WeMENA
WeMENA is building resilience across the region by connecting women entrepreneurs and innovators to mentors, resources and connections.
Supported by The World Bank, WeMENA is building resilience across the region by connecting women entrepreneurs and innovators, and empowering them with Silicon Valley mentors, resources, learning, connections, and $150,000 in cash grants. From Casablanca to Beirut, we’re bringing together 200 of the most talented innovators to help cities build resilience by dealing with climate change and natural
AMEL Global Allyship Application
Greetings WeMENA Women! 🚀
Here’s an incredible opportunity I’d like to share with you: the AMEL Global Allyship Program!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS: 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5) on Thursday, July 23rd.
“We are so excited to launch our Global Allyship program that matches US-based leaders/activists with their peers from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Syria in a virtual exchange aimed to help these communities better tackle today's challenges! This is an incredible opportunity for young people (age 18-35) looking to take their passion and activism to the next level, and to be a part of an international network of peers who share their values. We have professors from top universities like Stanford, Harvard and Brown, alongside seasoned activists from the Middle East and Africa teaching courses on Nonviolent Resistance, Entrepreneurship, and Democratic Development.”
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdixooTqijkrdQC8XnlzvU1OfF6aQqwvUB_QPt7o6qSzL7f4Q/viewform
PM if you *do* apply to put in a personal recommendation.
Love always, Yasmine
docs.google.com DEADLINE: July 23, 2020 Thank you for your interest in the summer Global Allyship program of the African Middle Eastern Leadership Project (AMEL). AMEL is dedicated to empowering young leaders (18-35 years old) across the Middle East, Africa and the global north who are taking action to build more f...
YouGoGirl by YouNoodle
As part of YouNoodle's efforts toward social good, entrepreneurship, and empowering female-founded startups in particular, we are excited to launch YouGoGirl
https://yougogirl.younoodle.com/
YouGoGirl is an ambitious program supporting the advancement of women-led businesses around the world through shared communities, research, experiences, mentorship opportunities and technologies.
Men and women — we’re all in this together. It is our collective responsibility to create environments where we can all equally thrive.
Stay tuned for more!
yougogirl.younoodle.com is a celebration of female leaders everywhere. Through this initiative we aim to organize and power a global network of the next generation of female leaders by giving them the opportunity to enter to win financial support, mentorship, and the resources they need to level up.
iFundWomen Crowdfunding Platform For Women Entrepreneurs
Hey WeMENA, have you heard of IFundWomen.com yet? They are a crowdfunding platform that specifically target awesome women entrepreneurs such as yourselves. Check them out!
https://www.ifundwomen.com/
ifundwomen.com A crowdfunding platform for women-led businesses. We offer free crowdfunding coaching, video production and a pay it forward model.
Absolutely loved this piece on what motivates these amazing women. To all us women who face these questions about why we do what we do, gender bias and more. Happy weekend and more power and motivation to all of us ❤️
https://www.facebook.com/FortuneMagazine/videos/10155094557896491/
The WeMENA On Board Journey
We invite you to watch the "WeMENA Women On Board Journey." One week spent together full of learning, collaborations, experiences, and new relationships.
Let us ignite the next generation of women entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa.
WeMENA200 ~ we are so proud of your continuous success.
Igniting the next generation of women entrepreneurs across the world.
Just another sexual harassment story – Shilpa Prasad – Medium
Recently women founders have blown the whistle on sexual harassment . This however is a much larger issue that all us women face in general. How do we change the situation? more importantly the mindsets for all
https://medium.com//just-another-sexual-harassment-story-34db56f98c63
medium.com As the dust settles on the stories that came forward in the past few weeks about sexual harassment in the tech world, my mind seems unable…
VIDEO: The Next Wave Of Arab Female Entrepreneurs - Forbes Middle East
We're so proud of Angela Solomon, founder of Jaleesa and our 2nd place WeMENA Finalist, who was recently listed among Forbes Middle East's "Next Wave of Female Entrepreneurs." Congrats!
forbesmiddleeast.com Whether it was starting new companies, winning awards or raising funds, here are eight entrepreneurs in MENA who stood out in the last 12 months.
A solar solution for Lebanon’s heavy power cuts - The Switchers
Check out the amazing progress of WeMENA Finalist Rosemary Romanos, founder of SunRay Energy, a Beirut based social enterprise helping to power rural households and communities through solar energy grids. Congrats, Rosemary!
theswitchers.eu SunRay Energy is a Beirut-based social enterprise runs a solar energy program where rural households and communities can supplement their grid power.
You Can Learn Arabic—And Empathy—By Connecting With Refugees On Skype
Check out a great article from Fast Company on our 2nd place winner Aline Sara of NaTakallam! https://www.fastcompany.com/40419618/you-can-learn-arabic-and-empathy-by-connecting-with-refugees-on-skype
fastcompany.com NaTakallam provides an income for refugees struggling to find work and connections after being displaced from their home country.
Women Founders & Oodles of Inspiration – YouNoodle
After our Grand Finale, YouNoodle Director Shilpa Prasad reflects on the power of female founders in the region and beyond. https://blog.younoodle.com/women-founders-oodles-of-inspiration-d14129759503
blog.younoodle.com As I get ready for my flight back home from Morocco, I am feeling completely overwhelmed by the week, actually the last few months gone by…