The document summarizes the WeMENA program, which aims to empower women entrepreneurs in the MENA region by providing training, mentorship, and competitions focused on developing market-based solutions to urban resilience challenges. WeMENA seeks to address issues like women's underrepresentation in the workforce, high unemployment rates, and increasing disaster risks faced by growing cities in the region. The program has trained hundreds of women through webinars and events and launched a closed networking platform to connect participants. Finalists will pitch their businesses at a Grand Finale event to investors seeking opportunities in the MENA region.

1. Beirut | Byblos | Ramallah | Amman
Alexandria | Cairo | Tunis | Casablanca
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE

2. C H A L L E N G E S
W O M E N ' S
P A R T I C I P A T I O N
U N E M P L O Y M E N T
U R B A N
D I S A S T E R R I S K
Despite significant progress in health and
education levels, women in the MENA region
are still significantly under-represented in the
labor market, and in political institutions
Limited job creation in the private sector and
high levels of unemployment are posing a strain
on MENA economies, leading to brain drain and
economic stagnation or even contraction
As urban centers in MENA grow in size, their
populations become exposed to the increasing
effects of climate change as well as man-made
and natural disasters

3. W e M E N A i s a b u s i n e s s m o d e l
c o m p e t i t i o n , m e n t o r i n g , a n d
t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m f o r w o m e n
e n t r e p r e n e u r s i n t h e M E N A
r e g i o n w h o h a v e a m a r k e t - b a s e d
s o l u t i o n t o a n u r b a n r e s i l i e n c e
c h a l l e n g e
1 . T o c r e a t e a p a t h w a y f o r
e m p l o y e m e n t f o r w o m e n
t h r o u g h e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p
2 . T o p r o m o t e e c o n o m i c
i n c l u s i o n o f w o m e n a n d
r e s i l i e n c e - t h i n k i n g i n
e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l e c o s y s t e m s
3 . T o s u p p o r t m i s s i o n - d r i v e n
b u s i n e s s e s t o c r e a t e j o b a n d
r e c e i v e i n v e s t m e n t s
I N T E R V E N T I O N
V I S I O N

4. T h r o u g h a s e r i e s o f w e b i n a r s ,
a n d e v e n t s W e M E N A i s
t r a i n i n g h u n d r e d s o f w o m e n i n
e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d
r e s i l i e n c e - t h i n k i n g
W e M E N A h a s a l s o l a u n c h e d a
c l o s e d n e t w o r k w h e r e
p a r t i c i p a n t s a r e i n c e n t i v i z e d
t o s h a r e t h e i r s t o r i e s , s k i l l s ,
a n d n e t w o r k s w i t h e a c h o t h e r
W e M E N A f i n a l i s t s w i l l b e
p a i r e d w i t h a m e n t o r f o r 6 - 1 2
m o n t h s a f t e r t h e G r a n d F i n a l e
t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e i r b u s i n e s s e s
O B J E C T I V E 1 .
E M P O W E R
A N D
C O N N E C T
W O M E N

5. W e M E N A l e v e r a g e s k e y
e c o s y s t e m p l a y e r s i n t h e
r e g i o n t o l e a d w e b i n a r s , h o s t
e v e n t s , a n d d i s s e m i n a t e t h e
p r o g r a m t o t h e i r a u d i e n c e s
F o r t h e G r a n d F i n a l e e v e n t ,
W e M E N A f i n a l i s t s w i l l p i t c h
t h e i r b u s i n e s s e s t o r e g i o n a l
e n t r e p r e n e u r s a n d t o
i n v e s t o r s f r o m a r o u n d t h e
w o r l d s e e k i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s
i n t h e M E N A r e g i o n
O B J E C T I V E 2 .
S T R E N G T H E N
L O C A L
E N T R E P R E -
N E U R I A L
E C O S Y S T E M S

6. W e M E N A s e e k s t o s u p p o r t
w o m e n e n t r e p r e n e u r s w h o
h a v e a i n n o v a t i v e p r i v a t e -
s e c t o r s o l u t i o n t o a n u r b a n
r e s i l i e n c e c h a l l e n g e
E n t r e p r e n e u r s w i l l r e c e i v e
o n l i n e a n d i n p e r s o n t r a i n i n g
o n r e s i l i e n c e - t h i n k i n g a n d
d i s a s t e r r i s k a s s e s s m e n t b y
r e s i l i e n c e e x p e r t s
S u c c e s s f u l p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d
w i n n e r s w i l l h a v e a r e s i l i e n c e
i m p a c t , w i l l b e f i n a n c i a l l y
s u s t a i n a b l e s c a l a b i l i t y , a n d
w i l l d r i v e i n n o v a t i o n
O B J E C T I V E 3 .
B U I L D I N G
M O R E
R E S I L I E N T
C I T I E S

7. T I M E L I N E
Applications closed
Announcement of the WeMENA 200
Announcement of the WeMENA 30
Grand Finale Event in Casablanca
Jan 17,
2017
Feb 21,
2017
April 1,
2017
April 29,
2017
Webinars
Offline Training
Financial Award Investment Opp
1-on-1 Mentoring
Closed Network
Closed Network
Closed Network

8. WeMENA Project Examples:
O N L I N E
P L A T F O R M
F O R A R A B I C
L A N G U A G E
C L A S S E S
T A U G H T B Y
S Y R I A N
R E F U G E E S
N A T A -
K A L L A M
T R A N S F O R -
M I N G O R G A N I C
W A S T E I N T O
F E R T I L I Z E R
F O R F A R M E R S
I N M O R O C C O
W A S T -
E N E R G Y
A P P D E S I G N E D
T O I N C R E A S E
E - M O N E Y
T R A N S A C T I O N S
A N D D R I V E
F I N A N C I A L
I N C L U S I O N I N
E G Y P T
P A Y N A S
W E M E N A 3 0 S N A P S H O T

9. W E M E N A 3 0 S N A P S H O T
5
10
15
C
airo
C
asablanca
Beirut
R
am
allah
Tunis
Am
m
an
Alexandria
Byblos
0
By City:

10. W E M E N A 3 0 S N A P S H O T
2
4
6
8
C
ivic
Tech
H
ealthcare
Environm
ent
E-com
m
erce
Sust.Energy
EdTech
FinTech
AgTech
0
By Sector:

11. W E M E N A 3 0 S N A P S H O T
1 year
42%
2 years
24%
3 years
6%
4+ years
3%
6 months
24%
By Project
Life: