04-04-2025
Egypt's First Lady calls for using ‘Orphan's Day' to bring children joy, spread hope
CAIRO – 4 April 2025: Egypt's First Lady Intisar El-Sisi, marked celebrating the 'Orphan's Day' on her Facebook account by calling people to use the opportunity to bring children joy and spread hope among them.
'On Orphan's Day, we reaffirm our commitment to caring for and supporting children, as they deserve every bit of attention and care. Let us make this day an opportunity to spread hope and bring joy to their hearts,' Egypt's First Lady Intisar El-Sisi wrote on her social media on Friday.
Egypt celebrates the 'Orphan's Day' annually on the first Friday of April. It was first celebrated in 2004, as the Idea was initiated by Dar Al-Orman, Egypt's largest charitable organization.
In 2010, Dar Al-Orman organization entered the Guinness World Records after gathering nearly 5000 orphaned children, raising Egyptian flags in the Giza Pyramids area to draw attention to their needs.