Inner Wheel Club D95

2/1/2021 – Mrs. Mona Aref, Chairman of D95 Egypt &Jordan, and fellow members of the District Committee, Mrs.Hala Hagrass (Vice Chairman) and Mrs.Mona Abo El Fetouh (Honorary Secretary), visited the Nidaa Association for Rehabilitation of Hearing-impaired Children, Cochlear Implants and Multiple (audiovisual) Disabilities. This was a part of the District Chairman visits to the sustainable projects of the Inner Wheel. Mrs. Nabila Galal (President of the IWC of Nile ), Mrs. Magda Fahmy (member of the board of directors and a founding member of IWC of Nile ) and some of their fellow club members were also present.

This project is an important milestone and unique project. The visitors observed educational classes for different ages and learned about the center’s unprecedented and expert effort in supporting children with multiple disabilities. They praised the hopeful and enlightening work of the Nidaa Association. This association was founded in 1997, in collaboration with the Perkins International Academy, which was established a hundred years earlier to support those with visual impairment. Later, the Academy founded a center to support those with hearing impairment. When this international institution began to communicate with different countries and cooperated with the Nidaa Association, which now consists of several classes, each with about 200 children. More than one center has been established in Luxor, Mansoura, Alexandria and Cairo under the supervision of specialized teachers in the rehabilitation and education of children with hearing impairments, to qualify them for study in public education schools.
Nidaa cooperates with the Ministries of Social Solidarity and Education in the field of rehabilitation to establish classrooms for students with multiple disabilities in government schools, and accredits an educational program to integrate these children into formal and informal educational opportunities. A protocol of cooperation with some Egyptian universities was signed this year. We extend our thanks and appreciation to the exceptional effort made by all the workers of this center, and for all those who work in this field. We also express our deep appreciation to the remarkable effort done by Mrs. Magda Fahmy. At the end of the visit, Mrs. Aref, District Chairman, and the accompanying delegation, distributed gifts to the children, and made a donation to Nidaa Association.

17/1/2020 – District 95 Egypt & Jordan celebrate the 97th Anniversary of International Inner Wheel, and the Golden Jubilee of the 5 pioneer clubs of District 95 Egypt & Jordan (Inner Wheel Clubs of Cairo, Amman, Alexandria, El Mansoura, and Heliopolis) on January 17, the celebration was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year was an exceptional one due to the unique challenges we faced. Thankfully, the club members of D95 in Egypt & Jordan led by Mrs. Mona Aref continued to do important work towards achieving our goals.
Mrs. Iman El-Bashari, the National Representative, started the celebration by congratulating everyone on the occasion of International Inner Wheel Day and on the 50th anniversary of District 95, and referred to the pioneering clubs that were founded in 1971. Next, Mrs. Mona Aref also extended her congratulations, and invited the attendees to speak about this unique event. After that, the esteemed executive committee of D95 Egypt & Jordan spoke —
Fifty years of service and true friendship, and we are here to fulfill the dream that was called 97 years ago by Mrs. Margarette Golding, and we continue the journey of those who preceded us.This day cannot be overlooked or forgotten, including the International Day of Inner Wheel, and its continued celebration.
Club presidents gave speeches in which they praised the Inner Wheel, and their clubs’ dedication to present and achieve the goals of Inner Wheel for the benefit of society.
Several women left their distinctive marks on this great organization. Words pay tribute to them and their work, which we hope to continue:
Mrs.Sherifa Sakr, Past D.ChaIrman, NR, IIW P. board director
Mrs. Ashnadelle Hilmy Mortagy,Past D. Chairman, NR, IIW Editor/MM P board director
Mrs. Mona Sweiss, Past D.Chairman, NR, and IIW P board director
At the end, Mrs. Aref expressed her thanks, appreciation, and gratitude to all the past Chairmen of the district since its establishment.
In a gesture of loyalty and humanity, we prayed for mercy and forgiveness to the distinguished women who left us, and whose presence and generosity we miss.
The meeting was adjourned with the attendees in good spirits and hopefully future holds better.

10/12/2020 – To promote the principle of friendship between women of Inner Wheel clubs and within the initiative of “know our country”. Inner Wheel Club of Sharm El Sheik headed by Nora Fayek and IWClub of El Nile headed by Nabila Galal with IWC Cairo West headed by Shadia Shafik , organized a trip to the historical pyramids area to spend a day in the embrace of history and to see the renewal and development of that area .IWC of El Sherouk , Nasr City , Giza El Ahram and a ladies group from the civil society were also participated in this trip .We were accompanied by a well-qualified tour guide .
The members and their guests had lunch at the new pyramid Lounge Restaurant at the end of the visit. It was a successful and well-organized trip.

Together we agreed, prepared and did it.

7/12/2020, and for four consecutive days, Inner Wheel Club of Gezira Sporting Club members, under the Presidency of Dr. Asrar El Barki, and in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club of Tanta members, under the Presidency of Mrs.Ghada Rahmy, held an exhibition for the sale of women and men garments to students and employees of Tanta University at discounted and affordable prices with the purpose of easing the burden of buying clothes for themselves and their families. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mrs. Mona Aref, President of District 95 Egypt and Jordan, Dr. Kamal Akasha , Deputy Dean of Tanta University, Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Dean of Tanta Faculty of Medicine, distinguished doctors and staff members of the University. Also present for the inauguration were distinguished Rotarians, presidents of both IW clubs and some of their honorable members. The event was successful and attracted many student and employee visitors. Many thanks to the presidents and members of both IW Clubs for this successful event and a special thank you to Mrs. Ghada Rahmy and her club members for all the help they extended to facilitate our part of the job and for the warm welcome they received us with.

7/12/2020 – President of Inner Wheel Club of Amman Philadelphia Rawand Abo Hantash and members of the committee held their monthly activity by celebrating the joy of Christmas at the Orthodox Club and offered sweets for children “Caritas Center Al Salt”, as well as” Ana Hana center” for people with special needs

On Tuesday, Inner Wheel Club of Zamalek organized a visit to Abdeen Palace, one of Egypt’s most famous historical palaces, as part of the “Know Your Country” initiative.
The visit took place inside the various wings of the palace, which reflected the historical development of building the palace during the royal rulers through time since Khedive Ismail, who began building the palace since he took power in 1863 and opened it in 1874.
The palace contains halls and salons characterized by the color of their walls, as the white, red and green salons are used to receive official delegations during their visits to Egypt, in addition to the palace library, which contains about 55 thousand books.
The palace also contains a theater with hundreds of gilded chairs, and there are isolated places for women with curtains. Inside the palace, there are many suites, such as the Belgian wing, which was designed to accommodate the important guests of Egypt, and it was also named because the King of Belgium, Albert I, was the first to stay in it, and this suite includes a bed that is considered one of the rare antiques due to the decorations and hand drawings it contains.
The palace is considered one of the ten best royal palaces in the world because of its historical richness. The sons and grandsons of Khedive Ismail who ruled Egypt after him were fond of putting their touches on the palace and making additions that fit the tendencies and ages of each of them. The visit was followed by a luxurious lunch at the Automobile club, attended by a group of club members with the presence of the club president Mrs Samia Abou El Fotouh.

The Inner Wheel club of El Nile, headed by Nabila Galal, IWC of Sharm El Sheikh headed by Nora Fayek and IWC of Cairo West headed by Shadia Shafihq hosted the international archeology expert, Dr. Zahi Hawass in a cultural seminar on the latest developments in the” Ancient Egyptian antiquities field
On the symposium Dr. Zahi Hawass talked about the recent discoveries in the Saqqara area during the year 2020, which received great media coverage at the local and global levels. He also briefed the attendees on the latest developments in the Grand Egyptian Museum project and the ongoing development in the surrounding area with global planning to become the largest open museum in the world, which includes, the Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, The great Museum, in addition to restrooms and restaurants at the highest level. The Sawiris Foundation will be responsible of the area’s management.
Dr. Hawass thankfully answered all questions of the attendees and explained every aspect related to the topic of the symposium

Ladies of Inner Wheel club of Amman met over a lecture by Dareen Quotub, who is a mental fitness trainer, lecture was about corona status, and how to deal with it.
Ladies were happy to meet each other (although lecture was via Zoom).
We came out more positive and with ideas to fill our time more wisely, take care of our health through exercise and healthy food, accept the situation we are in knowing that this too shall pass, her advice was to give God daily gratitude for what we have, start our day with a smile.
May we all stay safe healthy and COVID free,

The Inner Wheel club of Amman Petra, headed by Mrs. Seneen Baghdadi Chehabi, in the presence of the Vice Chairman of District 95 Egypt and Jordan Mrs. Nahla Qubain, held a cultural meeting over Zoom where they hosted the creative Egyptian novelist Hisham El-Kheshen from Cairo.
The discussion shed light on El Kheshen’s creative experience in the field of writing novels and short stories.
The participants introduced their valuable analyses about El Kheshen’s novel “Happened in Berlin”, which was among the best-selling books in Egypt in 2018,and was chosen to be read in The German School in Cairo as part of the Arabic language curriculum.
It was an extremely informative and enjoyable event that was moderated by Mrs. Mona Hamzeh Abu Ragheb, who also thanked the honorable guest Hisham El Kheshen, as well as the president of Inner Wheel Club of Amman- Petra Mrs. Chehabi and all the participants of the meeting.
Mrs. Abu Ragheb also thanked the Club Committee for organizing this distinguished meeting.
All proceeds from the meeting will go to charitable works.

21/ 11/ 2020
The annual meeting of the delegates of the Inner Wheel District 95 Egypt and Jordan was held in Le Pacha in Zamalek. In light of of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the related restrictions on travel, our Jordanian sisters attended the meeting via Zoom.
The national anthems of Egypt and Jordan were played in the beginning. Mrs. Mona Aref, D95 Egypt & Jordan Chairman, welcomed the District committee members, delegates and members attending the meeting either in person in Egypt or remotely from Jordan. Mrs. Iman Al-Bashari, the National Representative welcomed all attendees, read the speech of President Bina Vays. She also pointed out the approach of the IW International Day and how it will be celebrated, especially that the IIW president will be in attendance. The celebration will mark our Golden Jubilee — It will be 50 years since the establishment of the first 5 IWCs in the District. For the celebration to appear in an appropriate style, clubs wishing to participate in this visit must provide assistance.
Mrs. Mona Aref, District Chairman, gave the following speech:
“Dear friends,
Words may dazzle us, but actions will reveal the truth. What is not important is what the person says; more important is that he or she truly believes in every word — Pursue good wherever you are.
This year’s visits are exceptional, they are planned to support certain areas and open doors for good actions. We knock on the doors and they will slowly open.
Our first stop was Baheya Breast Cancer Foundation. The second stop was Al Mansoura in order to activate this year’s slogan: “LEAD THE CHANGE.” The district visited one of the breadwinner woman projects in Damietta Governorate. The following stop was at the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt, also known as 57357 — a positive humanitarian participation in the name of Egypt, the District council in its entirety was there.
His Excellency, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, sent a message requesting our participation in the largest humanitarian convoy named ‘FOR A WARMER WINTER,’ which aims to provide support to all those who live in the most remote and needy places in Egypt. The Guinness Foundation announced the award of the International Merit Award for this great initiative.
The following and most important speech was in the occasion of the meeting of the female delegates sending out an important message to all club presidents and members.
The vacant positions of the next District Committee were announced in this meeting, and it was confirmed by the District Chairman that the right person to fulfill the position requirements will be selected.
At the end, DC Mona Aref expressed her sincere and deep gratitude to IW, to all IWCs in Egypt and Jordan, and to all her friends who have turned this friendship into a second family. Thank you all for your strong support.”
Then speeches of the District committee members followed. Iman Tarshoubi, the District Editor distributed the 2019/2020 year magazine, which was admired of all the colleagues. The Past Chairman, Suzan Al-Taya, sent a letter of thanks and gratitude for the efforts that were made to produce the newsletter.
The successful meeting ended in a friendly atmosphere.