The vision: A Hand from Below to lift people up, The Person the whole Person.
Anafora is a Greek Word means “lifting up” and the Church uses it in the Liturgy
Anafora was founded by the hand of His Grase Bishop Tomas, Bishop of Quosia and Mir in 1999.
Anafora contains:
Anafora: A place for individual, and small groups retreat.
Anastasia: (Means: Resurruction) It is an Education, Conference Center.
Anamnesia: (Means Memory) It is a Place for day use and big groups.
Kenonia: (Means Sharity) It is a place for Brothers and Sisters as permanent serving.
The Mission: Anafora mission contains several dimensions.
The Spiritual dimension: To walk together on a spiritual path with the goal of true life with God, through daily praise and liturgies, and community daily prayers.
The ecumenical dimension: through spiritual openness and acceptance of the other, because everyone is in the circle of love; Creating safe spaces for exchanging experiences in the sense of open rooting through holding ecumenical conferences.
The educational dimension: raising every human being through education. Anafora teaches through participation and foundation through life tests, and Anafora aims to care for people in all stages of their education from literacy stage to university stage.
Anafora offers several study programs, including:
– Christian studies, including: a BA in Early Church Studies. https://studyearlychurch.com
– Diploma in Local Development and Human Rights in partnership with the Catholic University CIEDIL and IDHL – Lyon – France.
– Educational conferences for youth.
– Bible panorama.
– Diploma in addictive behaviors, affiliated to the Freedom Program, for the treatment and prevention of addiction.
– Women’s empowerment programs.
– Mental health.
– Master degree in (Transformational development) in partnership with the University of (Eastern College) in Australia.
The social dimension: combining between different social cultures, empowering the marginalized people, giving them an opportunity to integrated into in the social life, and creating an atmosphere of equality and justice.
Therefore, Anafora offers several programs for different ages to create a healthy social life, including:
– “Soteria” (meaning salvation): It is a program to give women an opportunity for education and rehabilitate them and help them to depend on themselves.
– “Axia” (meaning worthy): A program that helps women to heal,
de-traumatize and encourage them to be proud of who they are.
– “Second chance”: It is a program for children from 10 to 14 years old who were unable to complete their education, and they dropped out of their schools, and help them to complete their studies through spiritual, academic, and social programs, so that they can experience and enjoy their childhood.
The environmental dimension: Living in a way that preserves the creation in the form that God created without any human interference that is harmful to the environment, through:
– Rationalizing water consumption, and spreading awareness about the rational use of water.
– Simplicity and aesthetics in construction.
– Anafora’s environmental charter, which is concerned with the best use of resources.
– Training and courses on organic farming without using any pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Contact Information:
Address: 76 K Cairo-Alex Road, Sadat City, Monufia Governorate, Egypt
Anafora: +201001090310
Anastasia: +201200062621
Anamnesia: +201223812604
Email: anafora@anaforaegypt.com, anastasia@anaforaegypt.com
Website: https://anafora.org
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