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
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
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
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
Bosletak: An Online Guide to Jobs and Colleges in Egypt Right after the end of summer, high school and college graduates start thinking about their next steps, whether that involves applying to... Hanan Solayman • 25 February, 2013 Arabic Content
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
Green Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this interactive session will bring together ‘ecopreneurs’ who have created inno... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship
Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i... Wamda • 06 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation
Regional Resource Scarcity and the Future of Business, Interactive Webinar Aramex, ArcelorMittal, the London Business School and CSM will join a live webinar debate on resource scarcity, organized by the Ethical... Wamda • 05 February, 2013 CSR Environment
Jordan’s Nakhweh Relaunches as a Regional Hub for Social Ventures Nakhweh has long been one of Jordan’s darlings in the social entrepreneurship space, a scrappy NGO trying to make volunteerism popular (or a... Nina Curley • 14 January, 2013 Ecosystem Scaling Social Change
Egypt's Tourism Gets Back on Its Feet at Rouqayah's Ranch You think you're driving into the middle of nowhere, then thoughts of classic horror plots jump to mind. But once you arrive through... Omar Aysha • 13 January, 2013 Egypt Environment Food & Beverage
Mahatat Initiative Promotes Egypt’s Contemporary Art Scene Since the 2011 revolution, Egyptian society has been transforming demographically, culturally, and politcally, inspiring several new... Ahmed Gabr • 28 January, 2013 Art Egypt Women
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
Save Paper at Your Startup, Part 2: Invoices In the first part of the series, I wrote about digitizing your business cards. This article, the second in our series on saving paper (and... Ahmed Gabr • 08 January, 2013 Environment
Protecting the Community and Environment: Kenya’s Athi River Steel [Case Study] This is the sixth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. As the Kenyan economy has e... Wamda • 19 December, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies
15 Startups Doing Social Good in the Arab World Across the Arab world, social enterprise is gaining traction as new entrepreneurs seek to not just innovate or make money, but to do social... Kamel Al-Asmar • 11 December, 2012 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship Top Lists
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
iOS App Abjad City Teaches Kids the Arabic Alphabet What happens if you find yourself living in a foreign country where no one speaks your native language, and you are try to teach... Maya Rahal • 16 December, 2012 Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps
Building a Culture of Sustainable Development in Bahrain In a deceptively gentle British cadence, Leena Al Olaimy firmly gets right to the point when it comes to sustainable development in... Nina Curley • 04 December, 2012 Ecosystem Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Pivoting to Solar Energy: India's Hind High Vacuum Company [Case Study] This is the fourth installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Launched in 1965, the ... Wamda • 21 November, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Business Development
Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Jordan with Photography While entrepreneurship is one tool for helping young people in Jordan find new opportunities, empowering a generation can begin with... Maya Rahal • 19 November, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship
The Future of Green Technology: What Innovations are on the Horizon? So you've heard of green buildings, green businesses, green products, and green living, but have you ever heard of green technology? If you... Shaima Alhaj • 11 November, 2012 Green Energy
3rd C3 Consulting Program - Workshop 1 - Making Money By Doing Good Shelter Dubai is hosting the first workshop in the 3rd C3 Consulting Program, entitled: “ Making Money By Doing Good”. When: Monday, Nove... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 Workshops
Is the Philanthropy Model Broken? Changemakers Discuss Social Entrepreneurship in Dubai In Dubai, a city that is sometimes referred to as ‘soul-less’, over 150 social changemakers from across the Gulf gathered at the Capital Clu... Leena AlOlaimy • 05 November, 2012 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship