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Al Mo’assessa-t-al Ahliya Li Janoub Sina’ (Mo'assessa) is a young charity working toward the sustainable development of Bedouin communities in South Sinai, Egypt. Its name means in English, 'The Community Foundation for South Sinai'.

Sinai is a profoundly important place with rich cultural, religious and natural history. However, South Sinai’s terrain consists of dry mountains and desert, and for those who live and work here, life can be isolated, hard and uncertain. Worst affected are Bedouin communities, many of whom lack access to basic services and employment, and whose lives have been greatly changed by climate change and commercial expansion.

The Mo’assessa works to help combat these uncertainties, to help mobilize the resources of people who care about this unique environment, and to work toward a sustainable development that will generate lasting benefits for its people. It is a small, largely voluntary organization, comprised of British, Egyptian and Bedouin collaborators and residents of St Katherine, Sinai, where the Mo’assessa’s office is based. We share a commitment to sustainable, culturally appropriate and environmentally friendly development, based on sound research wherever possible.

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