Innovation for Accessibility in Egypt

The Colour of Innovation is a podcast brought to you by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In this show we cover stories of innovation from across the Arab States. In each episode we examine some of the most pressing development challenges in the region, through stories from people on the ground, social innovators, experts and our colleagues exploring new solutions.

This episode looks at challenges that persons with disabilities in Egypt face on a day-to-day basis and talks with some young entrepreneurs working with people with disabilities to create innovative solutions to these challenges.

We begin with a story by our Country Correspondent Wasim Abuzaid who interviews Mohammed Nasser about his experiences of being a blind student in Cairo.

We talk to two social entrepreneurs, Khaled Eyada and Anwar Aly, about how they have worked with people with disabilities to understand their needs and to design solutions that begin to address them.

And finally we talk with UNDP Egypt’s Innovation Lab Coordinator Farida Matta about how UNDP is creating a space for innovation and co-creation among entrepreneurs and end users.

For more information follow the links below:

Helpee: https://web.facebook.com/HelpeeOfficial/?ref=py_c&_rdc=1&_rdr

UNDP Egypt Innovation Lab: https://bit.ly/2lP18eA

UNDP Innovation in the Arab States: http://inno4arabstates.com/

UNDP Arab States: http://www.arabstates.undp.org/

Credits:

Host: Ben Thompson Coon

Producers: Jennifer Colville and Ben Thompson Coon

Sound Engineer: Benjamin Lehti

Guests: Farida Matta, Khaled Eyada, Anwar Aly, Mohamed Nasser

Egypt Correspondent: Wasim Abuzaid