Applications are now closed.
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Towards inclusive access to employment opportunities
The Empowering Inclusion in Employment (EIIE) program helped to break down digital, institutional and societal barriers hindering persons with disabilities from equally accessing employment opportunities and corresponding information in Egypt. The program supported the creation and wide-scale adaptation of inclusive and accessible digital content, applications and devices for persons with disabilities.
15 accessible digital solutions for inclusive employment
A nationwide call for solutions was launched for entrepreneurs, startups, organizations, and businesses. Your solution should contribute to breaking down digital barriers for persons with disabilities, with the purpose of supporting the creation and adaptation of digital content in Egypt to ensure equal access to employment and skill development opportunities. Are you working on an accessible digital solution that can:
- support existing employment and learning digital platforms in improving their accessibility
- support the creation of inclusive platforms, tools and content for employment and learning?
This is the program for you to take your solution further and implement it on a wider scale.
For more information about the program’s eligibility criteria, targeted accessibility challenges, and recommended areas for innovation, please refer to the “Helpful documents” section below.
The call for applications is now closed.
Key information
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Duration
01.04.2024 to 28.02.2025
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Supporting
15 entrepreneurs and organizations
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Direct financial support
500 Euros/month/team member
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Locations
Egypt
Objectives
Breaking down barriers to access that make employment information and opportunities hard to access through creation and wide-scale adaptation of inclusive and accessible digital content, applications and devices for persons with disabilities.
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Targeted SDGs
What type of support was provided by the EIIE Incubator?
Financial support
of 500 Euros over 7 months per individual to assist with business expenses and skill development needs.
Training sessions
on business and personal growth, such as product design, development methodologies, user experience design, accessibility considerations, business development and market analysis
Access to work spaces
and amenities for your team for the duration of the incubator in Zamalek, Cairo
Dedicated mentoring
with local and international experts based on your team needs to provide strategic insights, guidance and feedback
Go-to-market support
with an opportunity to test and upscale your solution in the market following the training and mentoring period
Access to budget for services
of 3000 EUR for each team, allocated for the technical development of your Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Global, cause-driven community
of people invested in creating an inclusive society for persons with disabilities, including academia, policy makers, entrepreneurs, experts, community initiatives and nonprofits, and industry experts
Demo Day
Pitch your idea in a dedicated Demo Day to an audience of potential partners, customers and investors
Knowledge and resources
including studies, data and focus groups to support you with building and improving your solution
Incubator Timeline
28 April 2024
Call for applications launch.
02 June 2024
Applications close. Selection process starts.
July 2024
Idea competition.
July 2024 to February 2025
Training and monthly financial support.
March and April 2025
Testing and adapting solutions.
April 2025
Graduation and closing event.
Learn more about the project
In addition to the incubator, the EIIE program also includes the development of resources to support making digital platforms more accessible for persons with disabilities. Find out how you can get involved as an expert or partner on the program’s overview page.
Meet the EIIE Incubator Teams!
Through the idea competition, 5 teams of young entrepreneurs started their journey with the EIIE Incubator in August 2024. Get to know them:
Awsefly by Muhammed Shetta, Walaa Mohamed ElTaweel, and Ahmed Hossam
Awsefly aims to integrate individuals with visual and auditory disability into society through a website and mobile application that provides learning resources and announces job opportunities.
Qayedny by Mohamed Soliman, Sondos Saeid, and Sara Ashraf
Qayedny is a hub for youth, providing a marketplace that matchmakes and connects all learning, training, freelancing, and entrepreneurial ecosystem stakeholders in one place. Using time as a currency, Qayedny’s Time Points Token enables youth to seamlessly buy, sell, and exchange services as well as skills.
ScribeMe by Bishoy Michel, Mark Morad Sedky, and Jowairya Ahmed Soliman
ScribeMe is an application that converts inaccessible documents (especially scanned documents and shapes in PowerPoint) into text that is readable by screen readers..
SDS Egypt by Hussein Oraby, Suhaila Saad, and Mona Saif
SDS Egypt (Smart Disability Society) is an inclusive learning and freelancing platform tailored for persons with visual disabilities in Egypt, providing them with accessible training for current and future demanded jobs, remote work opportunities, and affordable assistive technology to empower their independence and mobility.
SensEar by Omar Abdelsalam, Muhammad Samy, and Ahmed Saeed
SensEar from Makeen provides Augmented Reality-powered glasses for seamless 2-way communication for persons with auditory disabilities, helping them read and write through real-time translation of speech and text into sign language and vice versa.
Program partners
The Empowering Inclusion in Employment program is implemented by the nonprofit organisation enpact within the cooperation framework between the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Egypt, which implements on behalf of the German Government. The program is implemented as part of the Equal Opportunities and Social Development (EOSD) Project.
