Whatever you did for these brothers and sisters of mine, A study of the Christian NGOs in Cairo assisting the Sudanese refugees and the integration of those refugees in Cairo.

Abstract

There are a large number of Sudanese refugees in the transit zone that is Cairo with different needs that need to be met. Because of these needs, a number of Christian organisations have set of programs to assist them in some way. The presence of a number of these organisations are documented, but in general little information is available about who they are, why they were started and what they actually do. This study offers an insight into the field of Christian NGOs in Cairo that work with Sudanese refugees and the extent to which the organisations are concerned with the integration of the Sudanese in Cairo. One of the main findings is that information and communication between Sudanese and the organisations and amongst the organisations themselves is lacking. Improving this could increase the capacity of the field, but providing better information about what to expect while in the transit zone will also make the expectations of the Sudanese more realistic and will allow them to consider integration in Cairo as an option. But in the current context of Cairo full integration into the local Egyptian community is practically impossible, and the refugees themselves are not attempting to integrate.