Egypt
HI works in Egypt to improve the daily lives of persons with disabilities and to champion their rights. HI has been implementing various programs to promote access to inclusive and adapted services for persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups.
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The organisation works with local actors and service providers to improve access of children to early detection of disabilities among toddlers and to provide early intervention services. It intervenes among most vulnerable to identify children with disabilities and ensure their access to health and learning services.
HI supports the prevention of COVID-19 infections and mitigates its socio-economic impact on vulnerable population. To do so, HI provides vulnerable households with food and cash assistance and support their income generation activity’s recovery.
In Asyut governorate, HI intervention aims at strengthening the economic empowerment of households of persons with disabilities by providing support to their businesses and promoting economic inclusion.
The organisation also facilitates the access of Sudanese refugees to humanitarian assistance, health, mental health and rehabilitation services and distribute cash to the most vulnerable families.
Areas of intervention
Latest stories
42,300 Sudanese refugees in Egypt: Humanitarian needs are severely increasing.
Up to 300,000 Sudanese are expected to cross the border and will need humanitarian assistance. HI is prepared to aid refugees and host communities. Donors are urged to prevent disaster.
“Only when everyone is included in society will we be able to move forward”
This year, HI launched the “Idmag” project in Egypt, where the organisation is advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. The project’s manager, Kazem Hemeida, explains why this sort of initiative is so important.
African States against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
From 27th to 28th November, Handicap International (HI) is organising a regional conference on the bombing of civilians. The Conference will take place in Maputo, Mozambique and aims to bring together some 20 States, 10 African civil society organisations and international NGOs. The goal is to raise awareness of this vital challenge among African countries and to encourage them to take action on the world stage to protect civilians from the devastating impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
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Background
Persons with disabilities are overlooked in Egypt. Social and political systems in Egypt are rapidly evolving. Starting 2011 and Arab Springs, members of the Movement for the Rights of People with Disabilities, along with other stakeholders in Egyptian society, successfully campaigned for the establishment of the National Council on Disability Affairs. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has weakened the economic situation of the country delaying potential progress in the field of disability.
Over 300,000 refugees from Sudan have arrived in Egypt in 2023, according to the UNHCR. Most of them are women and children and female-headed households who require assistance.
Number of HI staff members: 32
Date the programme opened: 2013
