Virtual Volunteering
Business Incubator Speaker Series
Rise for Yemen collaborated with Medalah in Aden to match volunteer speakers to their business incubator cohort in Summer of 2023.
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth." — Muhammad Ali
Project Goals
Medalah requested speakers for their Sandbox incubator cohort to address highly specialized fields and needed them to speak Arabic. RFY had to seek out experts for issues that face Yemen like water scarcity, business challenges specific to Yemen, food scarcity, etc.
Organization Summary
Medalah is a local Yemeni non-profit based in Aden, Yemen specializing in empowerment projects and youth in Yemen using technology and entrepreneurship.
Project Details
Start Date: May 14, 2023
End Date: August 27, 2023
Number of speakers: 5
Number of students: 20
Case Study
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Volunteering with an incubator was a new challenge. We hope you can benefit from the lessons we learned too! Feel free to download the case study and let us know if you have any questions!