Disruptive Entrepreneurship Part II: Key Takeaways from the Skoll World Forum After performing my annual pilgrimage to the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, UK — which gathered almost ... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 April, 2013 Social Change Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Disruptive Entrepreneurship Part I: We’re Going to Change the World For just three days once a year, I don’t have to explain myself. The notion that business and social impact are in fact m... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 April, 2013 Social Change Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Social Business Gets a Boost in Tunisia with Launch of Muhammad Yunus's New Holistic Movement March 13th was a day to remember in Tunisia this year. That day, Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi Noble Prize winner and one of the... Wiem Melki • 18 April, 2013 Job Creation Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Born of the Revolution, Culture Corner Challenges Egypt's Intellect The day after the Egyptian revolution, six youths decided to start rebuilding the country their way, by creating a Culture Corner. The idea... Shaimaa El Nazer • 10 April, 2013 Social Change Education Social Entrepreneurship
Can You Marry Profit with Social Impact? Answers from ArabNet Beirut I recently attended my first ArabNet in Beirut take part in the social impact sessions. Speaking an entirely different language than C++,... Leena AlOlaimy • 07 April, 2013 Social Change Arabnet 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
How Hsoub Bootstrapped its Way to Success It’s not often that an Arab startup goes head-to-head with Google, but Hsoub is trying. In March 2011, Hsoub launched Hsoub Ads, a service t... Omar Aysha • 31 March, 2013 Digital Advertising Advertising Egypt
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
Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,... Ahmed Gabr • 08 April, 2013 Social Social Change Mentorship
Business4Change Conference Bringing together Arab youth, aged 16-30, from across the region, PepsiCo and Al Ahli Holding Group CSR Division are organizing the... Wamda • 13 March, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship Conferences Ecosystem
Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021 The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Social Change Environment Wharton
New Incubator Supports Social Ventures in Saudi Arabia Tasamy, established with the support of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, was created to help set up volunteering initiatives across Saudi... Ahmed Gabr • 31 March, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship
How Entrepreneurs Are Innovating Their Way Out of Traffic Sometimes the most innovative ideas come from entrepreneurs who are just fed up. Their ability to make people’s lives just a l... Ahmed Gabr • 21 April, 2013 Crowdsourcing Egypt Transportation
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
Cairo Transport App Challenge Winners Announced Last Saturday, the Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) concluded with an awards ceremony announcing the top 3 tech solutions to... Glen Dalakian II • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Social Change
Blood Donation Goes Online in Egypt After struggling to find an acceptable blood donor to save the life of one of his relatives, Hisham Kharma took the problem upon himself... Ahmed Gabr • 18 March, 2013 Crowdsourcing Egypt Health
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... Nina Curley • 20 February, 2013 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... Gulay Ozkan • 20 February, 2013 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
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
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... Ahmed Gabr • 06 March, 2013 Competitions Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Hult Prize Final Award Ceremony As the last part of a series of events during Social Enterprise Week, the Award Ceremony of the Dubai Regional Final of the Hult Prize h... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Competitions Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Ethical Food Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this session features social entrepreneurs who launched food enterprises discussing... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Food & Beverage
From Small Steps to Big Change Panel & Film, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this panel features entrepreneurs engaged in diverse sectors such as child safety, f... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment 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... Rola Tarek • 24 March, 2013 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship