Egypt empowers disabled with entrepreneurship incubator
Egypt will establish a new incubator to help entrepreneurs with disabilities turn their projects into viable businesses, as the Arab country aspires to turn this segment of society into a driving force of economic growth.
CAIRO — Egypt has unveiled a plan to establish an incubator that focuses solely on entrepreneurs with disabilities, the first of its kind in Egypt.
The new incubator is part of a plan to encourage Egyptians with disabilities to become effective players on this populous country's economic stage and a major driving force of economic growth.
It will be established by the Ministry of Planning and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, a university operated by the Arab League.
The incubator, the Egyptian government says, will offer all types of support to persons with special needs with promising entrepreneurship ideas.
