Neqabi Human Rights advocate

Photo:Mahmoud Elsobky

Neqabi woman that run a human rights organization,Neama Ibrahim ,33 years old.She was born in Assuit ,Upper Egypt then moved to Cairo after her marriage.Neama,is the board director the Serious Work Association (SWA).
"I have been defending women rights for years and planned to establish our NGO ,but the ex-regime was oppressive and we were not able to register our association".Mrs.Ibrahim said.
After the great revolution of 25 January that helped us to get rid of the tyranny ,we were able to register our association under the number 4463 for the year 2012 with the mission of Combating violence against women where justice, equality, rejection of discrimination and empowering women prevails.

SWA consists of a mixture of a group of young people and others with extensive experience in field work. This team gathered together with one desire, that is community service and hard work for a better society, and took of the slogan "Promoting and protecting human rights" an approach to work and way of development.SWA's board consisted of five female members from different ages. SWA's idea based on participation and equality among all sections of society.

SWA, was established in the Great Sea district, Giza governorate which is a densely populated area of the poor who are suffering a lot of problems, especially women who suffer from poverty, marginalization and violence. From this scope SWA was established. Among the current activities carried out by SWA is to extract official documents for women (national ID cards - birth certificates) that will help them to get social security pension.Also, SWA works on literacy by teaching women and girls who didn’t have the opportunity to go to schools. As well, SWA provides training on crafts to women so as to enable them to have the ability to invade markets through handicrafts to 

reduce their dependence on men.Mrs.Ibrahim added.

As for SWA General Objectives:

1-work on combating violence against women and on empowering them.

2- Caring and developing target groups socially, culturally and healthy.

3-Provide guidance and psychological services for women and the family.

4- Modify the wrong family trends.

5-Participate in finding real solutions to the problems that face marginalized groups such as women and children.

6-cooperation and coordination of efforts between the Association and all those interested in women's rights, whether individuals, organizations, governmental or non-governmental organizations inside or outside Egypt to achieve development of community, especially for women.

7-Work on women's literacy as input to a comprehensive development and raise their human rights, health, cultural and environmental awareness.

8- Supporting democracy. 

"We observed the last referndum on the constitution and we are going to monitor the coming elections.Neama added