Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs in the Arab World who were recognized through Ashoka's rigorous selection process to have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society on a national-scale. They inspire others to adopt and spread their innovations-demonstrating to all citizens that they too have the potential to be powerful changemakers and make a positive difference in their communities.

To learn more about their individual work, click on the Ashoka Fellow names below:

Children and Youth

• Abdelfattah Abusrour
• Wael Hmaidan
• Fairouz Omar
• Seham Ibrahim
• Azza Kamel
• Samar Dudin
• Ehaab Abdou
• Selim Mawad
• Ranwa Yehia

Income Generation & Employment

• Maged Hosny
• Rabee' Zureikat
• Maher Bushra
• Magda Iskander
• Ahmed Dakrouri
• Tandiar Samir
• Mohamed Abou el Naga
• Raghda El Ebrashi

Civic Engagement & Citizenship Rights

• Emad Mubarak
• Marwa El Daly
• Raghda Butros
• Tarek Ramadan
• Salah Arafa
• Hisham El Rouby
• Mohamed El-Sawy
• Kamal Mouzawak
• Joanne Bajjaly
• Ahmed El Maraghy
• Mohammad Abu Amerah

Disability Rights

• Magda Sami
• Maha Helali
• Tamer Bahaa
• Samy Gamil
• Dina Abd El Wahab
• Ola Abu Al Ghaib
• Hanaa Helmy

Education

• Lynn Freiji
• Magdy Aziz
• M'hammed Abbad Andaloussi
• Jacqueline Sfeir

Environment & Sustainability

• Sherif El Ghamrawy
• Sameh Seif
• Mohamed Nagi
• Hany El Miniawy
• Nabil El Mogy

Gender Parity

• Zeinab Al-Momani
• Ola Abu Al Ghaib
• Saadya El Wafy
• Magdy Aziz
• Balsam & Lulwa Al-Ayoub
• Aicha Ech Channa

Health

• Essam Ghoneim
• Sarah Trad
• Sani Youssef
• Aly Hussein
• Mohamed Shaalan