Egypt
In Egypt, HI supported people with disabilities.
HI regularly holds events in Cairo, where it promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities. | © Elisa Fourt / HI
Our actions
HI aims to support the full application of the UN Convention and the Egyptian 2018 Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It focuses on strengthening the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), promoting interinstitutional dynamics, and fostering social inclusion.
In addition, HI is hosting the INGO coordination forum, thus engaging in humanitarian coordination at the national level.
In 2025, HI signed a strategic partnership agreement with the National Alliance, which regroups civil society organizations. This partnership will support the development of disability inclusion agenda within civil society.
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 organization 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 organizing 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 organizations 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
People with disabilities are still often overlooked in Egypt, despite evolving social and political frameworks. Since the 2011 Arab Spring, members of the Movement for the Rights of People with Disabilities, together with other actors in Egyptian civil society, have successfully advocated for the creation of the National Council for Disability Affairs.
However, economic pressures, including those exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the current regional conflict, and rising inflation, have slowed progress in disability inclusion and limited social services' capacity.
Egypt is also facing growing humanitarian pressures linked to regional displacement. Following the outbreak of conflict in Sudan in April 2023, more than 500,000 people crossed into Egypt within the first year of the crisis, the majority of them women and children requiring humanitarian assistance. By 2025, over 670,000 Sudanese refugees were registered in the country, contributing to a broader refugee population approaching one million people in need of protection and support.
- Number of HI staff: 8
- Program year opening: 2013
