Muhammad Shazly is one of the founders and the chief executive of Ro’ya, the first youth NGO in Al Qusair, part of the Red Sea Governorate. Shazly believes that volunteerism is one the main keys to youth and community development.
Ro’ya (Arabic for vision) thinks that development of the Red Sea’s local community has to start with youth development, cultivating young people’s minds, raising their awareness on social issues, and developing their skills through seminars and workshops. One of Ro’ya’s objectives is to improve the quality of life for the local community through the establishment of small economic projects to increase people’s income. This is done to support low-income families and individuals struggling with job opportunities. Coming from a border governorate with a rich and unique culture, Shazly felt the responsibility to preserve and revive his cultural heritage and raise awareness about it all over Egypt.
Ro’ya targets school students through school camps and youth and adults through variable activities. It offers workshops, cultural events, football school, kids cinema-where kids can learn how to analyze and criticize a work of art, and toys theatre- where they learn values in a subliminal way through storytelling. Ro’ya also has its own radio channel and library. Muhammad’s NGO work relies on raising awareness and the social development of youth and women in the Red Sea governorate.