Sports & YouthCairo2024 – today
The Impact Sports Academy
Football skills, character and family connection for young players aged 10 to 16.
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International community development
Building stronger communities.
Creating lasting opportunities.
Impact for Community Development is a U.S.-based international nonprofit creating practical pathways in education, health, sport and economic empowerment. Our work began in Egypt, is expanding to Cyprus, and is growing to reach communities around the world.
Explore our impact
Vocational training with the Hayah Karima Foundation in Cairo.
Our impact in numbers
Measurable results, clearly sourced.
Every figure states its period. Annual, 2026-so-far and program figures are never added together.
1,652
people served
AnnualCalendar year 2025
1,665
people served
Q1–Q3 2026Till now in 2026
1,366
people trained through Train to Hire with WFP
ProgramOct 2025 – Sep 2026, 3 phases
200
Train to Hire graduates now earning an income
ProgramSelf-employed or in paid work, follow-up ongoing
Who we are
Lasting change is built with communities, not simply delivered to them.
Impact is an international nonprofit based in the United States. Our programs began in Egypt in 2023 and today reach people in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Al-Minya — Egyptian families as well as refugees from Sudan, Syria, Palestine, Eritrea, Yemen and beyond. We connect skills, resources and partnerships to create measurable outcomes, and we are building partnerships to serve communities around the world.
- Dignity
- Inclusion
- Collaboration
- Transformation
What we do
Four pillars. One connected approach.
Education, health, sport and economic empowerment reinforce each other — for individuals, families and whole communities.
Impact in action
From silence to expression
How a four-day emotional-awareness camp helped 47 displaced students find words for what they feel.
“Now I know how to deal with my feelings when I am sad.”
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The challenge
Many children at the Sudanese Displaced Children’s Learning Centre arrived in Egypt carrying experiences they had no words for. Some were quiet, withdrawn and emotionally guarded.
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What Impact did
With the support of UNICEF, Impact designed Mazaji — a four-day camp to help children recognize, name and differentiate their feelings, and to practise healthy ways of expressing and managing them. Conversations, creative activities, journaling, storytelling, sport and games created a safe space to learn, connect and simply be themselves.
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Who took part
47 students from the Sudanese Displaced Children’s Learning Centre, supported by Impact facilitators and volunteers.
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What changed
Day by day, the walls came down. Students began talking about their feelings, sharing their experiences and finding words for emotions they had struggled to understand. Mazaji did not change everything in four days — but it opened a door to expression, connection and conversations that continue after the camp.
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What comes next
Impact is building on Mazaji through its socio-emotional learning work with educators and learning centres, so that emotional support becomes part of everyday school life.
Feature: Impact Sewing Factory
From three employees to 85 full-time jobs.
In November 2023, Impact opened a sewing factory in Ain Shams, Cairo — so that training doesn’t end in the classroom but leads to stable work. 40% of the team are Sudanese.
~70,000
pieces produced every month
Current2026
85
full-time staff at the Impact Sewing Factory
Current2026
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Skills
700+ women trained in sewing over the past year
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Employment
30% of them employed — a direct path from training to work
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Income
85 full-time jobs at the Impact Sewing Factory
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Opportunity
Own brands and exports that create room to grow
Source: Impact service brochure, 2026.
Where we work
Rooted in Egypt. Looking beyond borders.
Four locations in Egypt, partnerships for Cyprus in development — and a growing international network.
Current work In development
Select a location
Our Cairo team and the Impact Sewing Factory in Ain Shams. Education programs with community learning centres, the Sports Academy and vocational training.
International partnerships
Building partnerships in the United States and internationally so that locally grounded solutions can reach further.
Stories of change
Real people. Real results.
Economic EmpowermentCairo · Alexandria · AswanOctober 2025 – September 2026
Train to Hire: training shaped by employers
1,366 people trained in three governorates — and 200 graduates already earning an income.
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Economic EmpowermentAl-Minya GovernorateOngoing
Microloans that open doors in Al-Minya
An EGP 8 million portfolio serving 300 families — and an ambition to reach more than 6,000.
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See what impact looks like.
Films and reels from our workshops, classrooms and football pitches.
About Impact
Impact in action
Training rooms, football pitches, factory floors and community events — a glimpse of a year of work.
Voices
Golden: “If you have a dream, don’t hesitate”
Golden came to Egypt from Sudan and started at the sewing factory two weeks after arriving. Her hope: to start her own business and employ others.
Voices
Hana: “My life is a lot better than it used to be”
Hana found the training through a WhatsApp group. Today she works at the Impact Sewing Factory: “It made a lot of difference to me, psychologically and financially.”
Reels
Moments
Moments that stay with us
Collaboration
We work alongside strong partners.
From UN agencies to local schools, Impact delivers programs together with international and local partners.
Organizations Impact has worked with according to its program records. Listing does not imply endorsement.
Why Impact
A reliable partner for impact on the ground.
What funders, companies and institutions can expect when they work with Impact.
Proven local delivery
Programs running in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Al-Minya, delivered by local teams who know their communities.
Trusted by international agencies
Implementation experience with UNICEF, WFP, IOM and IECD, including structured reporting against agreed indicators.
Training that leads to work
Curricula built with employers, post-training follow-up, and a factory that turns skills into stable jobs.
Multidisciplinary by design
Four pillars under one roof let partners address education, health, youth and livelihoods together.
Reaching diverse communities
Egyptian, Sudanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Eritrean, Yemeni and other communities — with women making up the majority of people served.
Models built to scale
Vocational tracks, academy methodology and microloan model are documented and replicable — the basis for growth into new regions.
Give
Your support becomes training, jobs and confidence.
One-time or monthly, for a single pillar or wherever it’s needed most — we report transparently on what your support makes possible.
There is more we can build together.
Whether you are looking to support a program, develop a strategic partnership, share expertise or explore new opportunities, we would love to hear from you.