About Luxor4Care...
Patricia and Mike of Ma'at Productions
are aware that there are so many worthy causes - locally,
nationally and internationally - that it is often hard to
make decisions about which particular group or organisation
we (as individuals) should support financially or in other
ways. One newly founded charitable organisation in Luxor
- Luxor4Care - has caught our attention: it is a 'grass
roots' organisation aimed at offering practical support
for the day-to-day living, health care and education of
abandoned, orphaned, disabled and disadvantaged children
in local care homes and families, regardless of the child's
religion, gender or ethnic background. Although this organisation
is primarily for children, the plight of any adult in distress
will never be ignored.
The aims of Luxor4Care are most commendable
and supporting this organisation is one way in which we
can enact our tour philosophy of encouraging responsible
tourism and providing participants with insights into the
'real life experiences' of the local people whose lives
we touch on in our visits to Egypt. We also hope that our
tour participants can make some positive contribution to
the welfare of disabled and disadvantaged children of Luxor
by direct donations during their visit to the city, although
there is never any expectation placed on any participant.
All registered participants will be sent information about
the work of Luxor4Care as part of their Ma'at Productions'
Information Kit. We invite our tour participants to meet
with local representatives of Luxor4Care during our stay
in Luxor and to consider making donations of items or money
to the organisation.
Membership...
Ma'at Productions is a member of
Luxor4Care (membership number MC0040) - please consider
registering too via their website by clicking here.
Please click here
to download a pdf of the Luxor4Care poster (436 K).
Ma'at Tour Donations...
Members of our 2008 Tour Group donated
a large quantity of toys, clothing and fitness equipment,
and LEŁ 1910 - WONDERFUL donations! To download L4C's certificate
of donation click here.
Case Studies of
the Children Supported by Luxor4Care*
(Names have been changed to protect
the children)
Halima Halima is a 5 year
old orphan who lives with her aunt and grandfather in a
village on the outskirts of Luxor. Earlier this year, she
fell and broke her arm, leaving an open wound, and was taken
to a local hospital. Unfortunately, the wound became severely
infected so Halima was put on a course of antibiotics and
told to return after two weeks. At the follow-up appointment
it was discovered that the antibiotics had been ineffective
and that surgery was needed in order to save her arm. The
operation on Halima's arm is expected to cost in the region
of 20,000 LE (around AUD$4165). All she can do is wait patiently
whilst desperate fundraising attempts are being made to
raise the money to pay for this operation. Every day that
passes is critical.
Abdul and Mohamed Abdul and Mohamed
are brothers. They were found living in dreadful conditions,
locked up, unclothed and treated like animals. As a result
their behaviour was like that of animals. They could only
communicate with grunts, screams and noises. They have had
to learn how to eat in a more sociable manner. Initially
when they were given food on a tray it would be thrown on
the floor where they would mix food up and eat like animals.
Neither of the boys could walk nor stand. Obviously when
they were rescued they were extremely traumatized. They
were terrified of people, frightened to be touched. The
outside world was a nightmare to them. Now they are safe
in the care of a charitable home. Mohamed can walk unaided
and responds to other people expressing a range of emotions.
He is still unable to communicate verbally but makes many
noises to display how he feels. Abdul seems to be locked
inside his own small world and finds it hard to display
emotions or communicate in any way with others. He can walk
with support now. Both boys have been diagnosed as autistic.
* Source - Jane Akshar's Luxor
News Blog with updates from Luxor4Care. Used with kind
permission.
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