In 2017 BuSSy organized a two-month workshop with the wives and widows of fishermen in Damietta. The workshop was held in collaboration with Zaitouna Center. This trip was part of the BuSSy Caravan. The workshop highlighted the participants’ experiences with losing their husbands, domestic violence, and financial pressures.

July - August 2017
Damietta

In 2017 BuSSy organized a storytelling workshop with a group of domestic workers in Helwan. It was held in collaboration with the Egyptian Association for Economic and Social Rights (EAESR). The workshop provided a safe space in which participants could express themselves and share their personal stories about their work and how it impacts their lives. The workshop was part of a project in collaboration with Drosos, incubated by MADEV. As a result of the workshop, there was a performance: Dreams and Fears of Ten Women from Helwan. 

May–August 2017
EAESR, Cairo

In 2017 BuSSy held a storytelling workshop for former prisoners. It was held in collaboration with the Children of Female Prisoners Association (CFPA). The workshop started in September and ended in December. It provided a safe space for participants in which they could share stories about their experiences in prison and how it impacted their lives afterward. In March 2018, BuSSy created That Place: an audio journey through the stories of 11 women who at one point lived behind prison bars. The workshop was part of a project held in collaboration with Drosos, incubated by MADEV.

September–December 2017
CFPA, Cairo

In 2017 BuSSy held a storytelling workshop with young men from Ezbet el-Haggana in collaboration with Elshehab Foundation. The workshop provided a safe space for the participants in which they could express themselves and share their personal stories. The workshop was part of a project held in collaboration with Drosos, incubated by MADEV. As a result, the performance Get a Pair was performed. 

July–October 2017
Elshehab Foundation, Cairo

In 2017 BuSSy organized a storytelling and movement workshop in collaboration with Banati Foundation for the second time with teenage girls. The workshop provided a safe space for the girls to express themselves through movement. The result of the workshop was a performance titled A Dress Story. The workshop was organized in collaboration with Banati Foundation and was funded by Drosos Foundation.

February–August 2017
BuSSy’s space, Cairo

In 2017 BuSSy traveled to Luxor to hold a 4-day storytelling workshop, which was held in collaboration with the New Women Foundation. This workshop aimed to introduce storytelling as a form of expression and offer participants a safe space in which to share their personal stories.

18–21 May 2017
Luxor Cultural Center, Luxor
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In 2017 BuSSy organized a 4-day storytelling workshop. The workshop introduced participants to BuSSy’s storytelling method and created a safe space for participants in which they could share their personal stories.

5–13 May 2017
BuSSy’s space, Cairo
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In 2017 BuSSy held a 2-day storytelling workshop, which was held in collaboration with the Sanad Project. The workshop introduced storytelling as a form of expression and offered a safe space for the participants in which they could share their experiences in Cairo after migrating from Syria.

10–11 May 2017
Sanad’s space, Cairo
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In 2017 BuSSy facilitated a two-day theater workshop, held in collaboration with Samusocial International. The workshop introduced storytelling as a form of expression and offered safe space for expression through theater, drama, and storytelling games.

23–24 April 2017
Habbaneya Youth Center, Cairo
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In 2017 BuSSy started hosting closed storytelling sessions for caretakers working in gender-related fields. The sessions offer a safe space to caregivers, social workers, and psychologists, whose responsibility is to work with and listen to survivors of gender-based violence and gender-related experiences, to come together and share their personal stories and experiences.

18 March 2017
BuSSy’s space, Cairo
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