Ashoka Arab World

About the organization

Since 2003, Ashoka Arab World has pioneered and been the platform for social entrepreneurship across the Arab region, identifying and electing the region’s leading social entrepreneurs across 12 countries. From establishing the first terminology for social entrepreneurship in Arabic to hosting the first international summits on social entrepreneurship in the Arab world and serving on the boards of emerging local and regional organizations with social entrepreneurship-oriented programs, Ashoka Arab World has paved the way for a formal and flourishing social entrepreneurship sector in the region.