Regional The three blind spots of social entrepreneurs Suzan Elsayed is a Google Policy Fellow at Wamda and an independent researcher focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future of... Thought Leadership • 09 May, 2019 social impact Social Entrepreneurship
Regional Nurturing the social entrepreneurs of the Mid East As many governments across the Middle East struggle with providing the basic services and necessities, entrepreneurs are stepping up to... Middle East Exchange • 25 October, 2018 Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators
Lebanon What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion] Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries... Teresa Chahine - Alain Daou • 12 November, 2017 lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship
Tunisia Entrepreneurs in south Tunisia are trying to make an impact When you leave the capital of Tunisia and its brand new cluster of coworking spaces, the rest of the country is like a new field to explore... Maya Rahal • 22 October, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship decentralization
Lebanon Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter The World Bank’s Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon in 2017 estimated the Lebanese road network for almost 21,705 kilometers,... Berthe El Aya • 27 September, 2017 Smart Bus Stops Transportation Social Entrepreneurship
Jordan When refugee kids’ drawings inspire a new social enterprise in Jordan Similar to many millennials, Jordanian Zaid Souqi gets bored very quickly; within several years he changed jobs around four times, but it... Tala El Issa • 17 September, 2017 Jordan Social Entrepreneurship The Orenda Tribe
Morocco Dare Inc. a social incubator on the rise in Morocco According to a study by the British Council and the Moroccan CISE (Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship), the... Yassine Bakir • 30 July, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship startups incubation
Regional Alfanar brings venture philanthropy to the Middle East Alfanar is an Arab venture philanthropy that seeks to empower social entrepreneurs that are making a difference in the region. This... Staff writer • 28 June, 2017 philanthropy Social Entrepreneurship VC
Global For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion] Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is... Teresa Chahine • 29 June, 2017 Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit
Regional SafirLab - The Laboratory for Change The MENA region is facing some deep changes on the social, ecological, and economic levels. These sudden advancements have paved the... Wamda • 23 June, 2017 MENA Social Entrepreneurship startup
Regional #Shabab2030 #Shabab2030 by MBC Hope is a global movement giving Arab youth a powerful platform to succeed as leaders and... Wamda • 24 April, 2017 MBC Shabab2030 Social Entrepreneurship
Morocco Cooking oil can run engines as well [Wamda TV] Thousand of tons of waste cooking oil is produced around the world every year, with large amounts dumped in rivers and... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 April, 2017 Kilimanjaro Environnment youssef Chaqor Cooking Oil
Regional Social entrepreneurship needs a culture change [Opinion] It should come as little surprise that social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa have become rather lackadaisical over... Sami Halabi • 30 March, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Opinion
Lebanon Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition Registration for Jusoor’s third annual Entrepreneurship Competition has opened to all Syrian entrepreneurs looking to develop... Wamda • 17 March, 2017 syria entrepreneurship competition
U.A.E Integreat Center serves Dubai's special needs youth Millions of disabled people in the Middle East face exclusion, and almost certainly discrimination. A survey conducted by Dubai’s... Ola Aboukhsaiwan • 05 March, 2017 Integreat Center social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship
Regional MENA social enterprises grow in spite of deep-rooted challenges and little support [Report] Social Entrepreneurship (SE) in the Arab world stands on a paradox: It has every reason to thrive and yet every excuse to die. This is... Dana Ballout • 14 March, 2017 social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship Jordan
Tunisia Sarah Magida Toumi: Tunisia’s top tree-hugger For almost a decade Sarah Majida Toumi has been thinking about solutions to fight desertification in her country and sustainable... Lilia Blaise • 15 February, 2017 Sarah Magida Toumi Agriculture acacias
Jordan Jordan marries traditional aid with new innovation This is a crosspost from Devex - When aid goes digital: 4 factors to bear in mind Technology and innovation are continuing to transform... Helen Morgan • 25 January, 2017 Jordan Social Entrepreneurship IrisGuard
Global In MENA’s booming tech scene, where do humanitarian startups stand? The MENA region, frequently characterized by uncertainty, political polarization and slow socioeconomic progress is seeing a stunning... Lina Hijazi • 15 January, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship
Turkey Kiron, educational hope for refugees The UN refugee agency says that as of 2015 there are 65.3 million individuals that have been forcibly displaced worldwide, most with little... Joud Charafeddine • 08 January, 2017 Kiron higher education refugees
Regional Social entrepreneurship in MENA: always the bridesmaid, never the bride [Opinion] You go up to the stage to pitch a social enterprise with the hope that tomorrow is better than today. You hit all the right spots:... Ola Aboukhsaiwan • 22 December, 2016 Social Entrepreneurship social impact Build Palestine
Regional Egyptian startup wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition Napata from Egypt was announced the winner of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition, receiving $10,000 in Amman on Tuesday. Napata,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2016 PepsiCo Social Impact Competition social impact Sustainability
Regional Between a rock and a hard place: the trend towards for-profit social enterprises [Opinion] Reducing the focus of my work as a social entrepreneur to become a social intrapreneur wasn’t an easy decision. I started working... Kamel Al-Asmar • 01 December, 2016 Social Entrepreneurship social enterprise Scaling
Saudi Arabia What I know about social entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: Muhammad Al-Bakri Entrepreneurship is now a top destination for youth and governments. It can provide jobs, diversify the economy and encourage its... Abdulghani Kataya • 21 November, 2016 YIG Saudi Arabia Social Entrepreneurship