Awsif booklet

ARAB ARAB WORLD WORLD SOCIAL SOCIAL INNOVATION INNOVATION FORUM FORUM 2014 2014

CONTENTS About Ashoka

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About AWSIF Overview

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Prospective Agenda AWSIF Forum

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AWSIF Program Overview

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Sponsorship Packages How you can engage with us

“Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere.”

- Bill Drayton Founder and CEO of Ashoka

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ABOUT ASHOKA Ashoka is the global platform of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. Since its founding 30 years ago, Ashoka has sourced the best social innovations, has mobilized thousands of people to create change, and has enabled businesses, the media, policy makers and “Changemakers” to work together .to solve some of the world’s most pressing social challenges

Ashoka Arab World (AAW) is the regional branch

of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Launched in 2003, AAW has identified and elected leading social entrepreneurs in 7 Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, KSA, Morocco and Kuwait) to become Ashoka Fellows.

Through their innovations, these fellows have introduced positive social impact and change to their environment across various sectors.

WHERE WE ARE HEADED Our aim is to elect and support more social entrepreneurs in the Arab World and continue educating Arab societies about the impact of social entrepreneurship.

AAW Facts and Figures 78 leading social entrepreneurs in the Arab world empowered to scale their impact.

THEIR IMPACT:

10,000,000 lives improved 13 public policies influenced 7 different areas of focus $12 million mobilized at the global level to enhance social entrepreneurship in the Arab region.

About AWSIF The Arab World Social Innovation Forum (AWSIF) is a regional physical platform for the enhancement of social innovation in the Arab world.

Ashoka’s goal in organizing AWSIF 2014 is to promote Arab social innovators to the global scene, and to shift the culture and mindset of how we contribute to our societies, focusing on the long-term economic and social returns that accompany strategic investment in social innovation.

AWSIF 2014 will be held in Dubai and will bring together

global and regional experts, leading business entrepreneurs and social innovators. to further foster innovative thinking in addressing key challenges facing the Arab world.

AWSIF 2014 comprises of two components – A physical

Forum held in Dubai in Spring 2014 and the AWSIF program which will support local social innovators in scaling their operations.

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AWSIF 2014 will: Introduce Arab

business leaders to the world of social entrepreneurship by facilitating connections with selected Ashoka Fellows and a global community of leading social and business entrepreneurs.

Import global social innovations that are of strategic relevance to the Middle East Support the growth of local innovations addressing key regional challenges that have the potential to be scaled up through the AWSIF Scaling Program.

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an ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in the Gulf by establishing a community of the region’s business entrepreneurs as supporters, linking them to Ashoka’s global network.

The Forum leverages Ashoka’s longstanding support of leading social entrepreneurs to connect attendees to the latest high-impact social initiatives and partnerships, serving as a platform for social innovation and change in the Arab World.

AWSIF 2014 will achieve its objectives through the following initiatives: Experts thematic roundtables; Induction of a new cohort of region’s leading social entrepreneurs into Ashoka Fellowship; Presentations of region’s latest, most promising social initiatives and programs; Recognition of leading supporters of Arab social entrepreneurship and development; Networking opportunities; AWSIF program for supporting social innovators.

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AWSIF 2014 Agenda FORUM

Day One

Evening Gala Dinner The AWSIF 2014 Gala Dinner serves as a platform to connect Arab local social innovations with their global counter parts to promote our home-grown models for change at a global stage, as well as to bring relevant global solutions to the region.

The Gala dinner will include: Induction of new cohort of region’s leading social entrepreneurs into Ashoka Fellowship.

Presentation and recognition of some of the most innovative and successful social programs, initiatives and social-business ventures in the Arab region.

Recognition of supporters of Arab social entrepreneurship.

Presentation and progress update on our AWSIF program.

Discussion Panel on the state and future of regional infrastructure for social entrepreneurship.

Day Two Roundtable Discussions The discussions will gather key individuals and organizations working on addressing AWSIF focus challenges. The roundtables will be carefully prepared and supported by a moderator and quality research and materials, available for the participants in advance.

At the end of each discussion there will be an opportunity for participants to share pledges. The discussion will be carefully documented and roundtables’ outputs will be published after the event.

Selection panel for AWSIF Program The selection panel made up of experts of AWSIF’s focus areas will choose the business plans of the most promising local social innovators from the AWSIF programready to scale up to the global level. The final winners of each focus area will receive a monetary incentive to materialize their social innovation.

Closing Ceremony The closing ceremony will highlight: Presentation of winners and awards of the AWSIF Program.

Presentation of pledges and reports from the roundtable discussions.

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AWSIF PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM The AWSIF Program is is a proven methodology to scale social innovation, which aims to establish social entrepreneurship in the Gulf, by introducing proven local solutions to the global scene, and bringing global successful innovations to the local arena.

The Ashoka Scaling Program in the Arab world will: Focus on major challenges in the Gulf such as: HEALTH: OBESITY, DIABETES AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

ENERGY EFFIENCY AND ENVIROMENT PROTECTION

WOMEN’S PARTICPATION IN INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Identify best in class individuals who work in the region (with special focus on Gulf) on innovative, entrepreneurial ideas to address these challenges.

Assess and evaluate the identified ideas and their impact to explore their operational models, potential to scale up, problems and bottlenecks for expanding.

Select 5-7 local social innovators from the UAE for each of the identified challenges based on the innovation of the approach, its potential to scale and its proven track of success.

Identify best practices among 3000 Ashoka Fellows, co-creators, business entrepreneurs, who fit the fields of work of the selected ideas.

With the help of the selected Ashoka Fellows, the innovators chosen for the AWSIF program will develop business plans and roadmaps for scaling up the selected ideas.

Engage local Partners in the Gulf interested in contributing to scaling up the solutions for the identified problems.

At the AWSIF Forum: The AWSIF Forum will serve as a platform for the showcasing and presentation of the developed business plans of the AWSIF Program. Local, regional and global experts will consult and support the finalization of the business plans.The AWSIF Forum will launch the competition of the created business plans. With the engagement of the key business community in the Middle East, an expert panel of judges will select the winners. The selected winners will receive substantial media coverage as well as a monetary award to materialize the scaling of their ideas.

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AWSIF SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES BENEFITS As a sponsor, you will join an international guest list of over

300 business and social leaders.

You will have the opportunity to: Highlight your model of social responsibility in discussions about innovative, system-changing approaches to development, which will be published and distributed internationally; Connect to new partners, share ideas, and build coalitions; Receive media recognition from invitees such as CNN, Al Jazeera, the Associated Press, the Economist, the National and Reuters; Be a key part of a global event that raises awareness of the importance of social innovation in UAE, the Gulf and the Arab World; Directly support social innovation in the Arab World; Gain unique networking opportunities with Ashoka’s internationally renowned Fellows, sponsors, panelists, keynote speakers, and guests of honor.

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By becoming a sponsor of the program, you will be recognized as a key supporter of social innovation and entrepreneurship in UAE and the Arab region.

ASHOKA’S STRATEGIC AND MEDIA PARTNERS IN THE ARAB WORLD

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ENTREPRENEUR PLATINUM SPONSOR PACKAGE $100,000 3 tables of 10 for 8 of your guests and 2 Ashoka Arab World Fellows in the premium seating area of the gala dinner Direct address as a high caliber speaker, to all attendees of the gala dinner Co-Hosting one of 3 experts’ round tables Participation at the round table session on the 2nd day Access to the VIP reception area Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Press release announcing the Platinum sponsorship package Full page advertisement in the event journal Premimum seating at AWSIF Closing Ceremony

VENTURER GOLD SPONSOR PACKAGE $50,000 2 tables of 10 for 8 of your guests and 2 Ashoka Arab World Fellows in the premium seating area of the gala dinner Complementary invitation to the round table of your choice Participation at the round table session on the 2nd day Access to the VIP reception area Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Press release announcing the Gold sponsorship package Half a page advertisement in the event journal Attendance to AWSIF Closing Ceremony

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INNOVATOR SILVER SPONSOR PACKAGE $25,000 1 table of 10 for 8 of your guests and 2 Ashoka Arab World Fellows in the premium seating area of the gala dinner Complementary invitation to the round table of your choice Participation at the round table session on the 2nd day Access to the VIP reception area Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Press release announcing the Silver sponsorship package One-third of a page advertisement in the event journal Attendance to AWSIF Closing Ceremony

SUPPORTER BRONZE SPONSOR PACKAGE $10,000 1 table of 10 for 8 of your guests and 2 Ashoka Arab World Fellows Complementary invitation to the round table of your choice Participation at the round table session on the 2nd day Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Press release announcing the Bronze sponsorship package One-quarter of a page advertisement in the event journal Attendance to AWSIF Closing Ceremony

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INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR $5,000 1 table of 10 for 8 of your guests and 2 Ashoka Arab World Fellows.

Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Press release announcing your sponsorship package Your company or organization on the list of sponsors in the event journal

IN-KIND SPONSOR IN-KIND GIFT One complimentary ticket to gala dinner Dedicated booth space in event and Logo on all promotional materials Opportunity to distribute product at the event.

Listing your in-kind sponsorship in the event journal

INDIVIDUAL TICKET $1000 One complimentary ticket to gala dinner

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Helping ideas achieve global potential SUPPORT A SOCIAL INNOVATOR FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES $100,000 Social innovators from the United Arab Emirates will participate in the AWSIF Program as competitors seeking support for their ventures.Their business plans will be evaluated at the forum by a group of prominent experts who will choose the winners of the competition. As a sponsor of the event you will have a unique opportunity to support one of these social innovators in the area of your interest and in so doing establish yourself as a pioneer of social entrepreneurship in the UAE and the Gulf region.

SPONSOR A ROUNDTABLE $2,500 Participation at the roundtable session on the 2nd day Dedicated booth space at the plenary area you sponsored and Logo on promotional materials related to the round table session you sponsored Logo in the event journal in round table session sponsors’ section Press release announcing the Supporter sponsorship package Attendance at the closing ceremony

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Become a part of the social entrepreneurship movement HOW TO ENGAGE WITH US Support and sponsor key challenges and solutions for a particular problem.

Support AWSIF program panelists with knowledge and expertise.

Be part of the judging panel – assess, evaluate and mentor local social innovators in the AWSIF program to develop their business plans.

WHY ENGAGE? Be a pioneer in the leading social entrepreneurship initiative in the region.

Connect and be exposed to the best thinkers and practitioners in the global and the Gulf business and social innovation sectors.

Receive global recognition for your personal and ďŹ nancial investment.

For more information, please contact Dr. Iman Bibars - Vice President of Ashoka Global, Regional Director of Ashoka Arab World ibibars@ashoka.org

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CONTACT: Ashoka Arab World Regional OfďŹ ce 93 Abdel Aziz Al Saud 7th Floor Apt #1 El Manial, Cairo 11451, Egypt Email: awsif-scaling@ashoka-arab.org facebook.com/AshokaArabWorld twitter.com/AshokaArabWorld