At conclusion of Arab Youth Hackathon, USAID expresses pride in supporting Egyptian entrepreneurs in pursuit of sustainable future

At conclusion of Arab Youth Hackathon, USAID expresses pride in supporting Egyptian entrepreneurs in pursuit of sustainable future

Cairo, September 25, 2023 -– The USAID Economic Governance ProjectActivity, , funded by the (USAID) in partnership with the PepsiCo, PepsiCo Foundation, Plug and Play Tech Center, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), in collaboration with the Arab Youth Center, and Forbes Middle East, PepsiCo, and Plug and Play, proudly concludes the Arab Youth Hackathon in Egypt. This Hackathon is a regional entrepreneurship program aimed to foster innovative solutions addressing critical environmental challenges posed by climate change in the fields of agriculture, circular economy, water security, renewable energy, and resource optimization.

In his statement today, Mr. Sean Jones, Mission Director of USAID in Egypt, expressed his happiness for participating in this event, which supports Egyptian entrepreneurs and strengthens USAID’s partnership with the Egyptian people. He also congratulated the participants, expressing his pride with the youth’s ideas, stressing the importance of helping them for the success of these constructive projects.

“We are committed to Egypt’s green economy and to all the great ideas which comes from youth entrepreneurs to make that green economy a reality,” said Jones.

He added that we all face a lot of challenges as the raise of climate temperature and the reduce in the availability of clean energy, but