I the Egyptian

2007	Understanding the routine and challenges of children in the street
September 2007	Right by Ministerial decree to use the 24 feddan land plot in 6th of October City
February 2008	Non-profit foundation “I the Egyptian” is established
September 2009	Mobinil CSR donates 3 million Egyptian pounds to invest in micro-loans
November 2009	The sceleton of the Mokkattam institute is donated to Ana Elmasry by the American Chamber of Commerce
November 2009	Land in 6th of October city is officially assigned to the foundation November 2009 - Signature of protocol with Ministry of Social Solidarity to foresee education and re-integration in society for street children in the “I the Egyptian”Institute, rather than imprisoning them in state-run youth centres.
December 2009	The Cairo Chamber of Commerce donates 2.6mioLE to the Ministry of Social Solidarity to be used by Ana Elmasry for finishing the Mokkattam building
February 2010	Micro-loan branches in Shubra and Embaba open
March 2010	Micro-loan branches in Helwan and Dar Es-salem open
July 2010	Start of vocational training – garment making classes
August 2010	Nursery for children under 6 is opened
October 2010	Micro-loan branches in Mataria and Shubra El-Kheima open
April 2011	The Foundation becomes part of the global network for children’s issues which is supervised by the NCCM (National Council for Childhood and Motherhood). The network emphasizes issues of street children, amongst other issues. The foundation attends a workshop, together with other NGO’s and international organizations to develop a unified framework for work with street children in Egypt.
June 2011	Move to the Institution in 6th of October City
September 2011	Micro-loan branches in Azbet El-Nakhel and El-Omrania open
January 2012	Canadian Government provided 1.1mio LE to finance micro-loan projects in Giza (6th of October). As casual workers who are employed as construction employees on a day-to-day basis, continue to arrive in Giza from Upper Egypt, the area sees the phenomenon of street ‘families’ develop. The funds will be used in a 3year project with micro-loans for ladies and vocational training given by companies in 6th of October city. As this hasn’t been finalized, please do not use this content yet.