Understand fundamental design principles
Practice technical skills: Learn to use a saw, coolant, sand paper, polishing motor, and more
Create your own finished jewelry piece to take home
Create Your Own Custom Jewelry Piece in 5 Hours
Learn fundamental jewelry-making techniques in this hands-on workshop. Saw, shape, and polish your way to a finished piece that feels uniquely yours.
Date: Saturday, August 23rd, 2025 | Time: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Meet Your Instructor
Dina Etman is the founder of Dijow and a social entrepreneur with a passion for silver making, entrepreneurship, and the arts. With over 6 years of experience in the jewelry industry, Dina has led hands-on workshops in collaboration with organizations such as Caritas and Awtad.
Dina has trained in jewelry casting, wax modeling, engraving, plating, polishing, and home accessories at the Jewelry Technology Center in Abdeen, affiliated with the Ministry of Industry. She also studied Contemporary Islamic Decorations with the Al-Qalam Foundation and Memlok.
Dina combines technical expertise with a creative approach, offering a practical, engaging learning experience in jewelry making.
Pricing and How to Register
Registration Fee: 1,500 EGP
What’s included: All workshop tools and materials, and your finished piece
Reserve your spot: 50% deposit required
Workshop Location
The event will take place at Garage El Mahrousa in downtown Cairo. The address is 2 Al Qadi Al Fadel street, and it’s one of the streets connecting Kasr El Nile with Sabri Aboualam streets. Garage El Mahrousa is on the first floor of the building.
FAQs
1) What are the payment terms?
A 50% deposit is required to reserve your spot, due 3 days before the workshop (by August 20th). Payment can be made at Garage El Mahrousa or via Vodafone Cash. The remaining 50% must be paid in cash on the first day of the workshop.
2) What’s your refund policy?
Cancellation until Sunday August 17th: 100% refund
Cancellation starting Monday August 18th and until Wednesday August 20th: 50% refund
No refunds for last minute cancellation (after Wednesday August 20th)
3) Is this workshop suitable for beginners?
Yes, this workshop doesn’t require any prior knowledge of jewelry-making techniques
About Garage El Mahrousa
Garage El Mahrousa is Nahdet El Mahrousa’s co-working space and community hub in the heart of downtown Cairo. Designed for social entrepreneurs and innovators, it offers a flexible and affordable workspace with customizable packages, access to exclusive resources (workshops, training sessions, roundtable discussions, and other events), and a community of like-minded individuals working to grow and scale their impact. Through this dynamic community, El Garage connects members with the tools, resources, and networks that Nahdet El Mahrousa has cultivated over the past two decades.
About Nahdet El Mahrousa
Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM) is an Egyptian not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NPO/NGO) that builds the capacities of organizations to improve and expand their social impact. It does so through a) an incubator program that supports social enterprsies from the idea stages all the way to the growth and scale up phases, b) a capacity building program for NGOs and other civil society organizations, and c) an entrepreneurs’ hub that offers business support services, coworking facilities, and a range of other services like trainings, workshops, events, and networking opportunities.