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?