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“Man Ahyaha” is an Egyptian non-governmental, non-profit organization established in “2007”. It works to provide access to education for children in marginalized rural areas across Egypt, based on the belief that education is a fundamental gateway to community development.
The main objective of “Man Ahyaha” is to deliver “high-quality education” to children through an approach that combines the latest educational philosophies with the local culture and heritage of the child’s community. This approach aims to build the child’s character, strengthen their sense of identity, and foster social responsibility and care for others.
“Man Ahyaha” adopts local culture as a core foundation of its educational philosophy, enabling children to utilize their community’s resources and better face the challenges of their surrounding environment. In addition, “Man Ahyaha schools” operate as community hubs that provide various educational and developmental services to the local community.
A local community that relies on its own resources, believes in lifelong learning, values its culture, and coexists in harmony with surrounding communities.
To develop and deliver high-quality educational interventions that are appropriate to the intellectual, cultural, and local context of rural areas, drawing from their culture and resources, and empowering their children and adults to contribute to building cohesive and cooperative communities.
Everyone can make their own choices and accept or reject choices presented to them
Being flexible when solving problems and providing support and assistance to others
Being open to different learning resources and considering any experience as an opportunity to learn
Following procedure and committing to the concerned parties. Also, narrating events as they are without mixing them with feelings, while acknowledging that this narration is from a certain viewpoint
Appreciating the things and people around us and not making judgments about them or belittling them
Recognizing everyone’s role in keeping things and places safe from their point of view
Man Ahyaha’s educational philosophy is a result of combining contextual local knowledge with a number of internationally adopted philosophies and pedagogies such as community-based learning, the integrated learning approach, education for sustainable development and holistic education in order to develop a unique approach suited for our Egyptian villages and communities.
Man Ahyaha believes that education happens while interacting with one’s community, keeping in mind that a child can’t be raised independent from his/her community and its own unique culture and ideas. Our educational spaces vary according to the communities in which they’re located and our learning experiences are designed with local culture, heritage, resources and challenges in mind, fostering our children’s sense of identity and belonging.
We believe it is crucial to recognize every child’s unique individuality. Man Ahyaha’s philosophy celebrates the uniqueness of each child and helps him/her discover his/her talents and what makes him/her different while keeping them connected with their community, culture and the world, knowing that we all are part of a larger universe.
