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Global Social Innovation Tour
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Social Innovation in the Southern Mediterranean
SI LIVE 2014
12 – 13 November 2014, Lisbon, Portugal
A. Hamid El-Zoheiry
Heliopolis University
Including slides courtesy of
Hanan Dowidar
Vice-President of FEMIA
Adversity Inspires Innovation
Faced with necessity, Egyptians are capable of developing astounding solutions to everyday problems
Challenges remain, however, in harnessing creativity to become innovation
Vitality for Life The SEKEM Initiative- Egypt
Zikra: Exchange Tourism- Jordan
Rooftop Farming -Egypt
Enda: Economic empowerment of marginalized groups - Tunisia
A helping voice to Cairo’s Commuters
Protecting Rural Heritage - Lebanon
And many more across the region…
In the absence of supportive policies and instruments SI remains primarily a bottom-up approach
What more can be done to harness creativity for social innovation?