One of the absolute blessings of working with partners who are dedicated and courageous is that in the darkest and most trying times, we can come together to contribute even an iota of something productive and hopefully effective.

The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development is one such partner and we at the Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) are blessed to include them in our network.

At the suggestion and invitation of Sawiris Foundation’s Director of Learning and Strategy Abdelrahman Nagy, our CEO, Naila Farouky contributed to and co-authored this blog post, which is a call to action for philanthropy – both regional and global – to come together to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the genocide we are witnessing unfold before us.