Английская Википедия:Abeer Abu Ghaith
Шаблон:Infobox person Abeer Abu Ghaith (Шаблон:Lang-ar) (born Шаблон:Circa)[1] is a Palestinian technology entrepreneur, and social activist.[2] She is the founder of MENA Alliances and formally a co-founder of StayLinked. Abu Ghaith has been celebrated as, "Palestine's first female high-tech entrepreneur", she uses technology to provide jobs to people living in "fragile" regions, such as Gaza.[3][4][2]
Biography
Abeer Abu Ghaith was born Шаблон:Circa in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, and lived there until she was age 12. Later she moved back in Palestine territory with her family, she is the second oldest of 9 siblings.[4]
Abu Ghaith attended Palestine Polytechnic University from 2002 until 2007, and received her B.A. degree in computer systems engineering in 2007.[5] After her graduation, she started to teach on campus. This was followed by work as the Country Director of the Women's Campaign International (WCI) and their program, ALWANE.[5][6]
From 2013 until 2015, Abu Ghaith had co-founded the company StayLinked, a service providing talent from Palestinian freelancers for businesses located in the United States and in the Middle East.[4][7] The job roles included translation services, data entry, graphic design, online marketing, and website development.[4] After leaving StayLinked in 2015, Abu Ghaith formed MENA Alliances, which does similar work in job placement.Шаблон:Fact
In 2016, Abu Ghaith went to John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, as a member of The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women-U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program for Women in the Middle East and North Africa.[5] From 2017 to 2018, she continued her studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, and in 2018 she received a M.S. degree in business innovation.[5] After graduation she returned to her work with MENA Alliances, where she is CEO and founder.Шаблон:Fact
Awards
- 2019: "The Big Innovation Prize for the Best Dissertation in Innovation", University of London
- 2015: "100 Powerful Arab under 40", Arabian Business magazine[8]
- 2015: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine[9]
- 2014: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine[10]
- 2014: "Best Technology Enabler and Facilitator" award, MEA Women in Technology Awards[4][6]
- 2014: "100 Most Powerful Arab Women" CEO Middle East magazine[11]
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