Hemma همّة by Mogtama3

Programme · Hemma (determination)

Built with people of determination, not just for them.

People of determination are part of every Mogtama3 programme. Hemma is where we focus on them, and nothing about us is done without us.

Hemma’s glyph

the djed: endurance and stability

Across Mogtama3

Every other programme is accessible too.

Photo: Al-Azhar Park · Djehouty · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons, cropped and duotoned by Mogtama3

Your format, your choice

Accessible versions of this page

The same information in Egyptian Sign Language, in Easy Read and as audio. Choose the one that works for you.

Egyptian Sign Language

A short video summary of this page, signed in Egyptian Sign Language.

Captions and a transcript come with every video.

Easy Read

Short sentences, one idea at a time, with pictures to help. The same information, easier to read.

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Audio version

Listen to this page, read aloud. A transcript comes with it.

The facts

Disability is part of every community.

Two facts shape our work: how common disability is, and what Egyptian law already asks of employers.

Worldwide

1.3 billion

16% of the world’s population

1.3 billion people, 16% of the world’s population, experience significant disability.

Source: WHO, March 2023

Five tracks

Skills, work and full participation in community life

Choose the track that fits you, or join more than one. Each track connects to the rest of Mogtama3, because every programme is open to you.

1

Assistive technology and digital skills

Screen readers such as NVDA, TalkBack and VoiceOver, voice control, captions, and AI tools that describe images or turn speech into text. For learners and their families.

  • Screen readers
  • Voice control
  • Captions
  • Image description
  • Speech to text

No Hemma events are scheduled yet.

Join a Hemma programme and we will contact you to talk about the track that fits you.

See all upcoming events
2

Pathways to work

Digital, AI and cybersecurity roles, with reasonable adjustments.

  • Reserved places in Geel (generation) cohorts and mentoring.
  • Connecting employers that must meet the 5% quota with trained candidates [partners to confirm].

Quota source: Disability World

Explore Geel, our youth programme
3

Inclusive community

  • Dafa (warmth) will offer inclusive circles, co-designed with disability associations.
  • Venues whose access features are verified on site, so no one has to disclose a disability.
  • Egyptian Sign Language at selected events.
Get a sneak peek of Dafa
5

Accessibility for organisations

Workshops for NGOs, small businesses and developers on accessible websites and documents, following WCAG 2.2.

  • NGOs
  • Small businesses
  • Developers
Ask about a workshop

Co-design

Nothing about us without us.

Hemma is designed with people of determination, not just for them. They shape what we build, and they check how well we do it.

Co-designed from the start

Every Hemma activity is co-designed with people of determination and disability associations [partners to confirm].

Reviewed by an advisory group

An advisory group that includes people of determination reviews our work [to form].

Disability association partners

[partners to confirm]

Partners appear here once they have agreed to be named. Partner with Hemma as an association

Join

Join a Hemma programme

Tell us your name, your city and how you like to be contacted. We take it from there.

We never ask about a diagnosis.

You decide what to share. Adjustments need no reason, and we delete them after use.

Prefer to talk to a person?

Call +20 10 3495 5595 Email [email protected]

Your details

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How would you like us to contact you?

Give the number or address that suits the way you chose.

Which track interests you? (optional)

Tell us anything that helps. No reason needed. We delete this after use.

For associations and employers

Partner with Hemma

Disability associations and employers make Hemma work. Tell us who you are, and we will find the right way to work together.

Disability associations

Co-design Hemma activities with us, and help people in your community take part.

Employers

Meet trained candidates for digital, AI and cybersecurity roles, with reasonable adjustments in place [partners to confirm].

Want an accessibility workshop for your team? Choose Other and tell us in your message.

Tell us about your organisation

What kind of organisation is it?