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
Actions in process
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 Disability (NCPD), promoting interinstitutional dynamics, and fostering social inclusion.
In addition, HI is hosting the INGO coordination forum, thus engaging in the humanitarian coordination at the national level.
In 2025, HI signed a strategic partnership agreement with the National Alliance which regroups civil society organisations. This partnership will support the development of disability inclusion agenda within the civil society.
Areas of intervention
concretely
Situation of the country
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, current regional conflict and rising inflation—have slowed progress in disability inclusion and limited the capacity of social services.
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
- Programme opened in: 2013
