About the Association

Our Sons in Our Eyes Association  A non-profit civil society association that seeks to support community development and improve the living conditions of families most in need by building the capabilities of human cadres capable of building a strong society dominated by social justice, human and moral values, and support for the culture of work and land reconstruction, which brings goodness and security to communities in light of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and in achieving the goals of sustainable development. .

Practice Title: A water drop is a life for our children – ambassadors for rationalizing water consumption

The problem addressed by the practice: : 

More than 450 families from the village of Abu Simbel Al-Amriya - Airport - Ibis  suffer from poor living conditions at the environmental, economic, health and educational levels, and the problem of clean water that we face due to climate change and their lack of awareness about that problem.

Practice objectives:

Overall Goal 

• Raising the awareness of children, women and youth for 1,000 families from the village of Abu Simbel, the airport and Ibis

Interim goals 

• Raising awareness for 800 children from the most needy families in the village of Abu Simbel, the airport, and Abis until 2025. 

• Professional and craft empowerment with plumbing workshops for 350 young men, women and working age from the people of the village of Abu Simbel until 2025.

• Raising awareness  for 1,500 children from the most needy families in the village of Abu Simbel, the airport, and Abis until 2026. 

• Raising awareness for 500 women about clean water culture and how to rationalize water consumption in the village of Abu Simbel, the airport and Ibis until 2026.

• Building the capabilities of the project team and improving the quality of performance in achieving goals.

The goal of sustainable development that practice has contributed to achieving.

Clean water and sanitation

The results achieved by the practice:

1. Establishing a craft project combined from teaching plumbing workshops.

2. Granting the water conservation ambassador badge to 300 children and youth and cooperating with the company on the hotline to solve problems

3.  350 women, girls, and young men have the knowledge and awareness about the importance of water and excessive water use

Time period for stopping the current (ongoing - ended).

3 years   / Ongoing 

Partners: Alexandria Drinking Water Company 

Development activities and interventions 

1. Training 150 women and 200 young men and women in plumbing workshops.

2. Implementing 60 awareness seminars for 350 women and girls about rationalizing water consumption.

3. Implementing interactive workshops and activities for 800 children, a puppet theater, and artistic performances to raise awareness about the problem.