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Cairo, Egypt · Active across MENA

The infrastructure
the MENA impact
economy needs.

We diagnose what is structurally broken in the MENA impact ecosystem — then build exactly what it takes to fix it. Advisory, programs, research, and platforms.

For Enterprises — IMM & ESG Advisory
For Programs — Impact Capacity Building
For Ecosystems — Research & Mapping
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01Enterprise Readiness 02Measurement Capacity 03Ecosystem Intelligence 04Support Infrastructure
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Our Strategic Thesis

Four gaps.
One firm to fill them.

Yimpakt is built around a diagnosed map of what is actually broken in the MENA impact ecosystem. Every service, program, and platform starts from a gap — not from what we can sell.

Gap 01
Enterprise Readiness Gap
Most MENA social enterprises and SMEs cannot demonstrate their impact in ways credible to DFIs or investors. Capital exists — but deal flow is constrained by readiness, not appetite.
→ Enterprise Advisory
Gap 02
Measurement Capacity Gap
Development actors, accelerators, and training programs lack internal IMM competency. Programs run for years without knowing if they work. The tools exist — the capacity to use them doesn't.
→ Institutional Programs
Gap 03
Ecosystem Intelligence Gap
Almost no systematic, publicly available mapping of the MENA impact ecosystem exists. Investment decisions, program designs, and policy responses are made on intuition and anecdote.
→ Ecosystem Intelligence
Gap 04
Support Infrastructure Gap
Impact-driven enterprises lack dedicated accelerator and platform support aligned to their dual mandate. Most accelerators are built for tech growth — not for social and environmental value creation.
→ Platforms & Capital
Four-Arm Architecture

Every engagement
starts from a gap.

Yimpakt operates across four interconnected arms — each addressing a structural failure in the MENA impact economy.

Arm 1 — Enterprise Advisory
Impact & ESG
for Companies
Full-stack sustainability and impact advisory for startups, SMEs, and social enterprises. From Theory of Change to investor-ready evidence — in one integrated engagement.
  • Impact Measurement & Management (IMM)
  • ESG Strategy & Governance
  • GRI, SDG, IRIS+ Reporting
  • Carbon Footprinting & Life Cycle Assessment
  • DFI Readiness & Investment Preparation
Arm 2 — Institutional Programs
Capacity Building
for Ecosystem Actors
Training, curriculum design, and programmatic services for development organizations, accelerators, and institutional partners — embedding real IMM capacity, not just awareness.
  • IMM Training for Development Organizations
  • Accelerator Portfolio Capacity Building
  • Impact Hackathon Design & Facilitation
  • Incubation & Acceleration Program Design
  • E-Learning in Impact (2027)
Arm 3 — Ecosystem Intelligence
Research &
Ecosystem Mapping
Applied research, sector analysis, and ecosystem mapping — diagnosing what's structurally broken and publishing it for the ecosystem to act on.
  • Ecosystem Stakeholder Mapping
  • Capital Flow Analysis
  • Sector Gap Reports & Policy Briefs
  • Impact Data Products for MENA
  • Commissioned Research
Arm 4 — Platforms & Capital
Own Platforms.
Long-term Infrastructure.
Yimpakt builds platforms that serve the enterprises we advise — turning years of advisory practice into scalable tools the market was missing.
  • Trace — ESG Intelligence Platform
  • Yimpakt+ — Impact Measurement Platform
On the Roadmap
  • Grant Matching Platform (2027)
  • Impact Accelerator — Cohort 1 (2027)
  • Impact Investment Arm (2028)
Our Platforms

Not just advice.
Infrastructure.

Yimpakt builds the platforms that advisory practice reveals are missing. Both products are grounded in years of client-facing work — not built speculatively.

Live — trace.yimpakt.com
Trace

ESG intelligence for MENA companies. Know what frameworks apply to you. Report with confidence. No consultant required.

  • 5-question obligation engine — what applies to your company
  • IFRS S1/S2, GRI, CSRD, SASB, SFDR, TNFD coverage
  • CFO module — carbon cost & green finance readiness
  • Scope 3 screening & supplier portal
  • AI narrative generation with assurance-ready working papers
  • MENA regulatory radar — Egypt, Qatar, UAE, KSA
Go to Trace →
In Development — Demo Available
Yimpakt+

AI-powered end-to-end impact intelligence. From Theory of Change to investor-ready evidence — in one guided workflow.

  • Guided Theory of Change builder
  • Multi-framework alignment — IRIS+, IMP, GRI, SDGs, B Impact
  • Statistical validation layer — the differentiator
  • Impact Maturity Ladder — four structured stages
  • Investment-ready output packages for DFIs & investors
  • Built for MENA SMEs — not global institutional investors
See Demo →
Theory of Change

How structural gaps
become funded impact.

A causal map — from diagnosing what's broken in the MENA impact ecosystem to deploying capital that changes it. Each step is both a Yimpakt offering and a link in the chain.

01
Diagnose
Map what is broken — rigorously.
Ecosystem mapping, sector gap research, and capital flow analysis. Published as public goods. Decisions stop being made on intuition.
Ecosystem Mapping Gap Research JRNY Green Connect
02
Build Capacity
Give actors the tools to measure what works.
IMM training, accelerator programs, curriculum design. Development organizations stop running programs blind. Evidence becomes institutional habit.
IMM Training GIZ / EU / USAID Accelerator Programs
03
Ready Enterprises
Turn real impact into fundable impact.
Theory of Change, IRIS+, GRI, IFRS S2, impact data rooms. Enterprises that create real value can now demonstrate it credibly to capital providers.
IRIS+ / GRI / IFRS S2 DFI Readiness Impact Data Rooms
04
Scale Infrastructure
Build what reaches beyond advisory.
Trace, Yimpakt+, accelerator, investment arm. Advisory has a ceiling. Platforms and capital don't. The loop closes: Yimpakt deploys its own.
Trace (Live) Yimpakt+ (Dev) Accelerator (2027)
Outcomes
More capital deployed to real impact enterprises in MENA
Ecosystem actors making decisions from evidence, not intuition
ESG and impact reporting accessible to companies without consultants
A self-sustaining impact infrastructure arm — Yimpakt deploying its own capital
Client & Partner Work

Organizations we've
worked with.

Across enterprise advisory, institutional programs, ecosystem research, and platform development.

Sanabil Investments
Venture Capital · Saudi Arabia
Portfolio IMM framework design; IRIS+ alignment; impact reporting structure for VC portfolio
→ Framework deployed across investment pipeline
BIC / UI Investments
Investment Platform · Egypt
Sustainability & Impact Playbook; IMM framework for SME portfolio
→ Embedded tool for investment team
GIZ Egypt
Development Finance · Germany
Ecosystem mapping; green economy sector analysis; technical advisory
→ Commissioned sector research delivered
Enroot
Social Enterprise · MENA
Theory of Change design; IMM framework; investor-ready impact reporting
→ Impact framework built for DFI readiness
MicroMentor
International NGO · Global
Impact measurement strategy; women entrepreneur program outcomes; MENA ecosystem insights
Flat6Labs
Accelerator · Egypt & MENA
Impact portfolio measurement; sustainability capacity building for portfolio companies
TileGreen
CleanTech · Egypt
Carbon footprint baseline; ESG reporting preparation; DFI readiness assessment
Tadweera
Circular Economy · Egypt
Life Cycle Assessment; Scope 3 emissions mapping; sustainability reporting
Averroes
EdTech · MENA
Social impact measurement; education outcome indicators; Theory of Change design
JRNY Green Connect
Ecosystem Platform · MENA
Green economy actor mapping; capital flow research; landscape analysis
Enroot Hackathon
Program · Egypt
Hackathon design; impact-sector challenge framing; team coaching and judging
JRNY
Entrepreneurship · MENA
Ecosystem intelligence research; entrepreneurship landscape mapping; regional analysis
Ecosystem Intelligence · Arm 3

Research that moves
the ecosystem.

Public-good knowledge products — sector maps, gap analyses, and data that help the MENA impact ecosystem make better decisions.

Ecosystem Map
MENA Green Economy — Actor Landscape
Commissioned mapping of the green economy ecosystem in Egypt and MENA — stakeholders, capital flows, gaps, and opportunities.
JRNY Green Connect · 2025
Sector Report
Impact Investment Readiness in MENA — Structural Gap Analysis
Diagnostic research on why MENA impact investment deal flow is constrained. Enterprise readiness, measurement capacity, and credibility gaps — quantified by sector.
Yimpakt Ecosystem Intelligence · 2026
Data Product
MENA Impact Benchmarks — Sector Scorecards
Sector-specific performance benchmarks for impact enterprises in MENA. Gives enterprises a reference point for what 'good' looks like — something that does not currently exist in the region.
In Development · 2026–2027
YEA
Yomna El-Awamri
Cairo · 2026
Founder & MD Yomna El-Awamri
Yomna
El-Awamri
Founder & Managing Director · Yimpakt
A practitioner-strategist with over a decade across research, policy, climate, social enterprise, and sustainability in Egypt and MENA. Yomna has operated inside large institutions and built her own ventures — giving Yimpakt both institutional credibility and entrepreneurial instinct. Her positioning is not as a consultant who advises on impact from the outside, but as a practitioner who has measured it, mapped it, and built infrastructure for it.
J-PAL MENA
Policy Lead, E2c2 Programme
American University in Cairo
Adjunct Faculty — Sustainable Development & WEF Systems
Misr El-Kheir Foundation
Large-scale social program management
Carbon Impact Lab
Founder — Carbon footprinting & climate consulting
PUM Netherlands Senior Experts
Country Manager — SME development advisory
Advisory Board · In Formation

Building with
the ecosystem's best.

We are forming a small advisory board of practitioners, DFI officers, and ecosystem builders from across MENA and globally. If you've seen the gaps firsthand and want to help close them — we'd like to hear from you.

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Work With Us

Let's close
a gap together.

Whether you're an enterprise needing IMM support, an accelerator building impact capacity, or a funder looking for ecosystem intelligence — we start from diagnosing the gap, not pitching a service.

Based in
Cairo, Egypt · Active across MENA
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