Alumni Spotlight: Maya Terro
Combating food insecurity in Lebanon “In Lebanon, where around 30 percent of the population lives in poverty, almost 30 percent of all edible food never gets eaten. I started FoodBlessed in 2012 to provide a sustainable solution to the twin problems of food insecurity and food waste by pioneering a local, community-based, volunteer-driven approach. “In 2015, […]
How we pioneered mentoring
With 19 startups to his name, serial entrepreneur Tony Bury credits much of his success to his own mentoring experiences, which have enabled him to continuously develop as an entrepreneur, father, husband, friend and mentor. He founded Mowgli Mentoring in 2008 to share the benefits of mentoring with the region in which he has spent much of […]
Mowgli Alumni Spotlight: Hani Thalji
Mentor name: Hani Thalji Designation: CEO, VARARI Country: Jordan Mowgli Mentoring Program: THE NEXT SOCIETY Regional Mentoring Program Why Mentoring? I wanted to give back and help others overcome challenges and find their way towards success. Describe your relationship with your mentee and the mentoring experience over the past 12 months It was a very nice experience and we became […]
Taking Action on World Refugee Day
Every year we observe World Refugee Day on 20th June. It’s a day meant to create awareness about the plight of refugees and mobilize resources to address the global challenge surrounding persons forcibly displaced by war and conflict. This day is also meant to honour the courage and determination of refugees all over the world who despite tough circumstances […]
After a successful programme in Jordan, the SANAD Entrepreneurship Academy partners again with Mowgli Mentoring to deliver a mentoring program for Lebanese and Syrian refugee micro-entrepreneurs in Lebanon
The SANAD Entrepreneurship Academy, an initiative of the Technical Assistance Facility of the SANAD Fund for MSME, has partnered with Mowgli Mentoring to deliver a 9-month mentoring program aimed at enhancing the lives of 15 Syrian refugee and Lebanese micro-entrepreneurs. This program follows the pioneering and highly successful SANAD Mowgli Mentoring program delivered last year […]
The first cohort of THE NEXT SOCIETY Levant Mentoring Program prepare to graduate in Jordan
The European Union (EU), ANIMA Investment Network and Mowgli Mentoring will graduate the first cohort of THE NEXT SOCIETY Mentoring Program. The graduation ceremony which will take place in Amman, Jordan, will see 18 participants (9 mentors and 9 mentees) graduate as the pioneering cohort to have successfully completed the 12-month regional mentoring program which […]
King Khalid Foundation (KKF) and Mowgli Mentoring collaborate to develop Saudi Arabia’s social enterprise sector through mentoring
The King Khalid Foundation (KKF) and Mowgli Mentoring have collaborated to strengthen the growing social enterprise sector within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the provision of 360-degree mentoring, that will support the personal and professional development of social entrepreneurs. In addition, the EMCC accredited and award-winning mentoring organization built the capacity of Saudi mentors […]
Mowgli Alumni Spotlight: Sulaima Ramadan
Entrepreneur name: Sulaima Ramadan Company: Puppets 4 Kids – Yes Theatre Country: Palestine Mowgli Mentoring Program: THE NEXT SOCIETY Regional Mentoring Program Describe your Mowgli Mentoring journey and the impact it’s had in your professional and personal development over the past 12 months My Mowgli Mentoring journey with Mustafa Ali was a unique one. Being associated with a young […]
EBRD, EU and Mowgli Mentoring celebrate the graduation of women entrepreneurs from the Women in Business Mentoring Programme in Tunisia
Developing women entrepreneurship in Tunisia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) partnered in 2017 with Mowgli Mentoring to support the beneficiaries of the bank’s Women in Business (WiB) Programme in Tunisia. Funded by the European Union, the Mentoring Programme is under the EBRD Programme d’Appui à la Compétitivité des Services (PACS) and was […]
Going beyond advisory and coaching
“Sharing is key to the success of clusters, and we have found great value in mentoring because it opens the door for mutual learning and sharing, to try and fail. It’s more experience focused.”