Egyptian social entrepreneurship incubator aims to help the neediest

A year ago the Misr El Kheir foundation launched GESR, an Egyptian incubator for social entrepreneurship, with the goal of improving lives at the bottom of Egypt’s social and economic pyramid.

“The idea developed – over the course of a year – from a regular business incubator to a conglomerate that supports social innovations comprehensively by turning their ideas into products, and then offering [them] to the market through startups,” said Radwa Arnous, GESR senior communication officer.

They’re not alone. Egypt’s population is growing, and so too are the challenges of supplying citizens with basic needs and services.

This is where social entrepreneurship institutes that support startups, such as the Nahdet El Mahrousa incubator and global social entrepreneurship networkAshoka, can have an impact and create change.

Original article by Eman Mostafa

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Egyptian social entrepreneurship incubator aims to help the neediest