HerMeNow is an accelerator that goals to assist women-led social enterprises within the MENA together with Lebanon to extend their regional affect.
The masterminds behind this initiative are Natacha Fazal Karim and BloomMena, an NGO that “helps communities by means of entrepreneurial applications.”
Natacha is the proprietor and founding father of Stardust Idea, an inside design agency, and he or she strongly believes that “ladies are the bedrock of society.”
The initiative is in partnership with many worldwide associations, notably the Asher Middle For Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACIE) within the Holy Spirit College of Kaslik (USEK) In Lebanon.
The accelerator serves as an answer to a regional downside. As acknowledged of their launch, the social affect sector is a $715 Billion market, nonetheless, the MENA area receives lower than 2% of the funding.
This lack of funding is because of the truth that Lebanon’s and regional startup social enterprises don’t obtain the satisfactory assist wanted of their early phases. Thus, they don’t obtain the fitting sources to develop.
HerMeNow is the answer. Many of the program is held remotely in order that it may be accessible to any firm.
This system consists of an open home through the months of June and July, and a dash for chosen groups beginning in August. Then, the ten chosen groups will enter the accelerator program and can take part within the in-person coaching held in Tuscany, Italy.
This system is on the lookout for social enterprises that concentrate on tradition, mindset, and training. Candidates must be according to attaining the Sustainable improvement Objectives (SDGs), most notably: SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 10 (Inequality Throughout Nations).
The chosen groups will achieve world-class coaching, networking alternatives with worldwide mentors, money funding, and plenty of different instruments to develop their affect and rework the world.
For extra info concerning their standards and registration deadline take a look at their web site: HerMeNow.com
