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MISSION

To create suitable conditions for Egyptian women especially female heads of households on two levels: personal and societal. On a societal level we seek to change the culture of the community, change laws and policies and change women's image in society and on a personal level we seek to empower women by giving them life skills in various areas through our programs and activities.

VISION

To give women, especially female heads of households, their legal, economic, social, political and cultural rights in order to become full citizens and decision-makers within the family. We also seek to make women equal in rights and duties and to give her the same opportunities offered to men so she can make her own choices.

OUR NEWS

"The group loan for female heads of household" to support the them in the slums and empower them economically, shows that the number of the beneficiaries exceeds one thousand beneficiaries in three years

“Micro credit for female heads of house hold", a cooperative project between "The Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women" and "The Japanese Embassy" to support the Fhhs in the slums and empower her economically”

"The group lending for female heads of household" exceeds its target and reaches more than one thousand female heads of house hold in the beginning of its third and last year of implementation, and makes these women able to generate, produce, and benefit their communities.

EGYPTIAN WOMEN PIONEER OF THE FUTURE

The objective of the project is to empower 450 Egyptian girls economically by offering them a comprehensive package of vocational training for them, which is in line with the needs of the market and thus providing them with employment opportunities in major international companies in Egypt. Funded by the French Embassy in Cairo, UN Women, Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. Read More

OTHER PROJECTS

Micro-credit Project Girls Education Program TamkeenProject Madrasty 2 Project Madrasty 1 Project

ADEW'S ACHIEVEMENTS

- The first feminist organization that offers a micro-credit model centered on the concept of “peer-lending” instead of the traditional notions of collateral.
- Throughout ADEW's 33 years, the number of beneficiaries has reached more than 350,000 women.
- The first association to recognize the lack of women’s legal representation and their lack of official papers. .... Read More