on the earth…”
Then he spoke about the value of waqf and its definition, and the great Egyptian society’s participation with the state for development, and concluded that awareness is no less important than what the foundation does, as many want to do good, but do not know how.
Then Dr. Hossam’s speech was followed by a video presentation on the history of endowments and how they came to be
During the ceremony, Mr. / Prima Sole, Executive Director of the Trust Africa Foundation (who was unable to attend and sent a video of his speech about spreading the concept of waqf across the African continent) – and Mrs. / Stephanie Sorensen, Head of German Development Cooperation at the German Embassy in Cairo, spoke about ways of cooperation between the Waqf Foundation Egypt and the German Embassy in Cairo and some of the models they participated in and a review of future projects – and Mr. Sylvain Merlin, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Egypt, on the importance of managing and measuring impact on development
Finally, the meeting concluded with the speech of Her Excellency Dr. Nevine Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, in which she expressed her great happiness for attending this ceremony, and praised the efforts made by the Waqfiyat Misr Foundation, and referred to the ministry’s efforts in supporting small industries, small craftsmen, and small and medium enterprises. Announcing the launch of the Waqfiya Egypt Foundation
In an atmosphere filled with goodwill from the attendees, an auction was held on the endowment bench in favor of supporting the Foundation, which was met with the approval and support of all those present.
