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Microenterprise

Unlocking Finance

28-year old Abed is an auto mechanic in Jenin, Palestine, who dreamed of starting his own repair shop, but could not afford the startup costs. After taking a loan through the Silatech-UNRWA “Mubadarati” fund, Abed now owns and manages his own workshop.
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Microenterprise

Crowdsourcing for Good

Sajeda is a 24-year-old married woman with three children from Zarqa, Jordan. She borrowed around USD 1400 from a local microfinance institution to expand her home tailoring business. Sajeda’s loan was made possible by Kiva Arab Youth, an innovative partnership between Silatech and Kiva.
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SME Development

Empowering Entrepreneurs

Ziad Sankari is the 26-year old Lebanese inventor of a GPS-linked medical device that can monitor cardiac patients outside the hospital around the clock. Ziad’s company, CardioDiagnostics, is among the first group of businesses to qualify for investment through Silatech’s angel investment network.
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SME Development

Sustainable Jobs

Partnerships with socially conscious fund managers like TunInvest allow Silatech to invest in sustainable, high quality jobs. With funding from TunInvest, the Clinique Internationale Hannibale (CIH) has created around 400 jobs, provides a model for paramedical employment, and offers health services for the region.
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Employability

Building Capacity

Newly-trained Tamheed advisors from 9 Palestinian NGOs, schools and universities after a weeklong training program with Silatech’s Employability Department. Each advisor is now qualified to implement the Tamheed career guidance program within their respective organizations, scaling up for sustainable impact.
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Employability

Training with Trust

Yemeni construction workers learn international safety standards through the SilaQual initiative, a Silatech program designed to train and certify construction workers to a consistent standard to help them find work, improve productivity and reduce recruitment costs for employers.
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What We Do

Latest News

Roundtable Focuses on Women Entrepreneurs

20 May 2013

Over 40 people attended a Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion supported by Silatech, the Roudha Center and the MENA Businesswomen's Network.

Mix N’Mentor Program Brings Experience to Young Entrepreneurs

6 May 2013

Over 200 aspiring entrepreneurs from throughout the region mixed with industry experts, investors and serial entrepreneurs in a day-long mentoring program held on April 25.

MIT Enterprise Forum, Al Fikra Startup Competition Winners Announced

6 May 2013

In partnership with MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab Region, Silatech and Enterprise Qatar (EQ) announced the winners of 2013’s Al Fikra Qatar National Business Plan Competition.