Impact Stories from Entrepreneurship Policy Area

Mozilla Cameroon Community

Fellow(s): Dorothee Fouba

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Cameroonian fellow Dorothee Fouba launched a Mozilla community in Cameroon after working with the Mozilla community and learning about their global, open-source platforms in San Francisco. A multimedia journalist, Dorothee worked with Mozilla communities to develop, spread and support Mozilla products, in turn using local tech tools and talent. Dorothee officially launched the community in April 2015, which boasts a growing group of 50 individuals working in tech.

Report Date...: 9/14/2015

Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Fellow(s): Sylvia Mukasa

Country: Kenya

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Sylvia and her business GlobalX were highlighted during GES 2015 in Kenya. Sylvia is CEO of GlobalX Investments, which specializes in emerging enterprise technologies.

Report Date...: 7/27/2015

AlumniLinked.ps Conference

Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas

Country: Palestinian Territories

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Mai was at speaker at the AlumniLinked.ps Conference in Jerusalem. Mai is the founder of Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first startup accelerator and Amateur Club Training Center, which is designed to engage young minds to learn more about STEM with modern methods.

Report Date...: 6/22/2015

Mentor(s): Kinh Demaree

Company: Axiom Zen

Mentor Type: Cultural

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Kinh Demaree is an angel investor in her mentee Evelyn Zoubi’s startup, Glanse. Glase is a fashion discovery startup app founded in 2011, which creates a fun and interactive way for women to shop.

Report Date...: 5/18/2015

Glanse

Fellow(s): Evelyn Zoubi

Country: Jordan

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Evelyn Zoubi launched her fashion discovery startup Glanse in 2011. Fueled by her passion for fashion and mobile technology, Evelyn wanted to create a fun, interactive way for women to shop, and following her mentorship, has seen continued growth thanks to her expanded networks.

Report Date...: 5/18/2015

Minyadi

Fellow(s): Lara Khoury

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Lara is the creator of an E-commerce website allowing individuals to sell handmade crafts using an intuitive online platform. Her website, Minyadi, means handmade in the Arabic language.

Report Date...: 3/23/2015

Entrepreneura (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas, Majd Hemiemat, Mbarka Selmi, Umikaltuma Ibrahim

Country: Jordan, Kenya, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneura is an entrepreneurship platform empowering women in the MENA region. Its team members include: Mai Abualkas (Palestinian Territories), Majd Hemiemat (Jordan), Mbarka Selmi (Tunisia), Umikaltuma Ibrahim (Kenya).

Report Date...: 3/16/2015

E-Madrasti (seed grant)

Fellow(s): Lamis Al-Shaibani

Country: Yemen

Cohort: 2013

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Lamis created the E-Madrasti app to connect parents with their children’s schools via SMS text and inform them about events, exams, and school activities. The app reached over 200 students, parents, and teachers since launch.

Report Date...: 1/12/2015

MentorShe

Fellow(s): Jessica Obeid

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

MentorSHE is an organization focused on encouraging women’s participation in politics in Algeria. Jessica modeled TechWomen’s mentoring platform to expose young women to political role models.

Report Date...: 12/8/2014

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