For those who doubt it : ARAB women are pioneering Social entrepreneurs

Iman Bibars TedXBarcelonaWomen Dec 1, 2012

Egypt NOW
Organized sexual harassment : Women go home

Egyptian women stage a demonstration in Cairo calling for an end to sexual harassment of female protesters in Tahrir square on June 8 (Andre Pain, EPA / Landov)

. By Aya Batrawy and Sarah El Deeb -Associated Press Attackers got through a cordon of protectors. The victims were protesting sex abuse.

Egypt NOW
Call for marrying girls at 9 years old

Yemeni child bride a fact now

Egypt NOW
Womens pictures and voice are a sin Call to repeal all laws supporting women

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=561198897226775&set=pb.367061233307210.-2207520000.1354107032&type=3&theater

http://tundratabloids.com/2011/12/new-democratic-egypt-bust-up-real-pro-democracy-groups-like-freedom-house.html

Egypt NOW
Cancellation of women quota in parliament

Only 1 woman in government

http://www.indypendent.org/2012/01/23/egyptian-women-half-society-still-minority

Can social entrepreneurs solve our problems?

YES!

Can social entrepreneurs solve our problems?

They create local solutions and innovations for local problems.
Social entrepreneurs are aware of what is not working in their communities, develop innovative solutions that change the system and eliminate the problem.

For over 30 years, Ashoka has supported across the globe, Leading Social Entrepreneurs committed to build a better world

WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION

Amani El Tunsi
Banat we Bas radio and platform

Ghadeer Ahmed Mohamed

Revolution of Egyptian Girls Movement

Only girls a platform for young

women to speak out against all discrimination media venues

20 yr old Ghadeer from rural Egypt challenged family removed veil and started fighting organized harassment in underground thru law and social media

Ashoka Fellows in Action

Reda
Empowering Women and vulnerable groups against sex crimes and HIV

Fidaa Abu Turky

Errada local business incubator for poor women

Fidaa Abu Turky Story

Fidaa Abu Turky was just eleven years old when a massacre and attack on a popular mosque in her home city of Hebron, Palestine, resulted in an intense, temporary shutdown of the city.
For 60 days the entire community experienced a severe shortage of food, money and other urgent supplies Spurred by her experiences, Fidaa has since committed herself to working with other young activists, using the principles of social justice, non-violence and respect for human rights to empower disadvantaged communities

Fidaa established a revolutionary business incubation initiative known as Erada (meaning willpower). Her innovation was to apply a venture capitalist approach in an area that traditionally relies on charitable giving and to use a business incubation model that would create jobs for women, encourage more female entrepreneurs and boost the local economy.

 Erada provides seed funding to women to start small scale business enterprises Fidaa also offers them practical and theoretical business training, using a team of experts to help build their soft and technical skills

 SHE TRAINS THEM AND HELPS THEM MARKET Each of her female beneficiaries gives 20% of their profit back to Erada TO DATE SHE REACHED 1200 WOMEN SMALL ENTREPREUNERS

 The key to Fidaas success is that she is from the community and works with the community Fidaa was elected as an Ashoka Fellow just over one year ago and she is one of several extraordinary people we support in giving a voice to the disenfranchised.

What is needed to address challenges facing female SE?

Create a woman friendly ecosystem Develop mentoring and coaching programs to young girls and mid career women Create a network of supporters such as the old boys club but for women

So is Women Innovation Forum (WIF) the answer?

A safe and enabling environment for women entrepreneurs and their teams A network, a club of women for women A hub of tailored services to help women overcome gender-based obstacles.
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A place to develop entrepreneurial skills A space for mentorship and support

Co-working space Incubation and acceleration Leadership development Seed Funding

How to Engage with WIF

Become a member Mentor an entrepreneur Give a practitioners talk Donate Volunteer Intern Partner with us Contact us : ibibars@ashoka.org luzettejaimes@gmail.com kanaeyre@gmail.com