In Cairo’s “Garbage City”, about 50,000 residents and their children survive by collecting, sorting, and recycling 90% of their city’s trash in unsanitary and dangerous conditions. These children frequently leave school to join their parents on waste dumps. Additionally, unemployment rates exceed 60% among Palestinians, which prohibits many families from being able to afford tuition.

HANDS ALONG THE NILE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES partners with two schools to offer education, job-skills training, and income-generating activities to create re-sellable products through safe recycling methods. Over 20,000 people have benefitted from the program. The HOLY LAND CHRISTIAN ECUMENICAL FOUNDATION’s Child Sponsorship Program was established in response to the political and economic unrest facing Palestinian families. Scholarships help provide an education to children in Jordon, Palestine and Israel. To date, more than 15,000 children still await sponsorship.