Impact Report 2023 – TAB 2 – Early-stage development

Core Area 01: Early-stage development


A seed, by nature, has what it takes to blossom: from the drive to do so, to all the necessary makings of a plant. However, its nature alone is not enough. Without the right environment, and the right resources, the seed will never break through the surface of the soil. 

Through our early-stage development projects, we empower new and existing businesses and organizations through mentoring, financial support, and capacity-building for nine to twelve months.

Impact report 2023

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Projects implemented:

– MADE

– doroob

– Social entrepreneurship

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Egypt’s Sustainable Manufacturing, MADE By Young Entrepreneurs


The core goal of Manufacturing Advancement and Development in Egypt (MADE) was to identify university students and recent graduates – with innovative ideas for the industry – and empower them to turn these ideas into viable and marketable solutions in practice. Implemented in cooperation with GIZ Egypt, the MADE program was designed to run over three tracks covering Energy Efficiency, Water Accessibility, and Food Security.

“MADE came at the right time and place. Egypt’s manufacturing sector is in dire need of fresh, homegrown ideas to push it forward towards sustainability.”

— Omar Seif El Islam, Digital Fabrication Solutions Manager at San3a Tech

Key stats

  • Duration

    01.08.22 to 28.02.24

  • Supported

    24 businesses/startups

  • Location

    Egypt

  • Partners

    GIZ and BMZ

SDGs

  • SDG Goal 5 - Gender equality SDG Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

    The MADE program involved 3 tracks, 9 teams, and 9 months of making sustainable industrial solutions.

    20.8% of the participants were women.

    24 jobs created.

    2 teams that received investment since the end of the project.

Doroob - socially impactful entrepreneurship in Egypt


The mission of the doroob program is to empower entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to establish socially impactful businesses in three of Egypt’s key economic sectors, including the creative industries, agribusiness and tourism. In May 2023, with the support of DROSOS FOUNDATION, enpact launched the first track of the program which targeted entrepreneurs from the creative industries, with a focus on interior and furniture design, performing arts, and handicrafts.

We applied for doroob mainly to gain access to the training. But on the Idea Competition Day, we realized - once more - that there was another asset - the community. The people that the program brings together, including the judges and other like-minded entrepreneurs, are great.

— Haidy Abdelhamid

Key stats

  • Duration

    01.05.2023 to 31.01.26

  • Supported

    7 teams

  • Location

    Egypt

  • Partners

    Drosos Foundation

SDGs

  • SDG Goal 4 - Quality education SDG Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

    Young talents have successfully established new businesses in one of the targeted sectors (creative industry, agriculture, health and tourism sectors) in Egypt.

Social entrepreneurship workshops


enpact was proud and excited to have won the community challenge tender of the German Alumni portal. The tender comprised developing and implementing a digital training series with virtual workshops on “Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship” – tackling challenges within the SDG 11 – sustainable cities.

Key stats

  • Duration

    01.04.2023 to 01.12.2023

  • Supported

    50+ participants

  • Location

    Germany

  • Partners

    Alumniportal

SDGs

  • SDG Goal 4 - Quality education SDG Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities

    Participants are virtually trained in the field of ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ to develop their ideas, projects, or research that potentially results in social innovations or startup concepts.

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