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Re:Coded and ConsenSys Team Up to bring Blockchain to Iraq’s War-Affected Youth
-The program, led by Consensys and Re:Coded, aims to support youth to enter the digital economy in Iraq, a country where over 3.3 million people have been internally displaced.
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From Senegal’s Poorest Town to Creating Italy’s First Migrant VC Fund: Meet Mamadou Lamine
-Having arrived to Italy at 14, Mamadou Lamine took on a big dream: He set off to build Italy’s first migrant VC fund, and raised €90.000 in just 5 months. Meet the entrepreneur behind Mama Venture.
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Will This Syrian Entrepreneur Radically Change the $30 Billion Travel Industry in Turkey?
-Yusuf Kabbara set off to Istanbul in 2013, settling down in a whole new world. Little did he know his experience would prove crucial in developing the “virtual tour guide” for Middle Eastern millennials.
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From a Refugee Camp to a $1.2 Million Investment: Tykn Raises New Funding Round
-The blockchain startup, founded by Syrian entrepreneur Tey Al-Rjula, has just scored a $1.2 Million Investment from Dutch IT entrepreneur Johan Mastenbroek.
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6 TEDx Talks by Refugee Founders That Will Turn Your Perceptions Upside Down
-Refugee founders are not the exception to the norm. We’ve listed 5 impactful, thought-provoking and inspiring stories, as told by their protagonists through a TEDx talk.
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Meet the Migrant Entrepreneurs Who Won Rome’s “Orizzonti Startup” Pitching Competition
-The event gathered entrepreneurs from around the world – from Gabon, to Senegal, Russia and Iran – who came from different corners of Italy to showcase their ideas at Link Campus University.
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He Had to Leave His Hometown in Ruins, So He Began a Startup to Rebuild the Entire Country’s Homes
-The winner of the Berlin Newcomer Startup Award, Hadi Soufan is taking on the valiant mission to assist people with the tools they need to rebuild their homes.
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These 6 Syrian Startups Are Rocking the Middle East – Here’s How
-Syrian startups are innovating across industries, from peer-to-peer shipping platforms to HealthTech apps, e-commerce champions and AgriTech innovators. Here’s 6 of them.
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Erbil-Based Shiffer Wins the MITEF Pan Arab’s Innovate for Refugees
-The Innovate for Refugees competition awards the best solutions to tackle the refugee crisis across the Middle East. Engineering For Social Good and KwikPak won the Idea Track.
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5 Entrepreneurs Spill the Beans on How to Build an Awesome Team
-One of the 3 top reasons for startup failure is hiring the wrong team. We ask entrepreneurs from Syria and Egypt how they can build a winning team.
