in 2013, sednaoui created the elisa sednaoui foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes creative learning after-school programs for youngsters. the foundation's pilot program, a music workshop for youngsters in luxor, egypt, took place in april, 2014. during a full school-week, local youngsters attended the workshop (organized with the support of makan—the egyptian center for culture and arts—and fellow npo mima music), which consisted in creative, game-like activities that helped them write and record a full song.