social enterprise partners - Egypt
Threads of Hope
About Threads of Hope
Threads of Hope Cairo is a for-profit social enterprise whose primary goal is to produce sustainable work for marginalized local women, refugees and migrants in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 2019 by Malaika linens as an independent social enterprise. Currently, ToH provides 6 different types of embroidery training through expert trainers. Their workspace, located in Cairo, provides a safe and comfortable environment where the women can bring their children as they work or attend training.
Refugee Artisan Group
Threads of Hope collaborates with Eritrean, Ethiopian, Sudanese, Syrian, and Yemeni refugees living in Egypt. Currently, the group consists of 311 refugee and host community women based in Cairo.
© UNHCR/Pedro Gomes
Partners
since:
2023
Artisan
origin:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen
Production
Locations:
Cairo, Egypt
Heritage skills
Dyeing, embroidery
Features
"One of the things that makes me really happy is that I’m working. I get to work with my friends, and my work makes my children happy, as I’m able to get them things they want and need."
Nagwa, Sudanese refugee artisan
