Benaa Association : Crowd Youth Management for Sustainable Development
SwitzerlandEgypt
Year Founded:
Project Stage:
2015
Organization type:
nonprofit/ngo/citizen sector
Start-Up
Budget:
$10,000 - $50,000
- Social Investment
- Fundraising
- Networking
- Education
- Youth development
- Youth leadership
- Sustainability
- Urban
- Volunteerism
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
“Benaa بناء” is an Arabic word which means “Building-up”. Benaa is a non-governmental organization that aims at empowering the Egyptian youth, to tackle the development problems and create an interactive enabling environment.
Benaa started its first activity in 2015, by motivating and building the capacities of 400 Egyptian and Arabian youth in order to start with the first activity loop, which is planned to be finalized by the end of 2017. The following figure illustrates the first Benaa activity loop:
Knowledge Transfer > Knowledge Delivery > Knowledge Application
One of the main projects of Benaa Association is “Benaa Publishing”, which aims to transfer the sustainable development knowledge advances to the MENA region, as attached
Impact: What is the impact of the work to date? Also describe the projected future impact for the coming years.
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Spread Strategies: Moving forward, what are the main strategies for scaling impact?
Benaa activities are targeting the motivated and energetic Arabian youth, to empower them and utilize their efforts in the sustainable development track. Our main focus in the first years is Egypt, then we will start our activities in the nearby countries (e.g. Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco …etc)
Financial Sustainability Plan: What is this solution’s plan to ensure financial sustainability?
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Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?
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Team
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Please confirm how you heard about the Unilever Awards:
The internet
Please confirm your role in the initiative (eg Founder/co-Founder) and your organisational title:
Co-Founder
Which of the 8 UN Global Goals (Sustainable Development Goals) pre-selected for this competition does your solution relate most closely to? [select all that apply]
Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action.
Please provide examples of any previous entrepreneurial initiatives you have pioneered.
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Beyond your existing team, who else are you working with to achieve your objectives, eg partners, advisors, mentors?
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