Ketharet Dawood Organization for Development
With our own hands, we shape our future

A non-profit organization, legally incorporated in Egypt at 2015 no. 9771.


Our Vision
Egypt without poverty and illiteracy.
Our Mission
To provide educational and entrepreneurship support programs through well-prepared curricula and high-qualified trainers to empower every individual’s capability and make impactful change.
Ketharet Dawood seeks to provide social services in the fields of education, training and economic integration.
KD’s Programs
- Future Heroes
- Cubs but Heroes
- Start with Yourself
- Mental Math
- Achieve your dream
- The Road to Success
- Your dream, your Project
Future Heroes:
This program targets school children or school drop-outs in the 6-12 age groups. It provides study and learning skills using student-centered teaching methods.
The program seeks to focus on:
- Reading, writing & math skills
- Health awareness sessions.

Cubs but Heroes:
This program targets school children or drop-outs in the 12-15 age group.
The program seeks to:
- Empower children in reading, writing and math skills
- Teach basic computer and English skills
- Develop behavioral and life skills
Start with Yourself:
This program targets men and women in different age groups, who did not receive education or those unable to read and write. The curriculum focuses on:
- Literacy, teaching reading, writing and math skills
- Awareness sessions on issues of health and hygiene; child care; and other life skills

Mental Math:
This program is a mental development program designed for children in the 5-12 age groups. Its main goal is to develop the children’s mental abilities.
The program seeks to:
-Develop mental and numeric skills
-Increase self-confidence
-Strengthen the memory
Achieve your dream:
This program targets male and female graduates of vocational secondary education and school dropouts in the same age group and seeks to equip them with remedial education focusing on qualifying them for the labor market to get decent work opportunity and sometimes providing them with technical programs for different professions such as electric wiring; hair dressing; and plumbing.
This program aims to:
- Enhance reading, writing, math, and English skills.
- Promote self-esteem and confidence
- Provide technical skills of relevance to the needs of the labor market
The Road to Success:
This program targets university graduates and provides them with soft skills related to personal planning, self-awareness, positive thinking, communication Skills, problem-solving, decision-making, and job interview skills.
Furthermore, a career coaching program to support youth discover their own values and principles.
This program aims to:
- Discover inherent abilities and skills
- Strengthening labor market skills
Your dream, your Project:
This program targets men and women, who are willing and ready to engage in economic activities to improve the quality of life at unprivileged communities. The program consists of vocational and entrepreneurship training sessions.
The vocational training varies from sewing bags, shoes, knitting crochet, hairdressing, … etc.
The entrepreneurship program “Start your Business” is provided by the International Labor Organization certified master trainers to enhance beneficiaries’ capabilities to kick-off their own business.
Empowerment and Rehabilitation of

Our Current And Future Coverage
- Monofia
- Khsoos
- Imbaba
- Manflout
- Nagaa Hamadi
- Hadayek El-Ahram
- Aswan
- Beni Sueif
