She Entrepreneurs - Connecting women in social entrepreneurship
She Entrepreneurs is a leadership program for young emerging women social entrepreneurs in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, West Bank-Gaza, Yemen, Iran and Sweden. The program aims to give the participants innovative tools for sustainable change while seeking to create a unique network of women change-makers.
She Entrepreneurs started in 2011 and is one of SI’s leadership programs focusing on young and driven female leaders striving at making a social change. She Entrepreneurs offers inspiration, tools and a network which aims at building collaborative strategies and increase partnerships between Sweden and the countries involved.
The program runs for one year, with participants meeting one week in Sweden and one week in the MENA region. During the week in Stockholm, participants are provided with the tools needed to start or develop a social project for sustainable change in their country or region. In between the meetings, the participants work on their own projects locally, coached by partners over digital platforms. The participants meet Swedish organizations as well as leading social and business entrepreneurs. In the program, they become part of an exclusive network that strengthens the role of women and supports personal and professional development.
Interviews:
Malin Ströman, one of the speakers during the She Entrepreneurs follow-up in Dubai 2011, talks about women and social entrepreneurship and her experiences from She Entrepreneurs 2011.
Dr. May from Dubai School of Government (DSG), hosting the She Entrepreneurs follow-up in Dubai 2011, talks about women and entrepreneurship in the MENA-region.