A HOST FAMILY

The Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau contacted a friend today in an effort to identify a Muslim Family (must be US resident) to host a 17 yrs old blind Egyptian boy for one year.

The Young man’s name is Abdallah and he came as a member of the US State department program where American families host Egyptian youth for one year. I know some of you may have reservations regarding the program, but we are looking for someone to save Abdallah’s situation at this point.

The situation is that the host family that Abdallah was assigned to does not want him. Abdallah is now in a temporary setting until another host family is identified.

The State dept will cover Abdallah school expenses and his pocket money, but no compensation to the host family for food or lodging. A school for the blind in the area will bus him daily to the school and back at no cost to the host family (a school was identified near Blacksburg, and there certainly are many others near other localities).

Abdallah’s preference is to live with a Muslim family as he will be comfortable with the food available to him.

If you or some one else you know is interested to help Abdallah spend his year in the US and learn new things, please reply to Dr. Maha Kamel at ECEB directly, mkamel@eceb.us.
Ezzat Abouleish, M.D.