Middle East and North Africa "Social Entrepreneurs of the Year" Awarded at World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2010
- The Schwab Foundation announces two winners of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Middle East and North Africa at the 2010 World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Marrakech, Morocco
- Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi founded Al Jisr in Morocco to improve school and student performance. Essma Ben Hamida is the co-founder and CEO of enda inter-arabe, the largest microfinance institution in Tunisia.
Marrakech, Morocco, 26 October 2010 –Two Social Entrepreneurs – one from Morocco and one from Tunisia – were recognized as leading social innovators during a plenary session at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Marrakech, Morocco on 26 October. The awards were conferred by Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
Social Entrepreneurs provide innovative, cost-effective, scalable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges – a critical resource in today’s economic climate. They blend business acumen with social objectives to address poverty and environmental challenges, and can, with limited resources, have transformative effects – not just on marginalized communities and populations where they often work, but also on entire sectors and economies.
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