Women-Led Local Impact Projects Showcased And Rewarded At 2016 e7 Pitch Day
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Female empowerment, youth literacy, cultural education, environmental protection, and family counseling- these were just a few of the issues that took center stage at a projects showcase session of the 2016 class of e7 Daughters of the Emirates (e7) program. e7, the flagship leadership program of community platform Promise of a Generation, held a pitching session for its 2016 class (its second batch) to display their projects and secure grants from primary sponsor Emirates NBD on June 18, 2016. Since the commencement of the batch in April, the young women aged 18-25, with guidance from a network of e7 mentors, have developed and refined their ideas into workable solutions that allow them to both realize their potential and also give back to their respective communities.
Teams pitching their projects at the event. Image credit: e7.
Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre,
Jury members Michael Mansour, CIO, Microsoft Gulf,Najla Al Midfa, GM, Sheraa Sharjah, Vikram Krishna, Executive VP, Emirates NBD and Elena Cruz, VP, Emirates NBD. Image credit: e7.
Following the pitches, grants amounting to AED20,000 were awarded to four of the projects: Let’s Lead, a project proposing creation of a support community of young women; Mootary, a project promoting participation of women in the automotive sector; Ghanmt, an idea aiming to create awareness of Emirati culture and heritage; and Masaari, an internship program for high school students.
Let’s Lead team being awarded the project grant. Image credit: e7.
Mootary team being awarded the project grant. Image credit: e7.
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Female empowerment, youth literacy, cultural education, environmental protection, and family counseling- these were just a few of the issues that took center stage at a projects showcase session of the 2016 class of e7 Daughters of the Emirates (e7) program. e7, the flagship leadership program of community platform Promise of a Generation, held a pitching session for its 2016 class (its second batch) to display their projects and secure grants from primary sponsor Emirates NBD on June 18, 2016. Since the commencement of the batch in April, the young women aged 18-25, with guidance from a network of e7 mentors, have developed and refined their ideas into workable solutions that allow them to both realize their potential and also give back to their respective communities.
Teams pitching their projects at the event. Image credit: e7.
