Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (

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: مؤسسة ساويرس للتنمية الإجتماعية) is an Egyptian charity organization linked with the

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established in 2001 and a prominent institution of economic and social aid in Egypt. Its activities include: *Creating projects that provide job opportunities for Egyptians *Training particularly in economic sectors and professions that are not adequately available in the Egyptian market *Placement of qualified Egyptians in the job market *Scholarships in various colleges and universities with particular programs for scholarships at Queen Mary at

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. Since 2005, the foundation also distributes annual literary prizes under the name Sawiris Foundation Awards for Egyptian Literature (in Arabic جائزة مؤسسة ساويرس للأدب المصري) in novels, story collections, short stories, best scenario on long feature movies, best first-time scenario written for cinema.Masrawi.com: Annual prize winners of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
(in Arabic) Among the recent winners is novelist Reem Bassiouney.

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External links

Sawiris Foundation Official website
Charities based in Egypt Foundations based in Egypt Organizations established in 2001 2001 establishments in Egypt