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The so-called "Arab Awakening" spread to Egypt on 25 January 2011. Seventeen days later, the country's dictator President Mubarak resigned from office. It was a monumental moment in history – but it marked the beginning, not the end, of Egypt's journey to democracy and stability.Two and half years on the country finds itself under the stewardship of an increasingly controlling theocracy and has reached an economic nadir.But, Dr. Iman Bibars - VP of Ashoka Global and Regional Director of Ashoka Arab World - is optimistic.Ashoka UK invited Dr. Bibars to London, to speak at an event hosted by law firm Hogan Lovells. Pioneers Post went along to hear more about the situation in Egypt today - and how social entrepreneurs are playing an important role in building a new society.P.S. This video is brought to you by the team at Pioneers Post – a social enterprise set up to deliver great journalism to support social entrepreneurs, impact investors and mission-driven businesses. Good journalism like this costs money, and we rely on subscriptions in order to keep delivering the social enterprise news. We’d love you to support us – have a look on our website: www.pioneerspost.com/subscribe.

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Since 1862, the House of St. Barnabas has supported homeless people in the centre of London. But what do you with a beautiful but run down grade-1 listed building in the heart of Soho that can't cut it anymore as a homeless hostel?Sell it, rent it out? They'd be the obvious solutions. But what would a social entrepreneur do? Tim West went along to meet the team to find out...P.S. This video is brought to you by the team at Pioneers Post – a social enterprise set up to deliver great journalism to support social entrepreneurs, impact investors and mission-driven businesses. Good journalism like this costs money, and we rely on subscriptions in order to keep delivering the social enterprise news. We’d love you to support us – have a look on our website: www.pioneerspost.com/subscribe.

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