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Synergos: The 2009 Arab World Social Innovators Program

Meet the Class of 2009 of Synergos's Arab World Social Innovators Program.

Arab World Social Innovators Program

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Global Trends in Cleantech Investment in 2009

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association's report on cleantech investment in 2009 yields insight into fundraising and investment...

An Overview of Ashoka's Social Entrepreneurs

An Overview of Ashoka's Social EntrepreneursAshoka seeks out those individuals that have transformative solutions to the world’s most u...

Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East 2010 The Brookings Institution's Report on Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East addresses...

How to Plan a Social Enterprise

Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) believes in providing support to any young person from any developing region with innovative...

How to Become a Social Entrepreneur

Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) believes in providing support to any young person from any developing region with innovative...

Wamda Recommends: Half The Sky

An inspirational call to eradicate the needless suffering and enslavement of women around the world By Nicholas D Kristoff, Sheryl...

BOOK REVIEW: Life Inc.

Life Inc: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back Douglas Rushkoff Books lamenting the all-powerful corporation, the...

BOOK REVIEW: Prosperity Without Growth

There has long been a tug of war between the continual search for economic growth – endless, exponential and necessary – and the ava...

The Challenges of Creating Eco-Domes: Henna al Khalil of Drb 7enna [Wamda TV]

Henna al Khalil, the Founder and Project Director of Drb 7enna, an eco-dome community project in Jordan, describes how she got into...

Leveraging Brands for Social Good: Ritesh Tilani of CareZone [Wamda TV]

Ritesh Tilani explains how his mobile application, CareZone, empowers users to make informed decisions about where to spend their money,...

Using Voice Recognition Technology to Empower Societies: Amber Houssian of Souktel [Wamda TV]

Amber Houssian, the Team Leader for Operations and Media at Souktel, a Palestine-based SMS job platform, describes how new voice...

How Intel can Help Your Business Save Money by Going Green

Haitham Abul-Haija, the Chipsets Validation Manager at Intel, describes how Intel is creating not just greener hardware, but programs that...

Leveraging Social Media for Social Change

Silvia Cambie, the Director of Chanda Communications, a company that advises businesses on how to facilitate cross-cultural communications,...

Peter Cleaves: The 6 Rules of Social Entrepreneurship

Peter Cleaves of the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy discusses the six rules of social entrepreneurship through six examples from his...

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...

Imran Khan: Perseverance, Passion & Ambition

Imran Khan discusses how he applied the lessons he learned while playing cricket about perseverance, passion, and ambition to his process...

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...

Kamal Mouzawak & George Khalaf: Next Steps

Kamal Mouzawak, founder of Souk el Tayeb, and George Khalaf, Director of the Middle East and North Africa region for Synergos, discuss the...

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...

Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Ekotribe

Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Ekotribe, chats with Wamda about launching go-green.ae to reduce the carbon footprint of the UAE, and showcases some...

Helmy Abouleish of Sekem Group in Egypt

Helmy Abouleish, the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Sekem Group in Egypt discusses how Sekem works to solve environmental...

Nabil Tarazi: The Three Elements of Eco Success

Nabil Tarazi, the Founder of Eco Hotels in Jordan, illustrates how he provides a unique experience for his customers at the Eco Lodge in...

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