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Social Entrepreneurship in MENA: Activism through Enterprise

32:20April 15, 2022

This month, the Ready to Launch series looks at social- and sustainability-focused entrepreneurs to learn more about how the startup world is buzzing with men and women who are driven by important social, economic and/or environmental causes. Noor Abu Jbara, founder of SHEE, a Social, Human and Economic Empowerment hub and Hanan Shahin, Co-Founder & CEO of Bloom, Jordan’s first “try before you buy” startup, join this episode to speak about the intersection of enterprise and activism.

This podcast was funded by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

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