Author: Valentina Primo
Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Using Facebook to Sell their Products. What Can Facebook Do for Them?
By Valentina Primo “Learning is key – not only for refugee entrepreneurs but also for us,” says Facebook’s Vice President in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey Ari Kesisoglu. “We’re here to give hope. There are 3 groups of people that matter: SMEs, entrepreneurs and women. When these three groups success, countries do...
Home Chef Lebanon and Loop Just Won the First Prize at the Startup Roadshow in Beirut
The startups, a home-made meals delivery service and a peer-to-peer platform for exchanging and commercializing second-hand toys, will compete at the finals in Amsterdam next November. It’s October, but it still feels like summer in Beirut. At the Beirut Digital District, Lebanon’s tech hub, Syrian entrepreneurs ...
This Entrepreneur Invented a Device that Helps Parents Track their Children through a Chip in their Shoes
Syrian entrepreneur Raafat Hantouch turned a dramatic childhood experience into an innovative tech solution that is now making waves in Germany. By Valentina Primo and Maysaa Ajjan That day, the Damascene market bustled with busy consumers hustling their way to buy Syrian specialties. But for one mother, the experience became a painful...
After a Bomb Goes Off, Families Cannot Pick Up the Phone. But this Migrant Entrepreneur is Changing That
Human bodies as routers? According to Syrian entrepreneur Abdulrahman Alashraf, this technology could help people communicate during emergencies. by Shadw Helal and Valentina Primo ‘’In Syria, the military disconnects all mobile networks, the internet, the electricity, and people are completely isolated – they open it after few...
He Created his Blockchain Startup at the Refugee Camp. Now He’s on a Mission to Help the World’s “Invisible Children”
Tey Al Rjula spent two years in a refugee camp in the Netherlands. But his experience with bitcoin inspired him to change the ID system through revolutionary technology: blockchain. By Valentina Primo “I wanted to sign the deal at the entrance door of the refugee camp,” says Tey Al Rjula, as he unveils the $450,000 …...
