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Social Enterprise Week Kicks Off in Dubai Sunday - Register Now!

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting spaces to watch in the Middle East today, as several local pioneers are launching...

Green Energy Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Bedriye Hulya of Turkey Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship in Turkey is being celebrated on the global stage once again, as the World Economic Forum’s Schwab F...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Think Science Competition Encourages UAE Youth to Pursue a Science Major

The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development is gearing up to launch the Think Science Competition for three days, starting April...

Competitions Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Reviving Egyptian Waqf to Catalyze Social Change

Change starts when citizens start asking questions to solve local issues, and themselves try to find new alternatives to traditional work...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night

Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b...

Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Announcing the Winner of Wamda's Community Blog Competition

After launching the Community Post function and Competition just last month, Wamda received a great response and some very compelling, ...

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Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility, by Fadi Ghandour

It is a matter of fact that chronic poverty and unemployment have long been the twin hallmarks of most Arab economies. While poverty...

Social Change Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour

Jordan’s Nakhweh Relaunches as a Regional Hub for Social Ventures

Nakhweh has long been one of Jordan’s darlings in the social entrepreneurship space, a scrappy NGO trying to make volunteerism popular (or a...

Ecosystem Scaling Social Change

Egypt's Revolutionaries Take to the Streets, To Improve Neighborhoods

“Change starts in the streets," was a slogan coined during the Egyptian revolution, as demonstrators took pride in cleaning the streets i...

Egypt Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

KnowElectricity Teaches Pakistan About Energy Efficiency: Can It Become a Sustainable Business?

Scores of Pakistanis are curious about the potential for solar and wind energy to cut costs in a country where continuous power is at a...

Digital Media Environment Green Energy

15 Startups Doing Social Good in the Arab World

Across the Arab world, social enterprise is gaining traction as new entrepreneurs seek to not just innovate or make money, but to do social...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship Top Lists

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 09-13

Throughout your entrepreneurial journey, you will often be reminded of why connections and mentorship are important. Support is equally as...

Advice Agriculture CoE Cards

PACE Civic Engagement Grant Application Deadline

The PACE (Promoting Active Citizen Engagement) program is soliciting grant applications from Lebanese NGOs to design and implement...

Government Social Change

Gaza's First Incubator Ramps Up, Giving New Hope to Local Entrepreneurs

A timely answer to the ongoing strife and instability in Palestine, the first incubator in Gaza is continuing to make strides, training...

Mentorship Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

iOS App Abjad City Teaches Kids the Arabic Alphabet

What happens if you find yourself living in a foreign country where no one speaks your native language, and you are try to teach...

Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps

Building a Culture of Sustainable Development in Bahrain

In a deceptively gentle British cadence, Leena Al Olaimy firmly gets right to the point when it comes to sustainable development in...

Ecosystem Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Building a 2020 Vision of Entrepreneurship in Lebanon: Part 2

As I discussed in my last post, building an entrepreneurship ecosystem that consistently empowers small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)...

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Is the Philanthropy Model Broken? Changemakers Discuss Social Entrepreneurship in Dubai

In Dubai, a city that is sometimes referred to as ‘soul-less’, over 150 social changemakers from across the Gulf gathered at the Capital Clu...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Circumvention Tech Summit in Tunis

OpenITP and the Information Security Coalition (ISC) will be hosting the Circumvention Tech Summit in Tunis, Tunisia from November...

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How to Use a Cow Creatively: Social Entrepreneurship Gets Innovative in Egypt

Ever wondered how to start a social enterprise and change the world? JCI Cairo recently brought in Moroccon expert Adnane Adioui, founder...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Cycling: The Sustainable Solution to Egypt's Congestion Epidemic

Ever thought about using a bike for your routine travel in Egypt? This distinctly lo-tech solution to the country’s traffic problems w...

Education Egypt Environment

Social Entrepreneurship vs. Social Activism: What is the Difference?

"Social Entrepreneur" and "Social Activist": these are two terms that are being used often lately given the recent revolutions (in which...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

MedESS 2013 Conference

This year, spring will be about involvement in solidarity! That’s at least what MedESS 2013 is proposing. During 3 days, participants will b...

Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

AMENDS 2012 Conference Report

If you get inspired by changemakers in the Arab World, check out AMENDS. When the Arab Spring broke out in 2011, two Stanford University ...

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