Regional The baker who learned to code As the startup sector has boomed in the Middle East and North Africa, so too has the need for software engineers and developers. But... Amro Selim • 25 May, 2023 Talpods
Regional When NGO grants become a stress-less seed funding channel Prior to early stage funding rounds, or even being structured enough for VC funding, startups could go through an intermediary funding... Rana Freifer • 01 February, 2018 Unicef Grants Funding
Tunisia How Expensya built a business on partnerships Expensya founder Karim Jouini said his success came down to good partnerships. “The number one reason to have partners... Lilia Blaise • 18 April, 2017 expensya karim jouini startup
Tech companies support women entrepreneurs in the Arab world With 74% of women confident that they can achieve a balanced professional and personal life and reach the upper echelons of business... Ahmed Gabr • 01 July, 2013 Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Textile Training Helps Women Out of Poverty at Artistry Egypt Women in Cairo don't have it easy under the new regime, but a new non-profit is offering artisan training to those in... Ahmed Gabr • 15 April, 2013 Social Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
New Incubation Project Supports Non-Profits in Saudi Arabia I recently wrote about major challenges that startups are facing in Saudi Arabia, but as support programs at KAUST and... Ahmed Gabr • 18 April, 2013 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Social Enterprise Week Draws a Crowd, Sets Goals for the Middle East At the Capital Club in Dubai Monday night, a group of inspiring entrepreneurs launched the first Social Enterprise Week in the Middle East,... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 February, 2013 CSR Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Souq and EFE Expand E-Commerce Training in Egypt E-commerce companies in Egypt now have a better chance of hiring and scaling with the expansion of a new talent training... Maya Rahal • 27 February, 2013 E-commerce Egypt
Innovations Against Poverty Launch Event The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will be hosting a launch event for Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) in... Wamda • 19 February, 2013 Business Development CSR Social Entrepreneurship
Intel Ideathon Camp Helps College Students Innovate Egypt's Future In partnership with the Egyptian Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Intel launched its first Ideathon Camp in Egypt this... Ahmed Gabr • 04 March, 2013 Innovation Mentorship Social Entrepreneurship
Attitudes Towards Responsible Business and CSR in Bahrain [Report] Most startups in the Arab world have difficulty attracting and retaining talent. In Bahrain, a new study reveals that over 91% believe that... Leena AlOlaimy • 13 February, 2013 CSR Sustainability
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... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
5 Ways Your Startup Can Be More Socially Responsible in 2013 Whenever I run corporate social responsibility (CSR) workshops, sharing strategies of how multinational corporations have successfully... Leena AlOlaimy • 06 January, 2013 CSR
Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week] Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of... Glen Dalakian II • 13 December, 2012 CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem
Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition “Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y... Omar Aysha • 08 October, 2012 Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem
Pi Slice: Building a Culture of Transparent CSR While some corporate social responsibility programs create real change, others are functional in name only, ineffective, or simply lacking... Nina Curley • 09 April, 2012 CSR
CSR in Saudi Arabia: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly When I tell people that I make a living by helping companies in Saudi Arabia become more responsible towards their communities and the... Bushra Azhar • 22 February, 2012 CSR
Samar Dudin: My Story with Ruwwad Samar Dudin, the Regional Director and Head of Programs at Ruwwad, Jordan, talks about her journey at the NGO created by Aramex, that... Wamda • 19 January, 2011
Tamara Myatt of Goldman Sach's 10,000 Women Initiative Tamara Myatt, Senior Director of Goldman Sach's 10,000 Women Initiative, tells Wamda about how the initiatve trains women to manage their... Wamda • 04 January, 2011
Pamela Hartigan: Embedding CSR in a Busines Model Pamela Hartigan, Executive Director of the Skoll Center at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford, discusses how to embed... Wamda • 04 January, 2011
Giving back: Abraaj's culture of social commitment Abraaj's Fred Sicre discusses the company's long history of devising and delivering innovative CSR programmes, which has contributed to its... Wamda • 18 September, 2010
Thomas Lundgren of THE One on social responsibility Thomas Lundgren, founder and CEO of innovative Dubai-based furniture company THE One describes how he has optimized both the products and... Wamda • 28 August, 2010
Tom Speechley of Abraaj on the Role of Investors Tom Speechley, Executive Director of Abraaj Capital, chats with Wamda about the evolution of Abraaj and its commitment to investing in SMEs... Wamda • 14 June, 2010