Let's Shade Aswan | El Ashry Studios
Community Campaign

Let’s Shade Aswan

يلا نضلل أسوان

A community-led campaign by El Ashry Studios to create more shaded, greener, and more beautiful public spaces in Aswan through crochet, tree planting, painting, and documentation.

Thank you for believing in a project that brings together craft, culture, participation, and care for public space.

Granny Gathering

Save a seat now in the first Granny Gathering at ElAshry Studios where crochet instructors and enthusiasts will volunteer to teach you how to create granny squares. Whether you want to learn how to make or want to teach people how to make granny squares, we need you!

احجز مكانك في اول تجمع لمابدرة يلا نظلل اسوان! لو بتعرف تعمل الGranny squares و عايز تعلم غيرك او عايز تتعلم ازاي تعملها، احجز مكان و تعالا!

Campaign Goals 🌍

1. 🌞 Shade Aswan

Create shaded streets using hand-crocheted granny squares and woven palm leaves to reduce heat exposure and make public spaces more comfortable and accessible during the extreme summer months.

2. 🌱 Green the Streets

Plant fruit-bearing trees such as mango, orange, and palm trees to provide natural shade while also offering a sustainable source of food for local communities.

3. 🎨 Revitalize Public Spaces

Restore and beautify older homes by painting them with traditional Nubian folk art, enhancing the visual identity of the streets and creating a more vibrant, culturally rich environment.

4. 🧶 Empower Through Skill-Sharing

Organize crochet workshops for local families in Aswan, equipping them with a valuable skill and encouraging active participation in the project, fostering a sense of ownership and community pride.

5. 🎥 Document the Journey

Capture the full process through photography and drone footage to raise awareness, inspire wider participation, and showcase the impact of the initiative to potential supporters and sponsors.

How to Contribute

1. 🌞 Crochet for Shade

Help us create crochet granny squares that will form our street canopies.

  • Join as a crocheter
  • Donate yarn and materials

2. 🌱 Green the Streets

Support our tree-planting initiative to bring natural shade and food sources to Aswan.

  • Donate trees such as mango, orange, or palm
  • Contribute funds to purchase trees
  • Join us during planting days
Tree Planting Team
This team has reached maximum capacity.

3. 🎨 Revitalize Public Spaces

Be part of transforming streets through Nubian-inspired art.

  • Volunteer to paint
  • Donate paint, brushes, and supplies
Painting Team
This team has reached maximum capacity.

4. 🧶 Empower Through Skill-Sharing

Help us teach crochet to Nubian families and expand community participation.

  • Volunteer as a workshop instructor
  • Support training sessions and materials

5. 🎥 Document the Journey

Help us share the story and impact of this initiative.

  • Volunteer as a photographer or videographer
  • Provide drones, cameras, or filming equipment
Documentation Team
This team has reached maximum capacity.

6. 🔗 Partner With Us

We are actively seeking collaborators and sponsors to support this initiative.

  • Yarn factories and craft stores to donate materials
  • Farms and agricultural businesses to donate trees
  • Local businesses to provide financial or logistical support
Contact

Get in Touch

If you want to support, collaborate, donate materials, or join the campaign, reach out directly.

Mohsen ElAshry
+02 01007739000
Community

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Be part of the people helping bring shade, skill-sharing, greenery, and beauty to Aswan.