Our work

A study that aimed to identify innovation areas for three crops in Upper Egypt in order to effectively promote them, as part of the AIP project. Divided into two phases, the first focused on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), garlic, and other crops in Beni Suef and Minya. The second utilised a market system development approach for value chain analysis, identifying constraints, opportunities, capacities, and risks related to market actors. Key interventions focused on strengthening farmer organisations, boosting productivity through innovation, and establishing marketing linkages of potential public-private partnership opportunities.

A project that aimed to understand the livelihoods of refugees, including economic and enterprise development opportunities, to identify intervention chances. Immediate, medium- and long-term recommendations for sustainable enterprise promotion among refugees and host community members in Greater Cairo, Alexandria, and Damietta were developed. These locations served as the base for creating strategies, concrete outcomes, and program interventions in the realm of building sustainable enterprises among refugees. The project included a socio-economic assessment, a longlisting of refugees' inclusive sectors, conducting sector scoring and selection, and a value chain analysis.

The project focused on assessing the handmade carpet sector in Giza and Behaira with a focus on women's engagement in various value chain activities.

The project involved supporting the GIZ in conducting value chain analyses, in-depth needs assessments for stakeholder and farmer organizations, and a labour market assessment to support the sustainable development and growth of the agricultural sector in Luxor.

The project involved supporting the German consulting firm “Integration Consulting Group” in streamlining their administrative and operational processes for the implementation of cluster-development initiatives with the GIZ in Egypt.

An export refusals analysis study in the food sector that included aggregated data from multiple sources and analyzed main pressing issues halting Egypt's potential from growing its export markets in the sector on behalf of Land O’ Lakes.

Focusing on central villages in Giza, Alexandria, Fayoum, Dakahlia, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Aswan, the Red Sea, and Port Said, the project involved assessing the outreach channels of the service providers associated with the Ministry of Social Solidarity’s Hayah Kareema initiative. The study included a mapping of stakeholders and identified economic opportunities in the local communities of the target governorates.

The project was undertaken as a consulting service to the Dutch Embassy; It compiled an overview of processes and import, and export procedures meant to facilitate Dutch companies' trade with Egypt. It will continue in 2024.

The project aims to improve digital literacy among rural citizens in order to promote e-government in the Hayah Karima target areas. The outreach model outlines the best approach that the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology can use to reach their target groups through internal and external resources.

The project was undertaken in the framework of Solidaridad’s Reclaim Sustainability! Program. It involved the completion of baseline assessments with the aim of supporting inclusive sustainable value chains and the fair representation of farmers, workers, and citizens in decision-making for the sustainable use of natural resources, decent work, fair value distribution, and sustainable consumption.

The project focuses on conducting a comprehensive needs assessment study in Upper Egypt that aims to identify and understand challenges, opportunities, and emerging trends in the needs of youth and women to enable key development organisations to formulate responsiveness.

The tailor-made training (TMT) project applies a training of trainers (ToT) approach to help address the identified knowledge and skills gaps of MASAAR’s entrepreneurship mentors who are university staff members. The aim is to create a robust, well-equipped, and self-sustaining entity within the University of Sohag that can disseminate knowledge on circular entrepreneurship to farmers, local communities, and young entrepreneurs effectively.

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.