The Impact Talks

Jumana was exposed from a very fragile age to the humanitarian space and ever since she has been leading initiatives that are driving a positive social impact. In this episode, we discuss about SOS Children’s Villages and the impact generated over the last 70 years.

Expo 2020 is one of the most expected events in the region and beyond, and apart of the main theme 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future', there is a tremendous sustainability drive behind the event. In this episode, Jana Elkova shares more about the unique Innovation Impact Grant Programme as well as 3 of the Global Innovators, Ian Dillon, Thea Myhrvold and Abdulla Al Nuaimi provide us with further insights on their impact enterprises and inspirational entrepreneurial journeys.

As Assia's family has always been supporting children from less privileged backgrounds, she understood, ever since she was just a child, how lives can be transformed through education. In this episode, we discuss about how Assia has set the foundation of Evolvin’ Women, a social enterprise which has as mission maximizing employment opportunities of women from rural areas.

Mahmoud was born in a refugee camp in Gaza, Palestine and from a fragile age he recognized the importance of education in building a better future. In this episode, we discuss about Mahmoud's inspirational journey and the reasons why sustainability is at the forefront of all the initiatives he is leading. 

Sunil started his journey in social entrepreneurship while he was still running his family business. In this episode, we discuss about the inspiration drawn from the impact generated by the organization, and why he decided to dedicate to the project full-time.

Helen always wanted to change the world and so she dropped her corporate career to follow her passion for the social impact space. In this episode, we discuss about social enterprise business models and their contribution to the SDGs.

Mariam is a true humanitarian whom has as her only mission driving social impact. In this episode, we discuss how can brands be humanized through a proper corporate responsibility program, which in return increases their brand equity.