SOLID - Social Innovation and Digital Learning Platform

08/03/2021

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Forasna: Technology Creates Real Job Opportunities Since 2015, Forasna has been Egypt’s first and most reliable database for the part of the workforce with primary/middle education… Read more

24/06/2020

Forasna - فرصنا - وظائف مصر is a recruitment portal that connects job seekers with companies looking to hire, using an easy and ingenious solution for businesses to fulfill their recruitment needs, by providing different plans and packages that suit diverse requirements.

Forasna is Egypt’s first and most reliable database for the part of the workforce with primary/middle education (blue collars) in the Middle East. It also serves highly educated job seekers (white collars) searching for jobs that don’t require knowledge of any language other than Arabic.

Forasna also has the first organized and systematic database and platform that focus on connecting blue collars with employers: helping job seekers get the right job and helping companies hire suitable candidates in an easy and smart way.

Do you want to read the inspiring story of Forasna, then have a look at the article! 👇

Forasna: Technology Creates Real Job Opportunitiesby adminJune 24, 2020June 26, 2020 Since 2015, Forasna has been Egypt’s first and most reliable database for the part of the workforce with primary/middle education (blue collars) in the Middle East. Forasna is a recruitment portal that connects jo...

24/06/2020

Ameer Sherif is one of the tech industry pioneers in the Middle East. Ameer is the CEO and Co-founder of BasharSoft, the company behind WUZZUF and Forasna - فرصنا - وظائف مصر. He has been selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, besides being selected as a high-impact entrepreneur, by Endeavor in the same year.

Ameer holds MSc in Computer Engineering from Cairo University, the same campus where he had his BSc in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering.

Ameer, the CEO of one of the fastest-growing internet startups in Egypt, had founded BasharSoft in 2009, two years after completing his MS in Computer Engineering from Cairo University. In these 10+ years, BasharSoft’s Wuzzuf and Forasna have served 5 MILLION+ job seekers search for jobs, and helped hiring more than 500,000+ people.

Stay tuned to discover the full story of Forasna - فرصنا - وظائف مصر and keep following us to know more stories about Social Innovators. :D

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The SOLID Platform is a project led by El Space Social Innovation Hub and Co-Financed by the in partnership with Mladiinfo, Global Shapers Bucharest Hub, Think Tank - Development Solutions, JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum, Younclusion, and WSA

19/06/2020

should focus on and approaches to achieve a within local . It is not assumed that final users and beneficiaries necessarily themselves use digital tools, but that such tools are used in significant ways by one or more actors, or in one or more parts of the value chain, to support or enable social innovation.

can also be transformational and open new perspectives on social innovation, such as the use of ' ’ to collect and analyse data of what the social sector needs. Using new digital technologies can also open new perspectives for locally manufactured and affordable products for people who otherwise have no chance of being helped.

For example, using digital tools to scan and analyse injuries and to develop designs for replacement prosthetic limbs, which can then be transmitted by the internet to war victims in developing countries, as these designs can be locally printed and save people’s lives. .

17/06/2020

Ta'leem Yateem تعليم يتيم, a youth educational initiative that aims to enhance the academic psychological aspect of orphans and poor children hoping that they can reach high degree or academic creativity.

Do you want to read the inspiring story of Education for Orphans, then have a look at the article! 👇

The Story of Education For Orphansby AdminJune 17, 2020 Image Source: Jordan youth innovation forum Jordan Volunteer team launched a youth educational initiative that aims to enhance the academic psychological aspect of children. The initiative team seeks to communicate with orphans and poor childre...

17/06/2020

Jordan Volunteers | متطوعو الأردن, a volunteer group that aims to spread the culture of continuity by volunteering in Jordanian society and exploiting the energies and skills of youth by donating time and effort. Jordan Volunteer team launched Ta'leem Yateem تعليم يتيم after one of the volunteer noticed during a trip with the children that they were not able to read what was written on the volunteer card and starting from there the idea of caring for the academic side which must be attentive to the same amount of interest in providing support from learning, come to either financial crises or weakness that can come across these children lives.

Stay tuned to discover the full story of Ta'leem Yateem تعليم يتيم and keep following us to know more stories about Social Innovators.

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The SOLID Platform is a project led by El Space Social Innovation Hub and Co-Financed by the in partnership with Mladiinfo, Global Shapers Bucharest Hub, Think Tank - Development Solutions, JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum, Younclusion, and European Youth Award.

16/06/2020

Amira Larbi is the first woman Fablab manager in Tunisia. With a Mechanical Engineering background, she has been managing El Fabspace since 2018. El Fabspace is a Fablab concept in Tunisia created by EL SPACE and it's partners. ELFabspace is a human-scale workshop offering digital fabrication tools and resources.
A fab lab is typically equipped with an array of flexible computer-controlled tools that cover several different length scales and various materials, with the aim to make "almost anything".
Currently, EL SPACE manages two Fablabs in Tunis, in downtown Tunis, and in Les Berges Du Lac.

Amira Larbi is the first woman fablab manager in Tunisia. With a Mechanical Engineering background, she has been managing EL Fabspace since 2018. EL FABSPACE...

16/06/2020

Amira Larbi is the first woman Fablab manager in Tunisia. With a Mechanical Engineering background, she has been managing EL Fabspace since 2018. El Fabspace is an innovation space, open to the public, providing its users with the technical, technological and expertise necessary for the design, optimization, repair of all kinds of objects.

Stay tuned to discover the full story of EL Fabspace and keep following us to know more stories about Social Innovators.

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The SOLID Platform is a project led by El Space Social Innovation Hub and Co-Financed by the in partnership with Mladiinfo, Global Shapers Bucharest Hub, Think Tank - Development Solutions, JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum, Younclusion, and European Youth Award.

15/06/2020

We are pleased to introduce you in this video to Lucky7 a life organizing tool that uses the online platform Padlet to help students find new ways and solutions to get over hardships and setbacks in their lives. Developed by Doris Manninger and Marvin Witowetz as a school project, Lucky7 is a digital question and answer encyclopedia for everyday life and a tool to tackle challenges of young people on their way to becoming more confident and independent adults. The simple to use online tool makes it easier to navigate life’s challenges and find the right service for the right help.

Marvin Witowetz is the Founder of Lucky7, a life organizing tool that uses the online platform Padlet to help students find new ways and solutions to get ove...

15/06/2020

Marvin Witowetz is the Founder of Lucky7, a life organizing tool that uses the online platform Padlet to help students find new ways and solutions to get over hardships and setbacks in their lives.

Stay tuned to discover the full story of Lucky7 and keep following us to know more stories about Social Innovators.

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The SOLID Platform is a project led by El Space Social Innovation Hub and Co-Financed by the in partnership with Mladiinfo, Global Shapers Bucharest Hub, Think Tank - Development Solutions, JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum, Younclusion, and European Youth Award.

12/06/2020

People or NGOs with experience who can provide a proper exchange of know-how, networks, and funding opportunities for creation and running social innovation.

11/06/2020

GebRaa is a social enterprise located in Cairo, Egypt, aiming at reviving Egyptian traditional crafts which are at the brick of extinction, through product innovation in design including function, materials, and use of green technology. to protect the traditional Egyptian crafts at risk. GebRaa helps Egyptian marginalized artisans find new markets for their threatened crafts, so they would feel economically, socially empowered and appreciated.

GebRaa, the SEED award winner, works to promote succession in disappearing crafts by offering training to artisans, aiming to inspire pride in their cultural heritage, and supporting product development to match the needs of socially conscious local and international customers striving for unique production.

Do you want to read the inspiring story of GebRaa, then have a look at the article! 👇

GebRaa: Heritage Awakening Process by Genuine Egyptian Talentsby AdminJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Moving between Cairo, Los Angeles, and Europe, till Rania Salah Seddik, the founder of GebRaa decides to stay in her mother-country, and to initiate her own social innovation to rescue crafts in risk. Th...