A visit to the Careso orphanage

Mrs T and a couple of other like minded ladies visited the orphanage today in Heliopolis. This is the one that Mrs T has been helping support with sales of her wonderful and lovingly homemade greetings cards (available at all good Bazaars in the Cairo expat social circle!). I have plans to sell a few prints of the mosques I have been visiting - see previous posts - at the next bazaar to the same ends.....

As they were visiting around lunch I took in the camera, popped out for lunch and met Fawkeya and the residents and got to snap a few images. I did not use the flash and so had a little trouble with exposure and shutter speed but I got some acceptable photos. If invited back I'll get some more. I plan to get some hard copies and give to Mrs T to take down and hand out. We plan to use the images to potentially update the website.

Left: The entrance and loom. Right: the ladies and Fawkeya.

One of the residents demonstrates the loom in action. They have been making rugs to sell and the look great. The loom helps with their motor skills, gives the residents a sense of achievement and they are rightly proud of what they produce!

The ladies and Fawkeya discuss the rugs and how much they would fetch in the bazaars.

The happy residents of Careso Orphanage enjoying social time.

Happy smiling faces......

Working on motor skills

The brightly painted walls

Finding out what the needs of the orphanage are and how the ladies can help....

Fawkeya looks proudly on as another demonstration of rug making


A visit to the sensory room, recenlty put in. Lights and colours.

A really interesting trip! Its great to see the valuable work of people like Fawkeya and it makes all the effort from all those who support the Careso Orphanage worth it.

If you get a chance buy a few cards from Mrs T, or even a print or two from me, you can be sure the profits are well appreciated and a little goes a long way.