Work in Progress! Alliance

Enabling young people in Egypt, Nigeria and Somaliland

The Work in Progress! Alliance aims to enable young people from diverse backgrounds to generate sustainable living wages and create optimism about their future in Egypt, Nigeria and post-conflict Somaliland.


Our focus

Building young people’s skills for today and the future to find paid jobs or set up their own enterprises.

Accelerating start-ups and offering business development services (BDS) to impact-driven small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so they can employ more young people – improving the demand side of the market – and deepen their social and environmental impact.

Improving the enabling environment for youth and enterprises by influencing actors including government, the private sector and citizens to change policies, laws, practices, attitudes and beliefs concerning youth and work.


Alliance partners and partners in Egypt, Nigeria and Somalia

In Nigeria, the project partner Poise works on advancing employability skills training and manages the Bits Schools, Ekobits and Edobits. These are both digital design schools.

The accelerator partner She Leads Africa focuses on women-founded startups and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) is the partner for Business Development Support for social enterprises. EDC is also responsible for improving the enabling environment for SMEs and youth.

VC4A ensures startups improve their operations and have access to business networks, knowledge and finance. They do this via their online Startup Academy, establish connections with startup incubators and accelerators, and by implementing the Mentor Driven Capital (MDC) program in all three countries.

Butterfly Works supports several TVET centers to improve the curricula. Butterfly Works also supports Hubs in Abuja to improve its services of start-ups and small enterprises.

Hanze University of Applied Sciences has been working with Oxfam partners on the basic foundations of Futures Literacy. This work will be enhanced to fully implement FL in curricula and foster the mindset of FL within students and staff of partner organizations and participating universities. These measures are expected to lead to the initiation of the first Futures Literacy Innovation Hub in Africa.

In post-conflict Somaliland, Shaqodoon, is the partner that manages the Bits digital design school Hargabits, in Hargeisa. In Boroma, the Somaliland Skills Training Association, SOSTA, is offering various vocational and technical skills training and soft employability skills advice and training. The start-up accelerator is Innovate Ventures, supported by VC4A and focussed on tech start-ups. The project partners with Shuraako for Business Development Services and with Havoyoco for creating an enabling environment.

In Egypt, Icealex implements start-up support initiatives in Alexandria. Ahead of the Curve is the Business Development Service partner, and since 2019 we have partnered with The Community Hub to create an enabling environment in the country.


Timeline

The 4-year project started in January 2020 and will run until December 2023 with a budget of € 11.2 million. WiP! is financed by the LEAD (Local Employment for African Development) program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The first 4-year phase of WiP! was implemented during 2016-2019 with a budget of € 10.4 million. For more information about the project and its achievements, please see various Work in Progress! reports.


Facts

Project name: Work in Progress!
Project period: Four years, from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023
Target group: Young women and men
Location: Nigeria (Lagos, Nassarawa and Edo State), Egypt (Cairo and Alexandria), Somalia (post-conflict Somaliland)
Budget: 11.2 million euros


Contact:

For more information please contact Haroon Khan, email address haroon.khan@oxfamnovib.nl, Global Project Manager.

 

Overview

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Location The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Targets Egypt, Nigeria, Somalia
Sectors Sector agnostic

Programs

Portfolio

Name Country Sector(s)
Amaranthine Media
An indigenous storytelling machine creating media content for children
Nigeria Creative, media and entertainment
CreditFins
Credit cards management platform
Egypt Fintech
Interact
Make the whole learning and collaborating experience engaging and fun
Egypt Educational products, Electronics, Information tec…
Chefaa
Omni-channel app digitizing a patient centric pharma industry
Egypt Big data, Healthcare providers and services, Pharm…
CoretNeedle
A marketplace to sew, buy & rent dresses from African designers
Nigeria Clothing and textiles production, Fashion, Retail …
Vetwork
MENA's petcare at home
Egypt Healthcare, Healthcare providers and services
BridgingSpace Technologies Limited
Safe Therapy for Today
Nigeria Healthcare, Healthcare providers and services, Mob…
Doctoora E-Health Ltd
Healthcare you can trust
Nigeria Healthcare, Real estate
Gbale
Business of Convenience.
Nigeria Fintech, Real estate
EL-kanis and Partners
We develop digital platforms that improve assets and reinforces agro food value chain and incomes of farmers.
Nigeria Agribusiness, Agritech, ICT
HayCountry Foods
Quality Foods within Economic Reach!
Nigeria Agribusiness, Food production, Manufacturing
Distrifoods Nigeria
Increasing access to safer affordable Nutrified Products in Nigeria
Nigeria Agribusiness, Food and beverage, Food production
Plstka
Gamification app with iot Supply chain system to waste management
Egypt Waste management and recycling
Middel Dynamic International Services
Connecting healthcare services globally
Nigeria Healthcare, Healthcare providers and services
Aspire Power Solutions
A better energy experience starts here
Nigeria Clean technology and energy, Renewable energy, Sol…
Foodlocker Limited
Farming-as-a-Service for Large Buyers
Nigeria Agritech, E-commerce, Retail and wholesale
Nenu Engineering Limited
Premier purveyor of energy saving cook stoves in West Africa.
Nigeria Clean technology, Clean technology and energy, Man…
Livrite Healthcare Services
Providing timely medical Information
Nigeria Healthcare, Healthcare providers and services
Aweli Aviation Academy
Aweli Aviation is one of Training schools in Somaliland.
Somalia Transport and logistics
Education Square
Empowering pre-university educators & building a network of educators
Egypt E-learning, EdTech, Educational services
Moumin Technology Firm
Responsive to the emerging new technology of the ICT Market in Somalia
Somalia ICT, Information technology
Afrimash Company Limited
Number 1 Online Destination for Farmers
Nigeria Agribusiness, Retail, Retail and wholesale
EduPoint Limited
One stop point for connecting learners with verified tutors
Nigeria Education, Educational products, Educational servi…
RENO EMCORE APEX RESOURCES LIMITED
Trading ideas for impact....making a contribution to the society
Nigeria Agribusiness, Animal farming, Business services
Tekeya
More Than a Food Application
Egypt Food and beverage, Waste management and recycling
QuickCheck
One-stop-platform for all your financial needs in Africa
Nigeria Artificial intelligence, Fintech
Pad-Up Creations
Period with pride
Nigeria Medical equipment and supplies, Pharmaceuticals, S…
Sosai Renewable Energies Company
Energy that is for a better life forever
Nigeria Renewable energy, Solar power, Utilities
AgroData
Promoting sustainable farming and improving farm productivity
Nigeria Agribusiness, Agritech, Animal farming
Oncopadi
Africa's 1st digital & friendly cancer care navigation & resource tool
Nigeria Healthcare providers and services
Plastic Venture
Plastic Venture is a new startup that turn waste plastics into bricks
Somalia Business services, Environmental services, Manufac…
Dexy Creation Ventures
Transforming women through Fashion and skill acquisition
Nigeria Arts, Educational services, Fashion
plastic Venture
Plastic Venture is a plastic waste recycling company founded in 2019.
Somalia Waste management and recycling
Tobby Temi D & Bros
think honey ! think topaz .
Nigeria Agribusiness, Food and beverage, Food production
SeamlessHR
Modern Payroll and HR technology for emerging markets
Nigeria Enterprise software, Fintech, Software as a Servic…
Legulp Enterprises
A Drop For Life
Nigeria Community water systems
Busy Broom cleaning & recycling Ltd.
recycling of plastic waste materials into a viable products
Nigeria Environmental services
ForthWorth Farms
Redefining excellence in Farming
Nigeria Agribusiness
Moor Farms Ltd
Organic farming practices that are climate protective and friendly
Nigeria Agribusiness, Animal farming, Clean technology and…
Hastesid Farms & Agro Allied Ltd
Hastesid is in Agric value chain, major investment in Agro-processing
Nigeria Agribusiness, Animal farming, Crop farming
DriveMe
DriveMe is mobility gig worker market place
Nigeria Logistics, Public transport, Transport and logisti…
DevisionX
Design Your ai-machine Vision App Without Coding Without ai Experience
Egypt Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Manufac…
TAYO UNIFORMS & EMBROIDERY
Addresses uniform needs for schools & other institutions, tayounif@gmail.com
Somalia Clothing and textiles production, Manufacturing
Teminicrown Enterprises
A taste of royalty
Nigeria Agribusiness, Food production, Manufacturing
Raasamaal Technology
All-in-One Innovative IT Solutions Hub
Somalia Computer software, Information technology, Interne…
Nawah-Scientific
The place to go to outsource research experiements online
Egypt Biotechnology and medical research, Pharmaceutical…
Brimore
Closing a Door, Opening a Gate!
Egypt E-commerce, Fintech, Retail and wholesale
LifeBank
Smart healthcare supply chain for Africa
Nigeria Healthcare, Transport and logistics
VLaby
virtual lab platform
Egypt Educational products, Educational services, Inform…
The Adirelounge
Hand dyed Fabrics made in Nigeria
Nigeria Clothing and textiles production
Vanpeux Global Synergy Ltd
Connecting People at the bop to Clean Energy
Nigeria Clean technology and energy, Renewable energy, Sol…
The SmartFarm
Supporting next generation farming
Nigeria Agribusiness, Crop farming, Food and beverage
AMBUVETS KONSULT NIG
Your professional guide on Animal Health
Nigeria Agribusiness, Retail, Specialty retail
CardoO
Developing affordable smart devices to middle-class youth of mena
Egypt Electronics
Catyna Designs
African Theme Interiors
Nigeria Construction and manufacturing, Real estate
Science Crafts
Creating hands-on educational kits & learning scenarios.
Egypt Education, Educational products, Educational servi…
7keema
7keema is #1 Nursing Technology
Egypt Healthcare
VRapeutic
Instilling essential life skills through immersive virtual experiences
Egypt Educational products, Educational services, Health…
Utiva
Helping People Move Into Tech. Giving talents a global advantage
Nigeria E-learning, Educational products
chitosan egypt
the innovation
Egypt Waste management and recycling
Flirty Fitness Nig.
Get fit, Stay sexy.
Nigeria Sports and wellness
LacagSame
Convenient money circles you can Trust
Somalia Fintech
Netima Happy Feet
Netima ‘Happy feet’ is a stylish, flexible, sneaker-styled flat shoes
Nigeria Education, Manufacturing, Wholesale
Dagan Decors
Selling home decoration
Somalia Household appliances, Retail
Furniture Hub
Platform gathering between suppliers and buyers in thefurniture sector
Egypt Furniture
Xasuus Reeb (Maternity and Baby photo-shoot)
photo-shoot place for maternity women's and Infants
Somalia Photography, Video production
Bosh Designs and Services Limited
A circular fashion brand that inspires, empowers and preserves
Nigeria Clothing and textiles production, Fashion, Waste m…
Balance Bowl
The Healthy Alteranative
Nigeria Agribusiness, Food production, Logistics
MusterPoint WorkSpace Solution
Your WorkSpace Solution Partner
Nigeria Real estate
So Fresh Neighbourhood Market Ltd
Inspiring you to Live Fresh, Live Healthy
Nigeria Food and beverage, Food production, Retail
Colibri Africa
Boosting your productivity
Ghana Diversified services, Information technology
Kalluunsan Fish Distributor Company
Delivering fresh fish to our customers via cashless
Somalia E-commerce
FarmBiz Enterprises
Post harvest management of fruits and vegetables
Nigeria Agribusiness, Clean technology and energy, Crop fa…
Johar Online Academy
Johar Academy facilitates online secondary courses through mobile app
Somalia Educational services
Ganacsi Kaab Consulting Firm
Solutions that Improve Business Operations
Somalia Accounting services, Consulting and business devel…
MyServiceAgent
Smart voice communication for infinite opportunities.
Nigeria Artificial intelligence, Information technology, S…
Safehaus-UK Nigeria
working for you
Nigeria Healthcare providers and services, HR and recruitm…
Agribiz Concepts Enterprises
Building more prosperous smallholder farmers and SMEs
Nigeria Agribusiness, Animal farming, Crop farming
Samia Consulting Firm
Consulting and Business Development
Somalia Consulting and business development
Kitchies
First central kitchen for home
Egypt Food and beverage, Food production
Kozey Embroidery
kozey embroidery provide high quality and long lasting products
Somalia Fashion
Agrohaven Nigeria Limited
Farm & Extension Mgt. designed People, Processes & Smart Systems
Nigeria Agritech, Big data, Enterprise software
EDNUTALO AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
...clean cars, clean environment...
Nigeria Automotive, Education
1212 Clothings
Great company, great people, efficient solutions for garment needs
Nigeria Clothing and textiles production, Educational serv…
COLNN
Localized E-learning for limited income segment
Egypt E-learning, Educational services, Fintech
GoAds
A self-serve media buying platform
Nigeria Adtech
Language Friends
Languages made fun
Nigeria Educational services
KAAH Bakery
i produce different cake like wedding ceremony and hotels
Somalia Food production, Packaging
Clafiya
Quality Primary Health Care at Your Door Step
Nigeria Healthcare providers and services

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