Life & Society
In a workshop in Upper Egypt, a group of women gather around sewing machines, their hands stitching fabric into garments and the fabric of a new economic reality. Through the Women’s Enterprise Support Programme, thousands of women like them are launching micro-enterprises, transforming their roles in Egypt’s economy and stitching a new path toward financial independence. Since 2020, more than 24,000 women-led businesses have sprung to life under Egypt’s Women’s Enterprise Support Programme, a state initiative backed by the French…
