A New Chapter for Impact Investing in MENA

Monday, September 22, 2:30am - 4:00am (EDT)

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Monday, 22 September | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Auditorium, Block B, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, Sharjah, UAE
Parking: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gUr3unqJ7W3wcJzG6

Join us for this special recording of Circle’s podcast, Shaping Philanthropy, where we’ll be speaking to Nafez Dakkak of Anara Impact Capital, the MENA region’s first impact investment fund focused on learning, climate and wellbeing.

A subsidiary of Alfanar Venture Philantropy, Anara is anchored by family offices from across the region and aims to invest in late seed and series A companies. Find out more about the fund’s ambitions, some of the donors behind it, and the potentially transformative power of impact investment.

A seasoned impact leader, Nafez co-founded BLDR, a venture studio focused on pioneering the future of work and learning in the MENA region by launching industry-leading edtech and fintech companies. Before that, while working at the Queen Rania Foundation in Jordan, Nafez launched Edraak, one of the largest open Arabic online education portals, which today reaches nearly 10 million learners across the MENA region.

The conversation will be recorded and released as an episode of Shaping Philanthropy.

Important Note: We kindly ask guests to be on time as the Auditorium doors will close once the recording begins.

“Circle” is a partnership between Philanthropy Age and Pearl Initiative, and is supported by the Gates Foundation.

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Location: Auditorium, Block B, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, Sharjah, UAE
Parking: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gUr3unqJ7W3wcJzG6

Join us for this special recording of Circle’s podcast, Shaping Philanthropy, where we’ll be speaking to Nafez Dakkak of Anara Impact Capital, the MENA region’s first impact investment fund focused on learning, climate and wellbeing.

A subsidiary of Alfanar Venture Philantropy, Anara is anchored by family offices from across the region and aims to invest in late seed and series A companies. Find out more about the fund’s ambitions, some of the donors behind it, and the potentially transformative power of impact investment.

A seasoned impact leader, Nafez co-founded BLDR, a venture studio focused on pioneering the future of work and learning in the MENA region by launching industry-leading edtech and fintech companies. Before that, while working at the Queen Rania Foundation in Jordan, Nafez launched Edraak, one of the largest open Arabic online education portals, which today reaches nearly 10 million learners across the MENA region.

The conversation will be recorded and released as an episode of Shaping Philanthropy.

Important Note: We kindly ask guests to be on time as the Auditorium doors will close once the recording begins.

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