Nahdet el Mahrousa (The Renaissance of Egypt)

Nahdet el Mahrousa is a truly fabulous NGO that is making a huge difference here in Egypt. Nahdet el Mahrousa serves the Egyptian community through incubating projects and helping Egyptian youth to think creatively and build their civic society. The organization provides capacity building, institutional and management support and loans to help grow projects that serve the society, as well as launches salons and lecture series to stimulate ideas, discussions and partnerships. The organization additionally has a green arm that works on sustainability issues linked to development.

Check them out here:http://www.nahdetmasr.org

TEDxCairo

TED is now in Egypt. The stirrings of a new life and a renaissance of ideas in the middle east were already afoot well ahead of the Arab Spring. TEDxCairo was launched last year by a group of students from Ain Shams University. This year, TEDxAlexandria is going to also be launched. Check out the website here for info and the talks:
http://www.tedxcairo.com/