Our work

The "Innovating for a Greener Tomorrow" Green Hackathon is an initiative designed to empower entrepreneurs in the Delta region to tackle pressing environmental challenges. The project is implemented by the National Solid Waste Management Program (NSWMP) /EU GREEN in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and organized by Enroot. The project is focused on two key governorates, namely 1) Kafr Elsheikh and 2) Gharbia, while being implemented in Kafr El Sheikh. This three-day event brought together 40 entrepreneurs from the Delta governorates, each presented creative solutions to environmental challenges, particularly in the solid waste management field. Participants received specialized training designed to support them develop their entrepreneurial ideas into innovative solutions, which was presented to a panel of experts. The top three projects received financial prizes to support the development of their businesses.

This project aims to support the integration of refugee entrepreneurs into Egypt’s entrepreneurship ecosystem by providing financial and non-financial services to 20 refugee-led startups under the MASAR Egaby III (Positive Path) project. This includes tailored business development support, financial assistance, mentorship, and market linkages to enhance business growth, sustainability, and economic resilience. The incubator will play a critical role in equipping refugee entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to scale their businesses and actively participate in the local economy.

The project aimed to raise the entrepreneurial awareness of youth on local business opportunities that they can harness to their benefit within their local communities. It also aimed to understand the motives and drivers of youth, in order to develop the relevant communication and implementation tools that resonate with their characteristics and local community dynamics.

A research project focused on identifying five early-stage businesses’ strengths and challenges to support them in setting their priority areas for the upcoming capacity-building stage of one of their programs.

The project was implemented in the framework of the German Corporation for International Cooperation’s Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP). It aimed to to support the entrepreneurial environment and its leaders in the agribusiness sector in Beni Suef by delivering entrepreneurship awareness-raising trainings, bootcamps, an incubation cycle, and a capacity building program for young agribusiness entrepreneurs, fresh graduates, and rural community members.

The project aimed to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of female entrepreneurs in start-ups and early-stage companies, providing access to capacity building and business development services, and facilitating linkages to investors and other finance opportunities. This initiative promoted gender equality in the private sector and facilitated their increased participation in the private sector.

The project aimed to revise and update the ITC-ILO toolkit on innovative Business Development Services (BDS), networking, and SME integration into value chains, as well as pricing and marketing of BDS. Activities included conducting an assessment of the institutional and capacity development needs of potential BDS providers in targeted areas of Sudan and customising the fully developed toolkit to fit the Sudanese context. Additionally, it facilitated a training of trainers (ToT) session on the developed toolkit in Sudan.

The project aimed to understand the market landscape of business development service providers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), with a focus on business management, financial literacy, and market access services training. It assessed the organisational capacities of these providers, including their institutional, operational, and financial capabilities to support potential entrepreneurs and existing micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

The project aimed to reduce the gender gap in the entrepreneurship landscape across Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. Focused on the agrifood, textile, and ICT sectors, it market analysis, identifying product solutions for sector challenges, and compiling regulatory frameworks for business startups.The results served the establishment of an online platform informing potential women business owners in the MENA region about exporting regulations.