UNPRPD Fund-Jobs and skills for persons with disabilities with a focus on ICT-based solutions

The first phase of the UNPRPD project, with funding of 350.000 USD, enhanced capacities of relevant organizations (DPOs, NGOs, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Social Solidarity, Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Tourism National Council for Women, National Council for Disability Affairs, NGOs, enterprises) to provide accessible and inclusive services for youth with visual and physical impairments, and helped youth obtain more relevant skills, especially in the ICT and tourism sectors. The project, implemented as a partnership between the ILO, UNDP and the ICT-Trust Fund strongly considered the meaningful participation of people with disabilities and DPOs and gender balance. Specific results include: • NGOs and DPOs now deliver accessible and relevant training in 12 governorates • Public and private training and employment service providers affiliated to MoM, MoSS have become more inclusive and accessible • Two inclusive “Design Thinking” workshops produced six IT solutions supporting the inclusion of persons with visual and physical impairments. • A National Business and Disability Network (NBDN) of private companies was established • Six inclusive job fairs provided job matching opportunities • 26 video training sessions on occupational therapy were developed and made available online. • Awareness campaigns of partners address inclusive training and employment • The 1st competition on accessible tourism awarded prizes to the most accessible hotels and tourism service providers.

Project symbol

EGY/18/50/UND

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

01/12/2018

End date

30/06/2021

Total allocation

150000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

147179

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Egypt

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market