Friday, June 16, 2017

Social entrepreneur Nadim Shwayri passes away. Founder of Al Kafaàt Foundation and University


Social entrepreneur Nadim Shwaryi (82 years), founder of Al Kafaàt Foundation and University, passed away on Wednesday, June 14.

Shwayri started 'Al-Kafaàt Foundation' in 1957, with a dual goal to educate children and teenage prostitutes from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. They were taught skills in making handmade leather and other items that were mainly exported to Europe and the United States.

In the mid-1970s, Shwayri opened Al-Kafaàt, a technical an...

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