Women entrepreneurs in Gaza develop new app for the blind

“This is the beginning of a shift to smart phones and tablets in Gaza,” says entrepreneur Nidaa Wishah. Taking advantage of the growing market, Wishah and her cofounder Manal Khamis, launched AS7AB, a mobile startup that is designing apps for those with special needs. In the short interview above, the cofounders reveal their first release, an app that is designed to help the blind by transforming colors into sounds. With their prototype, the two founders applied for “The Economic Recovery Project” competition at the Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) and won seed funding to…

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Women entrepreneurs in Gaza develop new app for the blind