Oct
18
2026
Visit · مجانى
We Didn't Forget You · Orphanage Visit
First visit of the autumn cycle — an afternoon at a local orphanage in Tanta with games, food, and presence.
◷ 14:00 — 18:00◉ Tanta · Orphanage Center
§ Get Involved
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Get Involved
طنطا
Whether you have an hour, a skill, or a whole spring — here is how to plug in.
Upcoming Gatherings
§ 01 · لقاءات قادمةNov
07
2026
Workshop
Digital Transformations · Hub Website Build
A weekend sprint building a landing page for a partner hub. Bring your laptop — all skill levels welcome.
◷ 09:00 — 17:00◉ Tanta University · Engineering
Dec
12
2026
Field day · طلاب
Egyptian Music Documentation · Recording Session
Join hub volunteers recording oral histories with traditional musicians in the old city.
◷ 10:00 — 16:00◉ Sayyid al-Badawi Square
Attendance is free. Working languages: Arabic and English.
Open Calls
§ 02 · نداءاتSpecific asks, with specific commitments. Pick one and write to us — no forms, no pitches.
OpenVolunteer
Activity leader · visits
We need people to design and lead activities during our monthly visits to orphanages, elderly centers, and disability centers. Empathy required, experience welcome.
⌛ 1 day / month · 4 months
UrgentIn-kind
Recording equipment
Any working audio recorder, microphone, or camera — we use them to document traditional musicians across Gharbia before their stories are lost.
⌛ One drop-off · Cairo or Tanta
OpenPro-bono
Full-stack developer
Help us build and deploy websites for partner hubs across Egypt. One weekend per hub, remote OK.
⌛ 1 weekend per hub
OpenSponsor
Fund a documentation volume
EGP 40,000 covers recording, transcription, and archiving for a full volume of the Egyptian Music Documentation project.
⌛ One-off
RollingPartner
North Africa hub · impact platform
If you're a Global Shapers hub in North Africa and want access to the inlab M&E impact assessment platform, write to us.
⌛ Ongoing
§ 03 · Join us
Shape Tanta with us
Applications open each spring for young leaders (20–30) living in or connected to Gharbia. Membership is voluntary, unpaid, and built on the belief that the Delta deserves its own future.