The Safir Ecosysteme
Find out more about the partners that make up the Safir community: incubators, civil society organisations and universities, and the projects that they support in each country!
NAHNOO
Civil Society Organisation (CSO)
Lebanon
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Beyrouth
NAHNOO is a research and advocacy platform for participatory policymaking, working towards an inclusive society in Lebanon. The NGO has been established as a non-profit since 2013 but initially started off as a student-run club at the Lebanese Public University in 2003, bringing together a diverse group of students around community-based, cultural events. Today NAHNOO rallies volunteers across Lebanon and through multidisciplinary and participatory research, capacity-building workshops, and grassroots activities, we provide a platform for youth and professionals to lead the planning and implementation of advocacy campaigns and gain the skills needed to impact policy-making at the local and national levels.
NAHNOO, which means “us” or “we” in Arabic, works through three areas of intervention that revolve around the city: public space, cultural heritage, and good governance. These axes address how the city is organized, the soul of a city, and how it is run respectively.
At the heart of NAHNOO is a dedicated team of youth volunteers whose passion for change-making drives the NGO’s advocacy projects. Additionally, what sets it apart is its innovative and methodical approach, taking research, whether quantitative or qualitative, as a key pillar in all advocacy campaigns. This strategic vision has made NAHNOO a key reference point for advocacy in the country and regionally.
NAHNOO, which means “us” or “we” in Arabic, works through three areas of intervention that revolve around the city: public space, cultural heritage, and good governance. These axes address how the city is organized, the soul of a city, and how it is run respectively.
At the heart of NAHNOO is a dedicated team of youth volunteers whose passion for change-making drives the NGO’s advocacy projects. Additionally, what sets it apart is its innovative and methodical approach, taking research, whether quantitative or qualitative, as a key pillar in all advocacy campaigns. This strategic vision has made NAHNOO a key reference point for advocacy in the country and regionally.
Project(s) supported by this organisation:
Espace Associatif
Civil Society Organisation (CSO)
Morocco
Espace Associatif is a Morrocan association, funded in 1996, which contributes to strengthening and promoting the associative movement in favor of democratic development.
It aims at developing the quality and efficiency of the associative network, through :
-strengthening the skills and abilities of associative executives,
- improving the operating environment of the said associations.
The organization of Espace Associatif is based on a double dimension. It relies on an evolving solidarity between political bodies and the management team, together aiming to respond as effectively as possible to the needs of associations for democratic development.
Espace Associatif has more than a hundred member associations, active in the fields of human rights, women's rights, cultural rights, children's rights, the rights of people with disabilities and sustainable development. More than thirty individuals, among the most active and influential economic and social actors in Morocco, are also members.
The Associative Space aims to enhance the associative fabric and develop its creativity of representation. Its intervention in various fields makes it a platform for exchange of associative experiences. All current and future tools incorporate this concern for promotion and exchange, with and between associations, within the framework of associative democratic development action.
It aims at developing the quality and efficiency of the associative network, through :
-strengthening the skills and abilities of associative executives,
- improving the operating environment of the said associations.
The organization of Espace Associatif is based on a double dimension. It relies on an evolving solidarity between political bodies and the management team, together aiming to respond as effectively as possible to the needs of associations for democratic development.
Espace Associatif has more than a hundred member associations, active in the fields of human rights, women's rights, cultural rights, children's rights, the rights of people with disabilities and sustainable development. More than thirty individuals, among the most active and influential economic and social actors in Morocco, are also members.
The Associative Space aims to enhance the associative fabric and develop its creativity of representation. Its intervention in various fields makes it a platform for exchange of associative experiences. All current and future tools incorporate this concern for promotion and exchange, with and between associations, within the framework of associative democratic development action.
Project(s) supported by this organisation:
Université Ibn Tofail de Kénitra
University
Morocco
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Kénitra
Created in 1989, Ibn Tofail University is a Moroccan public university located in the Region of Rabat - Salé - Kénitra, known to be one of the richest regions of Morocco in view of its strengths in economic growth areas (agrifood, automotive industry, green technologies, etc.).
Thanks to its 10 training establishments but also to its organization and its infrastructure of excellence, Ibn Tofail University carries out its mission of supporting the professional integration of young people and the contribution to the economic and social development of Morocco. .
Aware of the importance of entrepreneurship as an essential lever in the promotion of the employability of university students, the University has been working since 2017 through its Career Development Center (CDC) on the emergence of business ideas in the social field and their incubation under the best conditions.
Thanks to its 10 training establishments but also to its organization and its infrastructure of excellence, Ibn Tofail University carries out its mission of supporting the professional integration of young people and the contribution to the economic and social development of Morocco. .
Aware of the importance of entrepreneurship as an essential lever in the promotion of the employability of university students, the University has been working since 2017 through its Career Development Center (CDC) on the emergence of business ideas in the social field and their incubation under the best conditions.
Project(s) supported by this organisation:
Université Hassan 1er de Settat
University
Morocco
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Settat
Hasan Premier University (UH1) is a Moroccan university, located in Settat. Well integrated in the region and with a global outlook, it now has 774 foreign students, 446 teaching staff and 251 administrative and technical staff.
Created in 1997, UH1 has 4 faculties, 3 schools and 2 institutes thus offering, on these 2 university sites, Settat and Berrechid, a wide range of training in terms of discipline and sector and a research potential built around a Center for Doctoral Studies, which includes three Centers for Doctoral Studies and 28 research structures in conjunction with renowned national and international organizations.
Apart from its young age, UH1 asserts its place alongside the major Moroccan universities, thanks to its dynamism, the quality of training, innovative pedagogies, professionalization of courses and promotion of the results of scientific research.
UH1 created its University Incubator in 2005 with the mission of promoting entrepreneurial culture and enhancing the results of scientific and technical research through the creation of innovative businesses. The Safir project is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the capacities of the incubator and its positioning on impact and SDG-type projects
Created in 1997, UH1 has 4 faculties, 3 schools and 2 institutes thus offering, on these 2 university sites, Settat and Berrechid, a wide range of training in terms of discipline and sector and a research potential built around a Center for Doctoral Studies, which includes three Centers for Doctoral Studies and 28 research structures in conjunction with renowned national and international organizations.
Apart from its young age, UH1 asserts its place alongside the major Moroccan universities, thanks to its dynamism, the quality of training, innovative pedagogies, professionalization of courses and promotion of the results of scientific research.
UH1 created its University Incubator in 2005 with the mission of promoting entrepreneurial culture and enhancing the results of scientific and technical research through the creation of innovative businesses. The Safir project is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the capacities of the incubator and its positioning on impact and SDG-type projects
Project(s) supported by this organisation:
The Algerian Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Incubator
Algeria
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Alger
The Algerian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship was created in 2016 to promote social entrepreneurship, support Algerian social entrepreneurs in the creation, development and the sustainability of their businesses.
ACSE is a pioneer in social entrepreneurship supporting innovative solutions to social and environmental problems in our country.
To this end, ACSE launched in 2018 the first Algerian incubator of social entrepreneurism, enabling young social entrepreneurs to act positively in favour of their country by giving life to projects with social impact.
ACSE is a pioneer in social entrepreneurship supporting innovative solutions to social and environmental problems in our country.
To this end, ACSE launched in 2018 the first Algerian incubator of social entrepreneurism, enabling young social entrepreneurs to act positively in favour of their country by giving life to projects with social impact.
Project(s) supported by this organisation:
Agricultural Development Association (PARC)
Civil Society Organisation (CSO)
Palestine
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Ramallah
PARC is a pioneer national developmental organization with a regional trend committed to rural and agricultural social justice and national liberation.
We are a national developmental organization that strives to develop the agricultural sector, strengthen the resilience of farmers, reach out to the poor and marginalized groups and their CBO’s, mobilize and develop the capabilities of rural people to enable them to control their resources, through the work of a distinguished professional teams and a loyal volunteers.
This has been accomplished through creative programs and transparent management and through technical practices to contribute to the establishment of a free and democratic Palestinian society with the values of social justice
We are a national developmental organization that strives to develop the agricultural sector, strengthen the resilience of farmers, reach out to the poor and marginalized groups and their CBO’s, mobilize and develop the capabilities of rural people to enable them to control their resources, through the work of a distinguished professional teams and a loyal volunteers.
This has been accomplished through creative programs and transparent management and through technical practices to contribute to the establishment of a free and democratic Palestinian society with the values of social justice