"“I love taking trash and making new things that people from around the world might use,” Hayet Ejela, who works with the Egyptian non-profit Association for the Protection of the Environment, says as she crochets pull tabs together to form a handbag in Cairo's ‘Garbage City.’"
In Cairo’s ‘Garbage City,' One Coptic Community Is Telling a Sustainability Success Story
"In recent years, many determined Zabbaleen individuals have found ways of fighting the social stigma they face in Cairo. Among them are a group of women who work with the Egyptian non-profit Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), established in 1989 to help improve the lives of the garbage collectors through programs that provide education and jobs for the Zabbaleen community. The APE buys everything the women produce and sells it to customers worldwide; the profits are then reinvested into community projects in Mansheyat Nasir."
Amazing place you shouldn't miss. This association is creating amazing creations from jewelry to bags, blankets etc. You can see how they work and buy from that place. Absolutely recommandable !
good J.
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Fantastic stop if you visit Garbage City or the Rock Churches. Refered to as the "Recycle shop." Beautiful quilts, bags, baby gifts, Christmas decorations, woven rugs, hand-made paper, etc... And all for a great cause.
Stephanie G.
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Really cool showroom. Lots of very creative products made out of recycled materials. They sell rugs, place mats, purses, stuffed animals, etc. Really good prices.
Cherif R.
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Great efforts to help local communities in a sustainable manner…. Keep it up.
Mirette Shawky S.
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Very good stuff a surprising place in that environment
Jerome P.
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This place is really help poor people
And we go help them with our spirit and our love to them ( we are the holly family school) and really they want help
Rania M.
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People are getting new chances in life through this organization.
Ya D.
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Great Mission to Support the Local Community, Great Goods Produced and being sold.