Name: Manal Hassan.Occupation: Civil Engineer at the Southern Giza Municipality.
Monthly Salary: 275 Egyptian Pounds.
Home: Two-room apartment she shares with her mother.
Dream: To buy a second-hand car.
Action: Ms Hassan refused to grant a demolition permit to a pharmacist who wanted to throwout the occupants, and demolish an old but structurally solid apartment building that he owns. When he offered her a bribe of over 2 Million LE to obtain the permit, she reported him to the authorities. Ms Hassan's honesty granted her first place prize in the Egyptians Against Corruption organization competition.
Thank you Ms Hassan for solidifying my belief in a brighter tomorrow.
Visit the Egyptians Against Corruption site to find more about the organization's celebration of the International Day Against Corruption (December 9th).
