Organization’s history, background:
The Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA) was founded in November 1995. The legal status of CEWLA: The Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance is a private non-profit organization. It works jointly with the Arab Office for Law directed by Mr. Yasser Abdel Jawad and provides legal representation to women seeking redress before the courts. 
Located in Boulak El Dkarour, it is considered one of the leading centers that are concerned with woman’s rights from a legal perspective.
The center activities commenced five years ago, and focused primarily on the provision of legal services. Providing these services entails assisting the poor women in having official documents issued for them (such as identification card, birth certificate, and other official documents to receive pension schemes. In addition, the center provides women with a variety of skills that enable them to manage their lives and overcome their problems.
In the beginning the center started to deal with a wide stratum of women particularly in Boulak El Dakrour area (urban & populous mostly poor). The area proved to be in acute need of such services, and the team of work soon endeavored to expand its activities and diversify its services. It soon incorporated other activities such as raising women’s awareness of their legal rights and more general rights as women, adoption of legal cases, provision of legal counseling over the phone, in addition to various other ideas adopted by the center units subsequently established).