After the great success of the Riyada Youth Innovation Summer Program and after a lot of demand, Riyada for Social Innovation is proud to present the “Riyada Youth Innovation Winter Program”. This time, youth ages 15+ will create video games …
For the third time, Riyada for Social Innovation participated in the one-of-a-kind Girls got IT initiative which aims to empower girls and encourage them to pursue careers in engineering and technology. In the 5th edition which took place in Tyre, …
In celebration of the Women Entrepreneurship Day, WED Lebanon organized an event in Fattal Auditorium in Sin El Fil under the title “Choose Women” where leading women entrepreneurs talked about their journeys and how they are contributing to the women …
As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week which hosted more than 40 events in Lebanon alone, Riyada for Social Innovation organized a Youth Innovators Meetup where more than 20 youth ages 15+ gathered at GoFit gym in Hamra to talk …
Riyada for Social Innovation had the pleasure to deliver a Design Thinking workshop for young entrepreneurs from Libya as part of Enjazi competition organized by MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region and Tatweer Research Libya. It was super impressive to …
The founder of Riyada for Social Innovation was invited for a session at IBM Saudi Arabia in Riyadh to talk to developer advocates and consultants who engage with the startup ecosystem about entrepreneurship, social innovation, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in …
Riyada for Social Innovation delivered a five-day corporate training for STC الاتصالات السعودية for new Wireless and Cloud hires from engineering, computer science, and MIS backgrounds on innovation, design thinking, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and social entrepreneurship through Ericsson MEA. The training …
Business representatives from across the entire MENA region, deans, chapter representatives, and social entrepreneurs gathered on October 9, 2017 to share, learn and discuss implementation efforts in relation to integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Responsible Management Education in MENA …
Riyada for Social Innovation participated in the Startup Weekend Beirut – Artificial Intelligence Edition and mentored two teams who were working on innovative solutions that made use of Artificial Intelligence. Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring …
Riyada for Social Innovation was on the panel “Entrepreneurship and Innovation” where the founder spoke about the importance of turning the problems we face in our communities to entrepreneurial opportunities. The panel was part of the Entrepreneurship Forum in Shouf …
Riyada for social innovation was represented by its founder in the reputable She Entrepreneurs Program 2017 among 26 other women social entrepreneurs from the MENA region and Sweden. Spanning one week, the second module was a great opportunity to work …
Riyada for Social Innovation organized an information session on the MIT Media Lab Refugee Learning Accelerator where a group of engineers, coders, and designers learned more about the accelerator and what it takes to apply. The MIT media Lab Refugee …
Riyada for social innovation was in the very North of Lebanon, particularly Beino in Akkar to deliver a workshop on Social Entrepreneurship using technology for school and NGO coordinators under Girls Got IT Exploring Engineering & Technology in University of …
Riyada for Social Innovation was represented by the founder Mona Itani as a panelist in the Entrepreneurship Forum in Rashaya which was organized by Rural Entrepreneurs and Arabnet. The panel topic was “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Panel” and aimed to raise …
As part of the ArabWIC 5th annual conference which took place on August 10-12 at the American University of Beirut, Riyada for Social Innovation contributed in mentoring young girls ages 16-18 in the Mobile app development hackathon where they worked …
Lebanon for the Summer Interns 2017
The one-of-a-kind youth innovation program is in partnership with Touch Lebanon and spanned ten weekdays from July 17 till 28 and was hosted in Touch LAB in Downtown Beirut.
Participants 15+ were exposed to social entrepreneurship in a project-based and …
Riyada for Social Innovation participated in the Tripoli Startup Forum in Rachid Karami International Fair as an exhibitor among prominent startups and entrepreneurship system supporters in Lebanon. It was great to meet many key players in the ecosystem who showed …
The founder of Riyada was invited as a guest speaker at the MBA Social Entrepreneurship Course at the American University of Beirut. The founder told the MBA students about how Riyada started and explained about the followed business model and …
Riyada for Social Innovation was selected as one of five startups to pitch in the Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference Pitching Competition in San Jose, California. The founder, Mona Itani, pitched Riyada in front of esteemed jury member and …
