Tie-up to make Abu Dhabi global hub for social innovation

Tie-up to make Abu Dhabi global hub for social innovation

The Authority of Social Contribution, Ma’an, has tied up with startAD to make Abu Dhabi as the global hub for social innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ma’an’s partnership with startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU, is three years.

The tie-up will entail six editions of the social incubator, an Academic Advisory Board involving faculty members and experts to enhance intellectual leadership in social innovation, Research Fellowships studying specific local focus areas, and annual Social Impact Symposiums that will convene thought leaders and enable tangible knowledge sharing.

The deal was signed by Faisal Al Hamoudi, Executive Director for Social Incubator and Contracting at Ma'an of Ma’an and Ramesh Jagannathan, Managing Director of startAD and Associate Dean of Engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi; in the presence of Salama Al Ameemi – Director-General of the Authority of Social Contribution Ma’an and John Tate, the CEO of Tamkeen; at The Exchange, the flagship social innovation platform by Ma’an.

Entrepreneurship for Social Good

The sixth cycle of its Ma’an Social Incubator (MSI) programme, themed ‘Entrepreneurship for Social Good’, aiming to empower and equip social entrepreneurs in the financial literacy and education technology (EdTech) sectors, and with a focus on women entrepreneurs, was announced at the programme.

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