Stories from the Middle East and North Africa

Achraf Aouadi, a leading social entrepreneur fighting against corruption, has been guided by a constant commitment to experimentation, failure, and inclusion. His journey to changemaking began when he was in his teens, discovering innovative ways to change his school culture for the better.

Amira El Masry, one of the winners of the Young ChangemakHERs Transformative Journey and Competition, has been working to scale her initiative Ohana in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohana leverages art to cultivate a culture of empathy and tackle bullying toward refugee children among youth in...

Rofida is one of the winners of the 2019 Young ChangemakHERs Transformative Journey and Competition. She has been actively working on shifting community mindsets in Cairo to raise awareness about the importance of First Aid by increasing people's access to training. Despite the challenges in 2020...

Durukan’s journey to discovering how people live in balance with nature through regenerative agriculture began in his teens when he began to mobilize his peers to build an eco-community. These early experiences while young were prescient to Durukan’s career as a leading social entrepreneur.

Petite, Sarah Toumi se rendait fréquemment en Tunisie. Née en France de parents tunisiens, elle rentrait passer du temps avec sa famille éloignée. Lors d'une de ces visites, elle se souvient d'avoir partagé avec ses cousines son rêve de devenir astronaute, une fois l'école terminée. Quand elle leur...

Alors qu'il n'était âgé que de 6 ans, Eli Beer et son frère assistèrent à l'explosion d'un bus dans Jérusalem en revenant de l'école. Eli entendit quelqu'un appeler au secours au milieu du chaos, mais il ne savait pas quoi faire et s'enfuit en courant. Cette expérience changea sa vie à jamais. Le...