Kuwait City, Kuwait: - The Mowgli Foundation, an award winning, UK-headquartered mentoring organisation partnered with MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region for a 4th consecutive year to host a Mentoring Awareness session entitled at the Arab Startup Competition, held in Kuwait City, Kuwait on 18th April. The session was designed to inspire and engage with social entrepreneurs taking part in the Social Entrepreneurship Track of the competition by exploring the practice, application and benefits of mentoring for entrepreneurs. Mowgli's Levant Business Manager, Thanaa Al Khasawneh, was invited to participate as one of the Elevator Pitch Judges during the competition.
"The Power of Mentoring" event was held at the Symphony Hotel in Kuwait City, and attended by over 25 social entrepreneur teams. Thanaa Al Khasawneh, hosted an informative and interactive session in which she spoke about the practice and impact of mentoring on business growth and leadership development and inspired the participants to discover the benefits of mentoring for themselves and their businesses.
Mowgli joined the panel for the Elevator Pitch Judging, which saw the teams from all tracks pitch their ideas and businesses to over 70 judges. The winners were announced on 21st April at the Gala Awards ceremony during the MIT Pan-Arab Conference, which was held in conjunction with the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region's Arab Startup Competition for the first time.
The Mowgli Foundation seeks to support the sustainable development of societies through the mentoring and evolution of entrepreneurs and leaders. This is achieved through the provision of unique and unparalleled mentoring and leadership development programs. Mowgli's unique programs enable mentors to develop their capabilities, offer their practical support and share their expertise to help entrepreneurs grow as leaders and expand their businesses, thereby creating new jobs and economic growth.
The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region's Arab Startup Competition, in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives and Zain Group, targets 21 countries of the Arab region, bringing in more than 5,000 applications a year and engages entrepreneurs in mentorship and networking.
Mowgli CEO, Kathleen Bury, commented: "We were delighted to partner with MIT for the 8th MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region's Arab Startup Competition, having supported the event for the past 4 years. The competition is always an important date in Mowgli's calendar and we were delighted to work with them to raise awareness about the importance of mentoring for entrepreneurs. Last year we had the pleasure of seeing Mowgli Entrepreneur, Mazin Khalil, receive 1st prize in the Startup Competition for his business, SudaMed. We hope we can continue to work with MIT to further place mentoring at the heart of their mission to celebrate of driving forward innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arab world."
About Mowgli
The Mowgli Foundation is an award winning, UK-headquartered mentoring organisation, established in 2008 by successful serial entrepreneur Tony Bury, in response to the need for job creation and sustainable economic and societal development in the MENA region as well as in UK communities.
Mowgli provides mentoring that inspires, connects and guides entrepreneurs and leaders to overcome life's personal and business challenges through:
- Interactive, experiential and transformational 'Kickstart' workshops
- A unique environment for accelerated relationship building, mentor training and matching
- Engagement within a learning and mentoring focused global alumni network
Mowgli has an alumni with over 1550 members and has matched over 750 entrepreneurs with trained mentors in 12 countries; Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and the UK. In December 2012, Mowgli was recognised with the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders Award for the 'Best Mentor Network in the Arab Region'. More information is available on Mowgli's website: www.mowgli.org.uk
For media inquiries:
Dubai: Kathleen Bury
Email: kathleen.bury@mowgli.org.uk
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