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Is there a network, a reference, or any other place where I could get information on Social Entrepreneurs in the MENA region? Social entrepreneurship doesn't have to refer to a purely non profit or ngo type of organization. It could very well be for profit, but with social welfare as a goal or major driving force. |
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Not sure if there is any specific repository for Social Entrpreneurship or Social Innovation sites/networks... these are the only ones I'm familiar with: MENA: http://www.ashoka-arab.org/ashoka/ (their partner's list could give you a start in your search) Egypt: http://www.nahdetmasr.org/ Syria: http://www.syriatrust.org/site/index.php?pname=&project_id=MzY=&tree_id=NDA= Sadly.. I'm not familiar with many more.. good luck. |
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Here is a list of MENA Social entrepreneurs from the Schwab foundation: http://schwabfound.weforum.org/sf/SocialEntrepreneurs/Profiles/index.htm?sname=0&sorganization=0&sarea=152&ssector=0&stype=0 |
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I came across this list (yesterday) of entrepreneurship projects in MENA. While it's not limited to social entrepreneurship per se... you should be able to find a few of them in there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arab_entrepreneurship_initiatives |
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Here's a good start...a recent report analyzing social entrepreneurship in MENA: http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2010/04_social_entrepreneurship.aspx. It lists a bunch (I think about 78) in the Mid-East. Other good resources are Ashoka, Schwab, and Nahdet, which are all listed above in the first 2 posts. |
