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Amazing Success!
Approximately 9000 people registered for the Egypt Race for the Cure at the Great Pyramids of Giza, and another 1000 attended.
People of all age groups gathered wearing their t-shirts and caps, and ran or walked from the smallest pyramid to the Sphinx. Awards were presented to race winners. BCFE was honored to recieve WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control, Nancy G. Komen and Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as Mrs Nagwa Shoeb of the Suzanne Mubarak International Women's Peace Movement, H.E. Minister Moshira Khattab and Yusra, Egypt's beloved actress.
Who will be partnering with us during the Race?
Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be partnering with us. This is the world's largest breast cancer organization and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer with more than $1.3 billion invested to date - thanks to events like the Race for the CureŽ. The organization is a network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Komen for the Cure's philosophy is to listen, learn, share and support. While Komen offers best practices and lessons learned, the organization looks to partners on the ground to guide them through the cultural differences so the work together is both appropriate and sustainable. Komen was founded in 1982 by Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker based on a promise to her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the young age of 36.
for more information you can visit this web site
www.komen.org
First of its kind to emanate from the Middle East, the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement (SMWIPM) was launched to build peace in its broadest and most holistic sense. Peace as a catalyst for development - Peace as a defender of human rights - Peace that can be translated into human security. By promoting dialogue, advocacy and awareness through our diverse initiatives, the association helps women and youth develop the skills to initiate and spread understanding, respect, and peace in their communities, their countries and around the world. The Movement's over-arching objective is to translate the process of peace building into tangible actions that can be felt and experienced in people's lives. The Movement's programs cover a wide range of interdependent themes including peace education, gender-mainstreaming, health awareness and the protection of the environment.
for more information you can visit this web site
www.womenforpeaceinternational.org
Support and technical assistance are being provided by the United States Agency for International Development in Egypt (USAID Egypt), the Communication for Healthy Living project (Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs) and the Institute for International Education.
The Race for the CureŽ Series
Susan G. Komen for the CureŽ has organized more than 130 annual Race for the Cure events across the globe attracting 1.5 million participants and over 100,000 volunteers. The Race for the CureŽ originated 26 years ago in Dallas, Texas and is recognized as the world's largest and most successful series of run/walk events designed to break the silence about breast cancer and raise significant awareness about early detection in the American community.
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