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Facebook Crowns 4 Arab Community Leaders

Ahmed Maher by Ahmed Maher
September 24, 2018
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Facebook Crowns 4 Arab Community Leaders, Nermeen AbouSalem Egyptian single mothers, Rami Elgebali, Salyne EL Samarany, Manal Rostom (UAE) – Surviving Hijab

From left to right (Nermeen AbouSalem, Rami Elgebali, Salyne EL Samarany, and Manal Rostom)

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Four Arabs were selected from a pool of 6,000 applicants to join the first Facebook Community Leadership Program, offering prizes ranging from $50,000 to $1 million.

Facebook announced in February this year a new initiative aims to provide training and funding to individuals building communities on the platform.

The Facebook Community Leadership Program comes in light of the social media giant strategy “Bringing People Closer Together”. announced by Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Office Mark Zuckerberg early this year.

Ime Archibong, Vice President, Product Partnerships said in a blog post: 

“Community leaders play a critical role in bringing people closer together. Many of these leaders turn to Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp to create these connections, and often tell us that they could have more impact with additional support, better tools and access to funding. We created the Facebook Community Leadership Program to empower these leaders who are building communities around the world.”

Here’re the four arabs who won $50,000 each in funding to scale their communities.

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Nermeen AbouSalem (Egypt) – Egyptian Single Mothers
Rami Elgebali (Egypt) – Missing Children
Salyne EL Samarany (Lebanon) – Teach For Lebanon
Manal Rostom (UAE) – Surviving Hijab

Nermeen AbouSalem (Egypt) – Egyptian Single Mothers

Egyptian Single Mothers helps connect, support and empower single mothers by giving them the space to discuss their challenges, exchange experiences and advice while offering them free legal, psychological, parental and community services. Community link

Rami Elgebali (Egypt) – Missing Children

This small group in Egypt helps families with missing children throughout the Arab world. To date, they have successfully helped more than 950 people make their way back to their families—among which are children and special needs adults. Through the group’s Facebook page—the mainstay of the program—more than 8,000 volunteers coordinate efforts around Egypt and the Middle East. Community link

Salyne EL Samarany (Lebanon) – Teach For Lebanon

Teach For Lebanon is a Lebanese Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which aims to eliminate educational inequality while fostering youth leadership and promoting civic engagement. Community link

Manal Rostom (UAE) – Surviving Hijab

In 2014 women who wore hijabs were being attacked, both verbally and psychologically and this caused many of the women to remove them to fit in their societies, especially out of the Middle East. “Surviving Hijab” group was founded to empower women to wear their hijab with pride. Today it is home and safe haven to more than 655,000 from all around the world. Community link

https://www.facebook.com/manal.rostom/posts/10161029011205637

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Ahmed Maher is a marketing and growth leader with a proven track record across telecom, fintech, publishing, charity, government, e-commerce, and sports. He launched Vodafone Egypt’s digital and social media presence in 2008, setting new standards for brand engagement and performance marketing in the region. As the founder of Digital Boom, Ahmed has helped shape the voice of digital media in the Arab world. He brings a rare blend of creative vision and data-driven thinking, using digital tools and storytelling to drive measurable impact and scalable growth.

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