From Bankruptcy to Topping the Arabia500: German Imaging Technologies [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Sassan Khatib-Shahidi, co-founder and CEO of Dubai-based printer cartridge ... Wamda • 25 February, 2013 Failure
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... Wamda • 21 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Why Startups Should Support Sustainability: MixnMentor Dubai Panel Part 7 [Wamda TV] Following the 6th segment of Wamda's MixnMentor Dubai Event, in which Muhammed Mekki discussed Namshi's approach to analytics, angel... Wamda • 02 January, 2013 Advice Fadi Ghandour Mix n Mentor
How Startups in Emerging Markets Can Lead a Sustainability Movement: Simran Sethi [Wamda TV] In a conversation with Wamda contributor and founder of GEDS Business consultancy Gulay Ozkan, journalist Simran Sethi explains how ... Gulay Ozkan • 21 June, 2012 Environment
Launching a Communal Incubator in Amman: Gel Together [Wamda TV] Founder Farah Ghniem and brand strategist Ayah Younis of Gel Together brought a dose of fun to the Amman Tech Tuesday anniversary event ... Nina Curley • 28 May, 2012 Ecosystem Investment Startup Communities
Creating a Culture of Hacking for Social Good in the Arab World [Wamda TV] Sana Odeh of Faculty Liaison for Global Programs of Computer Science at New York University and Affiliated Faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi,... Kamel Al-Asmar • 12 May, 2012 Education Social Entrepreneurship
Google Zeitgeist Young Minds Competition Calls on Changemakers in MENA Young entrepreneurs with an idea for changing the world may want to apply to Zeitgeist Young Minds, a competition to find 10 pioneers and ... Maya Rahal • 19 March, 2012 Competitions
Pakistani Students Pioneer Affordable Neural Prosthetics for Victims of Conflict [Wamda TV] Pakistani entrepreneurs Bilal and Fahed pitched their idea for affordable neurally-controlled prosthetics at the Global Innovation through... Nina Curley • 26 December, 2011
Launching the First Regional Network for Creative Talent at TasmeemME [Wamda TV] [Arabic] "Whoever believed in his idea and worked on implementing it is an entrepreneur," says founder Tamam Mango... Wamda • 29 December, 2011 Endeavor
Lebanese Entrepreneurs Prevent Heart Attacks with Innovative Vest [Wamda TV] [English] During the Global Innovation for Science and Technology competition this past month at the second Global Entrepreneurship Summit... Nina Curley • 24 December, 2011
Empowering Youth to Find Local Solutions [Wamda TV] Afif Tabsh, the founder of Lebanese NGO Aie Serve, discusses how he works to empower youth to make change and find solutions for local... Nina Curley • 10 November, 2011
Building the Wikipedia of Volunteerism in Arabia at Nakhweh [Wamda TV] Kamel al Asmar, founder of non-profit venture Nakhweh, discusses how the startup works to connect youth in Jordan to volunteer... Nina Curley • 02 November, 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Jordan
Can a Syrian Internship Initiative Solve Youth Unemployment? The issue dominating every conversation on the table in the Middle East today is omnipresent enough to have a band named after it: Job... Nina Curley • 27 October, 2011
NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World 2011 The NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World 2011 is launching this fall, from October 27 – Sunday, October 30, 2... Wamda • 28 September, 2011
Blazing a Trail for Green Travel in Arabia: Egypt’s Wild Guanabana As the tourism industry takes a huge hit in post-revolution Egypt, now losing an estimated $1 billion a month, according to the Egyptian... Nina Curley • 29 September, 2011
Social Venture Meetup AltCity is hosting an event focused on social entrepreneurship and GEW next Monday in Beirut. When: October 3, 2011, 7-9pmWhere: AltCity... Wamda • 25 September, 2011
Water Hackathon Egypt Water is essential to sustain life and economic development. Yet the number of people without access remains immense: 2.5 billion with no... Wamda • 28 September, 2011
Building a Social Venture: Hamzet Wasel Jordan faces an increasing divide between its capital, Amman, and its outlying cities, and, within Amman, fragmentation between its... Nina Curley • 06 September, 2011
How to Make Your Business Green: Toolkits from Heroes of the UAE Heroes of the UAE offers several downloadable toolkits that enable you to create a more environmentally friendly business, from information... Wamda • 19 October, 2010
The Girl Effect Fact Sheet The Girl Effect is the unique potential of 600 million adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and the world. Adolescent girls are... Wamda • 19 October, 2010
The Carbon Footprint Calculator Understand how to cut down your business's carbon footprint by calculating it, at www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx Who is The ... Wamda • 20 October, 2010
Accelerating the Move to a Low Water Economy A report by WSP Environment and Energy on the future of water and scarcity issues, and the importance of water footrprinting. Find more at... Wamda • 20 October, 2010
How Businesses Can Control Their Energy Use An excellent step-by-step guide by WSP Environment and Energy offers advice on how a business can cut costs by conserving energy. Find more... Wamda • 20 October, 2010
Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East The Brookings Institute's Report on Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development for the Next... Wamda • 03 August, 2010