Al Alfi Foundation
Founded in 2008 by Moataz Alalfi, Al Alfi Foundation aims to foster an enabling environment for the realisation of a knowledge-based economy in Egypt. The organisation invests in human capital development through education, leadership, and entrepreneurship programmes providing training and scholarship opportunities for talented individuals, educators, researchers and scientists in STEM fields. In addition, it supports capacity building initiatives for teachers, school principals and education-focused NGOs. Since its inception, the foundation has granted more than 7,404 fellowships and it is the first Egyptian foundation to support Ph.Ds. and research at international universities.
- Organisation type Family foundation
- Year founded 2008
- Headquartered Cairo
- Registration Egypt
- Website https://www.alalfifoundation.org/
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Education
- Vocational education
- Elementary and secondary education
- STEM education
- Secondary education
- Middle school education
- Adult education
- Higher education
- Graduate and professional
- Student services
Focus populations
- Refugees and displaced people
- Students
- Teachers
Focus geographies
North Africa
- Egypt
Grantees
- Dr. Magdy Yacoub Heart Foundation Fellowship
- Educate Me
- Egypt Foundation for Medical Education
- Injaz Al Arab
Partners
- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
- American University of Cairo
- Aswan Heart Centre
- British Council
- British International School in Cairo (BISC)
- Cambridge University
- Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo (DEO)
- Dr. Magdy Yacoub Heart Foundation
- Edraak
- Educate Me
- Egypt Foundation for Continuing Medical Education
- FameLab
- GL Education Group
- Harvard University
- Helwan University
- IBM
- Imperial College London
- Injaz Al-Arab
- KU Leuven
- Ludwigsburg University of Education
- Magrabi Foundation
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Nile University
- P-TECH
- Paris Descartes University
- Teachers TryScience
- Technical University of Munich
- Texas A&M University
- University College London (UCL)
- University of Münster
- University of Sheffield
Programmes
Educators empowerment programme
Provides educators with specialised training sessions, enrollment in accredited certifications, and opportunities to participate in global competitions and international conferences. This programme also offers scholarships for advanced study levels as well as workshops that improve teacher skills.Gifted youth programme
This programme identifies gifted junior students in STEM majors and offers high-achievers scholarships to further pursue their studies.
Magdi Yacoub Fellowship
This fellowship programme sponsors the research team of Aswan Heart Foundation to pursue their medical research in top universities and research centres around the world. It aims to enhance their research skills and experience so they can bring it back and apply it in the Aswan Health Centre in Egypt.
NGO capacity building programme
Aimed at enhancing the larger development ecosystem and supporting other Egyptian NGOs, this programme helps ensure those organisations are better equipped to create impactful initiatives and achieve sustainable development.
Financials
Funding model
- Foundation-administered programme awards
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Matching grants
- Programme related investment
Primary funders
- Moataz Alalfi
Funding source
- Family
- Private
Operations
Key staff
- Rania El Razzaz, managing director
- Yasmin Hussein, deputy chief executive director
Board members
- Moataz Alalfi, chair
- Nermeen Alalfi
- Dr. Hany Helal
- Ahmed Alalfi
- Kamal El Maadawi
- Maha Ahmed
- Mohamed Farouq Hafez
- Moataz Abdel Fattah
- Adel Alalfi, vice chairman
- Saeed Alalfi
Contact details
- 00 20 2 33479687
- info@alalfifoundation.org
- https://www.alalfifoundation.org/
- 4 Ibrahim Othman St, end of Shehab St, Mohandessin, Giza Governorate, Egypt
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