Month: november 2009

Misa village
Poor family in Misa Village, CairoThe Misa Village is within sight of the Pyramids, yet poverty is ubiquitous here.

We decide to support one family on the eve of an important religious celebration and by shoes for the children.


Namefamily in Misa village near GizaAimTo allow a destitute muslim family to celebrate ...
November 24. Pondering possibilities in Cairo
An easy day in the café, updating and promoting my internet presence. It seems to take off now. Looking for Charity and Travel on google gets you to my website. I have to spend long hours behind the machine now in order to be seen. Shouting like a rough salesman on a fish market buy ...
November 23. Gaza.
Mohammed wakes me up at six, and I go to the bus with a disconcerting feeling of insecurity. Will I get into Gaza? Will I be searched? Questioned? Will I get stuck in Gaza? Hit by an Israeli bomb or bullet? I cannot risk too much since the success of my journey is strictly dependent ...
November 22. The Egyptian museum.
Beans for breakfast, sugary tea, and bread. I enjoy being the only foreigner here and take my time before I say goodbye to the friendly staff and walk around in Cairo. At first I try to use the tourist map but its scale and German street names only complicate things. Just walk around, just breath ...
Caritas Egypt
Caritas Egypt, CairoNovember 28th, 2009Caritas Egypt does community outreach in empoverished areas of Cairo. They provide cheap healthcare and vocational training for marginalized and mentally challenged children.

We visit one of their centers in Cairo and make a modest contribution for the education of mentally challenged children.


NameCaritas Egypt, Mataraya centerAimTo help ...
November 23. Gaza or Giza?
Daughters of Charity, BethlehemGroups for peace, RamallahPhilippine embassy shelter, AmmanBourj El-Barajneh, BeirutAÇEV, AdanaCaritas Syria, Aleppo
November 21.
I get back to downtown Cairo today, have a good breakfast, and work in a nice café. In the evening, some very nice guys take me out and tell me about the soccer tragedy that is going on between Algeria and Egypt. We have some tea together before they take me to a youth hostel ...
Groups for Peace
Groups for Peace, Ramallah, Palestinenear Ramallah, Palestinian Territories. November 23th, 2009The Groups for Peace is a grassroots organization promoting the culture of peace by educating the local children through regular sessions.

Charity Travel supports the Peace Groups with a donation and the action "Peace of Fruit", distributing fruits to school children who express their ...