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CairoScene
21-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Named on 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy List
TIME honours Yousriya Loza-Sawiris in its 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy List, recognising her leadership in advancing equity, education, and development through the Sawiris Foundation in Egypt. May 21, 2025 Yousriya Loza-Sawiris, Chairwoman and Founder of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD), has been named on TIME's inaugural TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy List. The list highlights 100 individuals who have dedicated their resources, knowledge, and time to advancing equity, development, and dignity in communities worldwide. Loza-Sawiris is the only Egyptian included among notable international figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, and Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales. Established in 2001 with the support of the Sawiris family, the SFSD has become one of Egypt's leading philanthropic organisations. Under Loza-Sawiris's leadership, the foundation has focused on evidence-based, impact-driven initiatives across sectors including education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and emergency relief. Through strategic partnerships with government, private entities, and civil society, the foundation has worked to implement sustainable development programs throughout underserved regions of Egypt. "This recognition is not a personal achievement—it represents years of collective effort, shared vision, and deep partnerships with individuals who truly believe in the power of social change,' Loza-Sawiris tells CairoScene. 'What we've accomplished is the result of honest collaboration among those who see development not as a project with an endpoint, but as a moral and human obligation that demands consistency, knowledge, and deep respect for those we serve.' The full TIME100 Philanthropy list will be published in the June 9, 2025 issue of TIME Magazine, and is now available online at the TIME Magazine website.
Time Magazine
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time Magazine
Yousriya Loza-Sawiris
Yousriya Loza-Sawiris, the matriarch of one of Egypt's wealthiest families—their business interests span telecommunications, construction, technology, and tourism—has spent over 40 years leveraging her family's power and influence to create pathways out of poverty for marginalized Egyptians. Conscious of her privilege from a young age, Loza-Sawiris also impressed on her three sons—two now billionaires, the third a resort magnate—the importance of giving back, taking them to visit slums when they were children to donate their old toys. 'I wanted them to see first-hand that there were many people living in difficult conditions and to encourage them to think of ways to help them,' she told the Al Ghurair Foundation. Involved in philanthropic initiatives since 1984, Loza-Sawiris formalized the family's efforts to help Egyptians living in poverty as the founding chair of their Sawiris Foundation for Social Development in 2001. She remains chair and her sons serve on the board as in partnership with governments and the private sector, the foundation has invested more than $65 million in over 150 projects, benefiting over a million people by its own count. Its focus areas span economic empowerment, social empowerment, education, and support for arts and culture. Among its initiatives are job creation programs, basic skills and literacy training, scholarships, and prizes for artists.
