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  • Changemakers Citizen Media Competition Now Open for Voting
    The finalists for Ashoka’s Citizen Media Changemakers Competition have been announced and voting is now open!  And guess what!? There are two finalists from the Arab World: Meedan combines technology, translation and training to amplify citizen voices from the Middle East.  You can find out more about them in the video below:       [...]

  • Vote for Ashoka Arab World Fellow Mohamed Abou El Naga’s El Nafeza in the BBC World Challenge!
    Vote for Ashoka Arab World Fellow Mohamed Abou El Naga’s El Nafeza for the BBC World Challenge 2011!   El Nafeza was established in 2007 to revive traditional papermaking in Egypt – partly as a way of getting rid of agricultural wastes that are typically burned, resulting in choking black clouds. El Nafeza organises workshops [...]

  • ArabNet Cairo Ideathon and StartUp Demo
    Calling all Entrepreneurs! ArabNet is organizing a not-to-miss 2-day digital conference in Cairo on October 19-20, which will feature its classic Ideathon and Demo pitch sessions! Got a great idea in the web or Mobile industry? It’s time to buckle down and give that digital idea of yours some focus. Pitch your idea to the [...]

  • The Ashoka Innovation Network presents: The Ashoka Open House
      Ashoka Arab World would like to invite you to its “Open House” on Saturday, October 1st at the Flameco Hotel in Zamalek, Cairo. Come find out how YOU can be a “Champion”, a Volunteer, an Intern or Staff candidate and use your skills to help Ashoka maximize the impact of our initiatives both in Egypt [...]

  • The Ashoka Innovation Network: Social Entrepreneurship for Education
      The Ashoka Innovation Network (AIN) is a forum for early-to mid-career professionals who have a passion for social change and an interest in social entrepreneurship. AIN convenes Egypt’s leading business and social entrepreneurs in informal gatherings to foster innovation and idea sharing and to promote the idea of “Everyone a Changemaker.” AIN events are [...]

  • Ashoka and Boehringer Ingelheim looking for new Egyptian Health Fellows
      Ashoka Arab World (AAW) is working closely with Boehringer Ingelheim representative offices in Dubai and Egypt to bring the Making More Health partnership to the region.  In order to identify and support the leading social entrepreneurs expanding health in the Arab world, AAW is actively seeking to elect an Ashoka Fellow with innovative solutions in the [...]

  • Ramadan Kareem from Ashoka Arab World! ! رمضان كريم
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  •   Another @Changemakers Competition! The Making More Health competition, launched by Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, seeks innovative models that are transforming the field of health to sustainably increase the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. We welcome solutions and collaborations along the entire health continuum, from prevention and lifestyle, to detection and [...]