Sincere Thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Enaya Shararah Extension Chairman for her great effort to establish this new Inner Wheel club.
This year, District 95 Egypt & Jordan approved the establishment of new clubs, to comply with the requisite of the IIW President to implement new IWCs in the different districts around the world.
In her speech, Mrs. Mona Aref underlined that the most important objectives of the IW are to promote true friendship and service. She added that she is proud that the establishment of this new IWC was realized under her presidency and is honored by the selection of distinguished personalities to form a new team.
This institution aims to care for the mentally handicapped with Down Syndrome and provide a decent life for them.
The institution includes an internal section that accommodates 170 beds with all its services from internal rooms, each with a private bathroom, library, medical clinic, physiotherapy center, and a special gym for the handicapped to strengthen their structure under the supervision of specialists, its place has wide activities and kitchens for food and it also includes a large and small theater and a spacious room for games. There is also a chapel, and a church, and the mother or family of a disabled person visits him once a week and spends an entire day with him .We were accompanied on this visit by Anba Paula, Bishop of the Tanta Church and its Coptic Orthodox dependencies, where this project is being held under his auspices. All accommodation and services are free of charge.
1) Dar El Re’aya we El Hanan
* 16 feet Kiriazi refrigerator (new)
* 43 inch LG TV (new)
* New desk top computer
* LE 5000 monthly ongoing contribution to better the daily living conditions of the orphans
2) Girls Institute (Imbaba)
* 14 feet Kiriazi refrigerator (new)
* 220 liter Kiriazi deep freezer
We are happy and determined to continue fulfilling the needs of those less fortunate in our society, hoping it will have a positive impact on their daily lives.
The delegates were received by Dr. Shadia El-Sallab, Professor of Pediatrics and Newborns, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association at the University Children’s Hospital in Al Mansoura and Dr. Ahmed Al-Rifai, professor of pediatrics and director of the University Children’s Hospital.
President of IWC of Al Mansoura presented a check as a donation to the Association.
Then the delegates have a tour in the different department, they are impressed by the latest modern medical units in the hospital. Finally, they visited the wards of the patients, and distributed gifts to the sick children making them happy.
Members of Inner wheel Club of Sphinx headed by Enas Megahed visited Al Hayat Eye center in Dokki to donate 15 thousand EGP to the Nour El Oyoun initiative project to perform five cataract surgeries and lens implants for patients who cannot afford the cost of these operations plus a gift bag with the medical care to be used after the operations for 2 weeks.
Donations for eye operations is one of the sustainable projects of IWC of Sphinx.
The delegation visited this great association with its educational classes and various halls, including ones dedicated to sports, technical rehabilitation, and manual activities such as a paper quilling center with exquisite artistic models. This association provides many services, including schooling, and educational classes according to ages and capabilities. It also contains a medical department that offers physiotherapy and speech therapy, an Autism department that evaluates cases and prepares appropriate programs.
During the latter part of the visit, the delegation attended a dancing session that was performed specially to welcome them. Finally, everyone met in the large reception hall, where they watched a documentary film about the development of the association and its various humanitarian activities, especially how its children obtained several certificates of excellence in different sports and artistic fields at the national level, and successfully acquired educational certificates.
