Nada Thabet

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Nada Alfy Thabet (Arabic: ندى ثابت) is an Egyptian disability rights advocate, politician and the founder of the Village of Hope for Development and Rehabilitation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (VoH) in Borg El Arab, Alexandria.

Biography

Thabet's son Maged was born with physical and learning difficulties. In December 2000 she founded the Village of Hope for Development and Rehabilitation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (VoH) in Borg El Arab, Alexandria.[1][2][3] By 2018, the VoH was supporting 50 people with disabilities in their education and training in handicrafts.[4] Maged became one of the team of trainers at the VoH.[1]

Thabet has campaigned for health insurance, a pension from birth and the issuing of identity cards for disabled people.[3] She was elected as a Member of the Parliament of Egypt.[5][6]

Awards

In 2005, Thabet was named a Nobel Peace Prize 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG).[1][3][6]

In April 2018, Thabet was named the 2018 Mother of the Year for Intellectual Disability by the Kuwaiti association Al-Kharafi, after being nominated by Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity.[4]

In 2020, Thabet accepted an award from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on behalf of the VoH, during the "International Handicapped Day." Japanese youth volunteers have worked at the VoH since 2003.[7]

References

  1. Wilmot, Nick (1 March 2015). "The Egyptian women who are making change happen » SAT-7 UK". SAT-7 UK. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. Shamaa, Mohammad (1 October 2022). "Mother's 'Village of Hope' paves way for disabled rights in Egypt". Arab News. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. "Nada Thabet". PeaceWomen Across the Globe. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. Kameel, Nevine (25 March 2018). "Village of Hope's Nada Thabet wins Mother of Year for Intellectual Disabilities". Watani. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  5. "The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Meets with A Member of the Parliament of Egypt Dr. Nada Thabet". The Middle East Council of Churches. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  6. "ندى ثابت.. برلمانية مصرية رشحها عملها الإنساني لنوبل للسلام". Sky News Arabia (in Arabic). 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. "Egyptian NGO for children with disabilities receives JICA Award". Dailynewsegypt. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2026.