Impact Stories

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  Fellow(s): Zeina Sadeddin

  Country: Palestinian Territories

  Region: MENA

  Cohort: 2018

  Project/Action: Fellow accepted to Silicon Valley-based business incubator

  Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Entrepreneurship, Professional Growth

  2018 fellow Zeina Sadeddin of the Palestinian Territories was accepted to the Ramallah chapter of the Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator that has helped launch over 3,500 companies internationally. The institute, based in Palo Alto, maintains chapters in over 180 cities around the globe. Their three-month program includes sessions in ideation, market research, revenue models, pitch decks, hiring and growth. Participants will also have access to Bay Area CEOs and investors who can support them with business development, public relations and introductions to outside advisors.
  Zeina’s project addresses the local tech talent pool who seek remote work but lack networking resources. Zeina hopes to build an online cloud application to match local talent with experts in Silicon Valley who have remote positions available. Her online platform would assist the job applicants with resources and interview skills to increase their marketability and increase their job prospects abroad.

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  Report Date: 1/7/19

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  Fellow(s): Majd Hemiemat

  Country: Jordan

  Region: MENA

  Cohort: 2014

  Project/Action: Fellow named finalist for Women in Tech Awards

  Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship, Professional Growth

  Majd Hemiemat, 2014 fellow of Jordan, was recently named a finalist for Mentor of the Year at this year’s Women in Tech Awards Middle East. The awards aim to increase visibility of women leaders in STEM fields in in the Middle East, where less than 10% of the tech workforce is female.
  The award ceremony, held in Dubai this March, will gather business and technology leaders from the region and feature keynote speakers who will inspire women to pursue careers in STEM fields and encourage diversity and representation in tech. Majd, a product manager at Intrasoft Middle East, is also an APMP certified consultant who provides training on proposal management, business writing and contract management to women entrepreneurs, local businesses and students.

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  Report Date: 1/7/19