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Ataa Fund, the Disability Field in Egypt, and the Value in Partnerships with Amira Refaie
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Menna Mahrous
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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Amira Refaie, Executive Director of Ataa Fund, explains the importance of partnerships, awareness, and capacity-building in the Egyptian field of disability today. Ataa Fund is a non-profit charitable joint-stock company and is considered the first charitable investment fund in Egypt dedicated to supporting persons with disabilities. Amira shares the process of how projects are designed and implemented through registered civil society organizations, licensed non-governmental organizations, governmental entities, or affiliated bodies involved in charitable activities serving persons with disabilities.