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Why do we need impact investing now more than ever?

An article by Dr. Stavroula Kalogeras, MBA Programme Director at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Dubai There is a...

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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

MENA Social Entrepreneurship startup

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#Shabab2030

#Shabab2030 by MBC Hope is a global movement giving Arab youth a powerful platform to succeed as leaders and...

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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...

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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...

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Lebanon

Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition

Registration for Jusoor’s third annual Entrepreneurship Competition has opened to all Syrian entrepreneurs looking to develop...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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:...

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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,...

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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...

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