The Leeha 2eema waste management entrepreneurship program launched last month, to support 45 startups with local manufacturing and value addition.

The program, which has a deadline for applications on April 12, is part of the activities conducted by the IWEX ‘Green Growth: Industrial Waste Management and SME Entrepreneurship Hub in Egypt’ project.

The ‘Leeha 2eema – ليها قيمة’ program offers early stage waste management startups, from all governorates in Egypt, the opportunity to build companies that focus on local manufacturing and value addition products/services by offering them sector specific training, advisory and consultancy as well as access to finance, markets and service providers.

It will offer the following to early-stage startups:

1. A total of 20 days of technical and business training sessions

2. A total of six workshops on business modelling, market research, prototyping and supply chain management

3. 10 prototyping grants for the top performing startups

4. Technical, financial, marketing and needs-based consultation sessions

5. Networking opportunities with potential clients, suppliers, financiers and key entrepreneurship ecosystem stakeholders through a major public event

6. Access to debt and equity financing investors/entities

7. Seven startups from outside Cairo will be supported to attend the program – travel and accommodation will be covered

There is an information session at the Injaz Egypt office in Cairo on April 10 at 7-9pm.