Khaled Hamad Khaled Shoaib

Synergos Social Entrepreneur & Founder, Build Egypt Organization

In 2011, Khaled Hamad started his voluntary work after which he wanted to benefit the people of Matrouh. The Matrouh Governorate has a major problem of low education levels and awareness. Hamad wanted to go after and tackle the root causes of these vital issues affecting the youth and the people of Matrouh.

Build Egypt Organization (EmaarMasr in Arabic) is the first youth-led and youth-served organization working in Matrouh. It aims at enhancing citizenship values, promoting volunteerism, and correcting misconceptions of the people of Matrouh.

Since Hamad started running the organization, it had successful awareness campaigns about smoking, child marriage, and sport. From 2015 to 2016, Build Egypt Organization has reached 11000 beneficiaries through their different programs.

In parallel, Build Egypt Organization works on different development programs: I Am A Volunteer, which targets school students; Prepare Yourself, a training program that equips youth with the required skills to meet market demands; Seed, to prepare the children before their first entry to school, also helping children with learning difficulties, using innovative and interactive education method; 9 Lines, which helps primary school students with their curriculums; and 5 Pounds, a campaign to fund raise for providing some humanitarian needs for poor areas.

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