Egypt
HI is working in Egypt to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities and champion their rights. HI teams have been implementing various activities to promote access to inclusive and adapted services for people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, with a specific focus on women and girls with disabilities.
Our actions
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HI works with local organisations and service providers to improve access to early detection of disabilities and early intervention services for very young children. Our teams also intervene among the 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 populations by providing vulnerable households with food and cash assistance and supporting the recovery of their income generating activity.
In Asyut governorate, HI aims to strengthen the economic empowerment of households of people with disabilities by providing support to their businesses and promoting economic inclusion.
HI also facilitates the access of refugees and asylum seekers to humanitarian assistance and health, mental health and rehabilitation services, and distributes 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.
Sudan crisis
Together, we can protect and support vulnerable people affected by the conflict in Sudan. Can we count on you to join us?
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Background
People with disabilities are still overlooked in Egypt, although social and political systems are rapidly evolving. Since 2011 and the Arab Spring, members of the Movement for the Rights of People with Disabilities, along with other stakeholders in Egyptian society, have successfully campaigned for the creation of a National Council on Disability Affairs. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has weakened the country’s economic situation, delaying potential progress in the field of disability.
According to the UNHCR, over 300,000 refugees from Sudan arrived in Egypt in 2023. Most of them were women, children and female-headed households requiring assistance.
- Number of HI staff members: 48
- Date the programme opened: 2013
