Egypt’s First Lady marks national Orphan’s Day

CAIRO, 3 April 2020: Egypt's First Lady, Entissar al Sisi, urged Egyptians to take good care of orphans, marking the first Friday of April, which is being celebrated as the national Orphan’s Day.




"Taking care of orphans is one of the noble human values brings god’s mercies upon individuals, families and the whole society," Entissar al Sisi wrote on her Twitter account.

Earlier on Friday, President Abdel Fatah al Sisi also marked the day through a tweet on his official account.

Sisi marks National Orphan's Day, calls them Egypt's 'hope'

CAIRO - 3 April 2020: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has marked the national Orphan's Day, which the northeastern African country celebrates on the first Friday of April every year, calling parentless children Egypt's "hope and future". This comes while the country is involved in a fierce battle against the novel coronavirus, as it has so far confirmed 865 cases and 58 deaths.

“Today, we all celebrate with our sons and daughters the Orphans’ Day, which is considered a day for mercy, intimacy and tranquility. The greatest and most generous people are those who have secured the orphan.” Sisi stated

He added: “I invite everyone to share attention and care with our children because they are the hope and the future of Egypt.”

The idea to have an Orphans’ Day began with an initiative from an Egyptian NGO in 2003; the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers of the Arab league in 2006 recognized it as a day for orphanages in the Arab World.