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Last week, representatives from Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe and MedWaves met with Athar’s team and their incubated entrepreneurs. The green finalists from Minya, Sohag, Qena & Luxor represented multiple sectors: sustainable furniture, bio-technology, organic food and agriculture, and sustainable waste management and resource efficiency. The entrepreneurs presented the status of their... Read More

Representatives from Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe and MedWaves met with Intersection’s team and incubated green entrepreneurs to oversee how NISE incubation program is progressing. The green finalists showcased the #development of their startups, highlighted their aptitude and underlined their #environmental and social added values. Discussions also tackled the obstacles faced by... Read More

At the Regional Exchange of Experiences of the Switchers Support National Partnerships held in Tunisia yesterday, CEDARE’s online intervention delivered by Ms. Ghada Moghny, introduced the National Initiative for Sustainable Entrepreneurs (NISE) as the outcome of a fruitful partnership aiming to support sustainable businesses in Egypt. NISE was jointly founded in 2022 by Medwaves-the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable... Read More

On the 19th of July 2023, the Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe hosted a Switchers gathering co-organized by MedWaves and #CEDARE. An inspiring point of contact to share experiences and identify possible collaborations between green entrepreneurs. Representing MedWaves Giorgio Mosangini, Alessandro Miraglia and Marta Casanovas introduced the Switchers Support Programme and the... Read More

On July 18th, 2023, Egypt’s SwitchMed down the Nile Project management team met with Alexandria’s Switchers at icealexandria premises; from MedWaves Mr. Giorgio Mosangini, and Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe management team: Dr. Hossam Allam, Project Director, Ms. Ghada Moghny Senior Project Coordinator and Ms. Salma Nooh, Project Coordinator. The project management... Read More

We are finally done with the training phase bringing about 148 Switchers; 45% of which are females, who acquired SwitchMed’s GBM training in Cairo, Alexandria, Upper Egypt, and the Red Sea. Now, it’s the beginning of a new chapter.. NISE is awarding the finalists 6-month incubation, whereby their business models will be fully matured and doors will be open for... Read More

This activity comes under Egypt’s SwtichMed Down the Nile Project to support Sustainable Economy and Green & Blue Entrepreneurship which is implemented by Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe, MedWaves, وزارة البيئة – Ministry of Environment and is part of SwitchMed; a programme funded by the European Union.

Happy to see a new batch of green entrepreneurs successfully completing the SwitchMed Green Business Model Training under #NISE .. the best is yet to come More from SwitchMed ceremony event! Let’s come together to applaud to the brilliant entrepreneurs and their dedication, innovation, and positive impact! SwitchMed MedWaves Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region... Read More

From Qena, we share with you a training workshop on green business models for distinguished entrepreneurs from the governorates of Luxor, Aswan, Qena and Fayoum, which is presented by Athr Business Accelerator in partnership with the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe CCedare – Center for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & EuropeThe... Read More