Sawiris Foundation for Social Development

Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
مؤسسة ساويرس للتنمية الإجتماعية
Founded 2001
Type Non-profit
Location
Key people
Mohamed I Shaker (Chairman)
Ismail Serageldin (Vice-Chairman)
Slogan What we do...Projects and Programs
Website Official website

Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (Arabic: مؤسسة ساويرس للتنمية الإجتماعية) is an Egyptian charity organization linked with the Sawiris Family established in 2001 and a prominent institution of economic and social aid in Egypt.

Its activities include:

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.[1] Among the recent winners is novelist Reem Bassiouney.

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