Ahmad’s Herbs & Spice Shop: A Story of Resilience In a small Egyptian village in the upper of Egypt, Ahmed supports his wife and two children through his herbal shop. When rising costs threatened his business, he sought a loan from Together Association for Development and Environment. The loan enabled him to expand his product range with rare medicinal herbs, attracting customers from neighboring villages. This support secured my family's income and helped me grow, Ahmad says. His thriving business now stands as proof that determination can turn challenges into success, inspiring other young entrepreneurs in his community.

From threads of struggle, Teresa stitches a legacy of empowerment. In a modest village home where dreams meet determination, Teresa who is a mother of three kids and married to a daily wage worker. She weaves a brighter future for her family with needle and thread. Refusing to surrender to harsh circumstances, she turned her small passion for sewing into a thriving clothing business. Starting with simple home garments, Teresa's enterprise now includes, Indoor and outdoor wear for all ages with Flexible cash and installment payment options. Thanks to an initial loan from Together Association for Development and Environment. she launched her project and built a trusted reputation for quality work becoming her family's main breadwinner. Now, dream became bigger, Teresa has secured another loan from Together Association to enlarge her project and meet growing demand.

"I applied for many jobs but have never been employed, I was so desperate and I thought I'll never achieve my dreams or even live a normal life" narrates Mahmoud,

My life was full of frustrations and disappointments; I was very desperate and over loaded with tons of responsibilities that I had no choice but to handle" narrates Nadia

Ibrahim is one of the beneficiaries of 'safe Disposal of Agricultural waste project ' in Abo- Gherer- Malawy District. He used compost (organic fertilizer)