The following is an overview of the 2011 plan, which was the centre's first active year, and which stood out for the diversity it showed as well as for the great effort displayed by the employees, volunteers and participants.
Training and rehabilitation (languages - computing - human development)
70 students from 5 classes took a beginner's English language course for a nominal fee. 89 school children received English language classes free of charge as part of a grant.
66 people from 6 classes participated in a course in human development for a nominal fee.
88 students from 4 other technological development classes, provided for by a grant.
Cultural activities (literature - seminars - competitions - field trips and visits)
This field of activity has been a great success in its various branches:
113 meetings of the members of the cultural club were attended by 210 youths, with an average of 15 members attending two times per month.
l2 poetry meetings and recitals by poets from Assiut and Upper Egypt were attended by 60 writers most of whom are from Eldeweir and Sedfa and haven't previously had the opportunity to attend meetings like these.
8 religious seminars were held covering a range of topics attended by priests and imams and 170 people fro the area.
66 visits by schoolchildren from Sedfa benefiting 1900 students through participation with the centre and its activities such as theatre, music, science, sculpture etc.
70 competitors have taken part in the public library cultural competitions (research and presentations on books). Discussions have been held by participants on the subject of their research and their training towards sound scientific reseacrh.
14 lecturer on Arabic grammar have been held for the benefit of 150 youths most of whom are secondary school students from Sedfa.
7 seminars were held for the presentation and preview of books from the library of Palestine and the public library.
3 meetings with senior figures of Assiut Governorate that were attended by 400 members of the public from the towns of Eldeweir ad Sedfa. The authorities ad the townspeople discussed a number of issues and demands concerning public life.
5 seminars were held for the raising of political awareness of the public and were attended by political and cultural figures from Cairo and Assiut as well as 250 local members of the public.
Theatre
The theatrical activities of the past year were an outstanding success, with 30 children and youths forming "The Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin theatrical group". The group put on a run of 25 performances of the play "Snippets From a Phone Call". More than 1,500 people saw the play.
A Puppet Theatre group was also established with 10 members presenting 15 performances about the prevention of burns with the cooperation of a group of burn casualties from Assiut. MOre than 1000 people attended this performance.
Sculpting
This was one the most successful general activities of the past years. Amongst the factors in its success was the variety of its scope and attraction, and the effort that the participants put into the activity. 183 works of the pioneering participants are found all around the centre. 2300 youth have participated in this activity, which each workshop consisting of around 20 youths. 2 exhibitions were also organized that were participated in by 32 young artists at the centre.
Children's Library and Activities
A lack of proficiency was noted in the reading and writing of primary-level students in Assiut. FABDS responded by offering an extra-curricular reading/writing program aimed at improving the level of proficiency of these students with the participation of 40 children.
The children's library is rarely empty, in fact, as of early 2012, nearly 5000 children frequent it in total, with an average of 15 a day. 1500 of those children have borrowed books from the library and 200 of them have participated in library competitions.
Special Occasions and Activities
The society's activities are not limited to the confines of the cultural centre. FABDS has cooperated with a number of private and public cultural institutions to organize several cultural festivals.
