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Coptic Orphans (CO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 with a focus on paternal orphans and their families in Egypt. ==History== Coptic Orphans incorporated as a US 501(c)3 nonprofit in 1992, but cites 1988, when founder Nermien Riad began her work among orphaned children in the Cairo area, as its year of origin.〔http://www.copticorphans.org/about-us〕 Dr. Jennifer Brinkerhoff of George Washington University, who has studied the organization as part of her work on Diasporas, describes these beginnings: Riad organized family and friends to sponsor 45 girls in an orphanage when she returned to the U.S.; however, with the departure of the nun who oversaw the orphanage, Riad turned her attention to paternal orphans living with families. She recruited the "church servants" of local Coptic parishes who visited the families. This formed the core structure of Coptic Orphans' flagship program, which would later become known as ''Not Alone.'' As the organization grew, it incorporated life skills workshops and other means of targeting educational, vocational, and personal potential.〔2007 Annual Report, http://www.copticorphans.org/about-us/annual-reports〕 It also incorporated an array of programs and projects that complimented ''Not Alone.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coptic Orphans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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