Cairo, Egypt: Young Egyptians are identifying creative means of engaging themselves in the development process, and activities supported by UNV build on Egypt's existing volunteering and civic participation potential. Read

“Midwife Bahga, I will never forget how I have suffered and still do," said 13-year old Mehad, “I underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) at your hands.”  Addressing an awareness-raising session at a girls’ school, Midwife Bahga confessed, “I did not do this out of ill will, but out of ignorance.”  FGM is a fundamental violation of human rights that causes severe pain, trauma, sexual dysfunction, birth and other health complications.  Around 89% of women in the Sudan are affected by FGM. Read

Working together with the Youth Association for Population and Development in Egypt, UNV volunteers sailed the Nile to empower the people of Egypt to reach the MDGs through volunteer efforts.  The campaign was a joint initiative between United Nations organizations and civil society, national and local government, private sector, media and communities. Read

Cairo, Egypt: UN Volunteers in Egypt is trying to give voice to this organization thinking that their appeal is very interesting and worthwhile; read the appeal from the organization Read

Cairo, Egypt: The 8 boats participating in a ‘Sailing the Nile’ campaign reached their final destination in Cairo last Thursday. The fleet had sailed down the Nile with stops in eight Egyptian towns to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and MDG projects involving volunteerism. Read

Sohag, Egypt: Under the motto of “A Better Future for Every Egyptian”, a fleet of 8 boats are sailing down the Nile with stops in 8 Egyptian towns, promoting the 8 MDGs. Each of the 8 boats has a colourful MDG logo on its main sail. Read

Sohag: At the Rowing Club on the banks of the Nile in Sohag Governorate – about 500 kilometres south of Cairo- celebrations took place on Monday as the eight feluccas of the “Sailing the Nile for Development” project approached the bank Read

Aswan: Under Aswan’s midday sun a group of young women and men gathered on the pier before entering one of the eight MDG feluccas. On each felucca discussions and questions were raised about a particular MDG and the young participants looked at their role in achieving Egypt’s development objectives. Read

Aswan: Environmental awareness and trans boundary cooperation between Egypt and Sudan was the focus of a meeting hosted by the Nubian Museum under the overall framework of the Sailing the Nile for the MDG’s project. Read

Aswan: With the rhythms of local folklore emerging from the Nile up to Aswan’s Fyrial Gardens, His Excellency Samir Youssef, Governor of Aswan, Dr. Aziza Helmy from the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood and Maher Nasser, the Director of United Nations Information Centre in Cairo, proudly inaugurated the first stop of the Sailing the Nile for Development project Read