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'''Abeer Abu Ghaith ''' ({{lang-ar|عبير أبو غيث}}) (born {{Circa|1985}})<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Laura|date=May 1, 2014|title=Mujeres palestinas celebran El Día del Trabajo gracias a Abeer Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.diariofemenino.com/articulos/actualidad/la-mujer-del-dia/mujeres-palestinas-celebran-el-dia-del-trabajo-gracias-a-abeer-abu-ghaith/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Diario Femenino|language=es}}</ref> is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] technology entrepreneur, and social activist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-02-02|title=The story of Abeer Abu Ghaith: a leading young Palestinian businesswoman|url=http://www.ilo.org/beirut/media-centre/multimedia/WCMS_543311/lang--en/index.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601093405/http://www.ilo.org:80/beirut/media-centre/multimedia/WCMS_543311/lang--en/index.htm |archive-date=2017-06-01 }}</ref> She is the founder of MENA Alliances and formally a co-founder of StayLinked. Abu Ghaith has been celebrated as, "Palestine's first female high-tech entrepreneur", she uses technology to provide jobs to people living in "fragile" regions, such as [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank|url=https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news-item/meet-first-female-high-tech-entrepreneur-west-bank|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=One Young World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920052840/https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news-item/meet-first-female-high-tech-entrepreneur-west-bank |archive-date=2020-09-20 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Laub|first=Karin|date=February 15, 2014|title=Trailblazer for Palestinian women|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/trailblazer-for-palestinian-women-1.577661|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=The National|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212191304/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/trailblazer-for-palestinian-women-1.577661 |archive-date=2021-02-12 }}</ref><ref name=":1" />
'''Abeer Abu Ghaith ''' ({{lang-ar|عبير أبو غيث}}) (born {{Circa|1985}})<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Laura|date=May 1, 2014|title=Mujeres palestinas celebran El Día del Trabajo gracias a Abeer Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.diariofemenino.com/articulos/actualidad/la-mujer-del-dia/mujeres-palestinas-celebran-el-dia-del-trabajo-gracias-a-abeer-abu-ghaith/|access-date=25 May 2024|website=Diario Femenino|language=es}}</ref> is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] technology entrepreneur and social activist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-02-02|title=The story of Abeer Abu Ghaith: a leading young Palestinian businesswoman|url=http://www.ilo.org/beirut/media-centre/multimedia/WCMS_543311/lang--en/index.htm|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2024|website=[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601093405/http://www.ilo.org:80/beirut/media-centre/multimedia/WCMS_543311/lang--en/index.htm |archive-date=2017-06-01 }}</ref> She is the founder of MENA Alliances and formally a co-founder of StayLinked. Abu Ghaith has been celebrated as "Palestine's first female high-tech entrepreneur." She uses technology to provide jobs to people living in "fragile" regions, such as [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank|url=https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news-item/meet-first-female-high-tech-entrepreneur-west-bank|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2024|website=One Young World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920052840/https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news-item/meet-first-female-high-tech-entrepreneur-west-bank |archive-date=2020-09-20 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Laub|first=Karin|date=February 15, 2014|title=Trailblazer for Palestinian women|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/trailblazer-for-palestinian-women-1.577661|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2024|website=The National|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212191304/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/trailblazer-for-palestinian-women-1.577661 |archive-date=2021-02-12 }}</ref><ref name=":1" />


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Abeer Abu Ghaith was born {{Circa|1985}} in a Palestinian refugee camp in [[Jordan]], and lived there until she was age 12. Later she moved back in Palestine territory with her family, she is the second oldest of 9 siblings.<ref name=":0" />
Abeer Abu Ghaith was born {{Circa|1985}} in a Palestinian refugee camp in [[Jordan]], and lived there until the age of 12. Later, she moved back to Palestine with her family. She is the second eldest of 9 siblings.<ref name=":0" />


Abu Ghaith attended [[Palestine Polytechnic University]] from 2002 until 2007, and received her B.A. degree in [[Computer engineering|computer systems engineering]] in 2007.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Abeer Abu Ghaith |url=https://intersticia.org/_members/abeer-abu-ghaith/|access-date=2021-09-23|language=en-US|website=Intersticia}}</ref> After her graduation, she started to teach on campus. This was followed by work as the Country Director of the Women's Campaign International (WCI) and their program, ALWANE.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Abeer D. Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.global-ambassadors.org/people/abeer-d-abu-ghaith/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Global Ambassadors|publisher=Vital Voices Global Partnership|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517232958/http://www.global-ambassadors.org:80/people/abeer-d-abu-ghaith |archive-date=2018-05-17 }}</ref>
Abu Ghaith attended [[Palestine Polytechnic University]] from 2002 until 2007, and received her B.A. degree in [[Computer engineering|computer systems engineering]] in 2007.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Abeer Abu Ghaith |url=https://intersticia.org/_members/abeer-abu-ghaith/|access-date=25 May 2024|language=en-US|website=Intersticia}}</ref> After her graduation, she started to teach on campus. This was followed by work as the Country Director of the Women's Campaign International (WCI) and their program ALWANE.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Abeer D. Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.global-ambassadors.org/people/abeer-d-abu-ghaith/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2024|website=Global Ambassadors|publisher=Vital Voices Global Partnership|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517232958/http://www.global-ambassadors.org:80/people/abeer-d-abu-ghaith |archive-date=2018-05-17 }}</ref>


From 2013 until 2015, Abu Ghaith had co-founded the company StayLinked, a service providing talent from Palestinian freelancers for businesses located in the United States and in the Middle East.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2015|title=Toppling traditions: Arab superwomen rock International Women's Day|url=https://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/ininternational-women%E2%80%99s-day-2015-665818|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Al Bawaba|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311042203/http://www.albawaba.com:80/slideshow/ininternational-women%E2%80%99s-day-2015-665818 |archive-date=2015-03-11 }}</ref> The job roles included translation services, data entry, graphic design, online marketing, and website development.<ref name=":0" /> After leaving StayLinked in 2015, Abu Ghaith formed MENA Alliances, which does similar work in job placement.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
In 2013, Abu Ghaith co-founded the company StayLinked, a service providing talent from Palestinian freelancers for businesses located in the United States and in the Middle East.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2015|title=Toppling traditions: Arab superwomen rock International Women's Day|url=https://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/ininternational-women%E2%80%99s-day-2015-665818|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2024|website=Al Bawaba|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311042203/http://www.albawaba.com:80/slideshow/ininternational-women%E2%80%99s-day-2015-665818 |archive-date=2015-03-11 }}</ref> The job roles included translation services, data entry, graphic design, online marketing, and website development.<ref name=":0" /> After leaving StayLinked in 2015, Abu Ghaith formed MENA Alliances, which does similar work in job placement.<ref name=mena>{{cite web |url=https://menaalliances.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |website=MENA Alliances |access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>


In 2016, Abu Ghaith went to [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]], as a member of ''The [[Goldman Sachs Foundation|Goldman Sachs]] 10,000 Women-U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program'' for Women in the Middle East and North Africa.<ref name=":2" /> From 2017 to 2018, she continued her studies at [[Birkbeck, University of London|Birkbeck College, University of London]], and in 2018 she received a M.S. degree in business innovation.<ref name=":2" /> After graduation she returned to her work with MENA Alliances, where she is CEO and founder.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
In 2016, Abu Ghaith attended the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] as a member of ''The [[Goldman Sachs Foundation|Goldman Sachs]] 10,000 Women-U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program'' for Women in the Middle East and North Africa.<ref name=":2" /> From 2017 to 2018, she continued her studies at [[Birkbeck, University of London|Birkbeck College, University of London]], and in 2018 she received a M.S. degree in business innovation.<ref name=":2" /> After graduation she returned to her work with MENA Alliances, where she is CEO and founder.<ref name=mena />


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* 2015: "100 Powerful Arab under 40", [[Arabian Business|Arabian Business magazine]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 April 2015|title=InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40, 35. Abeer Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics--100-most-powerful-arabs-under-40-589600.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|publisher=ITP Media Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419160517/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics--100-most-powerful-arabs-under-40-589600.html |archive-date=2015-04-19 }}</ref>
* 2015: "100 Powerful Arab under 40", [[Arabian Business|Arabian Business magazine]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 April 2015|title=InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40, 35. Abeer Abu Ghaith|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics--100-most-powerful-arabs-under-40-589600.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|publisher=ITP Media Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419160517/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics--100-most-powerful-arabs-under-40-589600.html |archive-date=2015-04-19 }}</ref>
*2015: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2015|title=The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-100-most-powerful-arab-women-2015-583825.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303003509/http://www.arabianbusiness.com:80/photos/the-100-most-powerful-arab-women-2015-583825.html |archive-date=2015-03-03 }}</ref>
*2015: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2015|title=The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-100-most-powerful-arab-women-2015-583825.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303003509/http://www.arabianbusiness.com:80/photos/the-100-most-powerful-arab-women-2015-583825.html |archive-date=2015-03-03 }}</ref>
*2014: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 3, 2014|title=The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-world-s-100-most-powerful-arab-women-541035.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304102358/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-world-s-100-most-powerful-arab-women-541035.html |archive-date=2014-03-04 }}</ref>
*2014: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2014", Arabian Business magazine<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 3, 2014|title=The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-world-s-100-most-powerful-arab-women-541035.html|url-status=live|website=[[Arabian Business]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304102358/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/the-world-s-100-most-powerful-arab-women-541035.html |archive-date=2014-03-04 }}</ref>
* 2014: "Best Technology Enabler and Facilitator" award, MEA Women in Technology Awards<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
* 2014: "Best Technology Enabler and Facilitator" award, MEA Women in Technology Awards<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
* 2014: "100 Most Powerful Arab Women" CEO Middle East magazine<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garralda|first=Ana|date=2014-04-05|title="Soy mujer, emprendedora en tecnología y vivo en Palestina"|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2014-04-05/soy-mujer-emprendedora-en-tecnologia-y-vivo-en-palestina_112236/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=elconfidencial.com|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406133644/http://www.elconfidencial.com:80/tecnologia/2014-04-05/soy-mujer-emprendedora-en-tecnologia-y-vivo-en-palestina_112236/ |archive-date=2014-04-06 }}</ref>
* 2014: "100 Most Powerful Arab Women", CEO Middle East magazine<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garralda|first=Ana|date=2014-04-05|title="Soy mujer, emprendedora en tecnología y vivo en Palestina"|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2014-04-05/soy-mujer-emprendedora-en-tecnologia-y-vivo-en-palestina_112236/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=elconfidencial.com|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406133644/http://www.elconfidencial.com:80/tecnologia/2014-04-05/soy-mujer-emprendedora-en-tecnologia-y-vivo-en-palestina_112236/ |archive-date=2014-04-06 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:43, 25 May 2024

Abeer Abu Ghaith
Bornc. 1985 (age 38–39)
Jordan
EducationJohn F. Kennedy School of Government
Alma materPalestine Polytechnic University,
Birkbeck, University of London
Occupation(s)technology entrepreneur, social activist
Websitemenaalliances.com

Abeer Abu Ghaith (Arabic: عبير أبو غيث) (born c. 1985)[1] is a Palestinian technology entrepreneur and social activist.[2] She is the founder of MENA Alliances and formally a co-founder of StayLinked. Abu Ghaith has been celebrated as "Palestine's first female high-tech entrepreneur." She uses technology to provide jobs to people living in "fragile" regions, such as Gaza.[3][4][2]

Biography

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Abeer Abu Ghaith was born c. 1985 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, and lived there until the age of 12. Later, she moved back to Palestine with her family. She is the second eldest of 9 siblings.[4]

Abu Ghaith attended Palestine Polytechnic University from 2002 until 2007, and received her B.A. degree in computer systems engineering in 2007.[5] After her graduation, she started to teach on campus. This was followed by work as the Country Director of the Women's Campaign International (WCI) and their program ALWANE.[5][6]

In 2013, Abu Ghaith co-founded the company StayLinked, a service providing talent from Palestinian freelancers for businesses located in the United States and in the Middle East.[4][7] The job roles included translation services, data entry, graphic design, online marketing, and website development.[4] After leaving StayLinked in 2015, Abu Ghaith formed MENA Alliances, which does similar work in job placement.[8]

In 2016, Abu Ghaith attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as a member of The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women-U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program for Women in the Middle East and North Africa.[5] From 2017 to 2018, she continued her studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, and in 2018 she received a M.S. degree in business innovation.[5] After graduation she returned to her work with MENA Alliances, where she is CEO and founder.[8]

Awards

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  • 2019: "The Big Innovation Prize for the Best Dissertation in Innovation", University of London
  • 2015: "100 Powerful Arab under 40", Arabian Business magazine[9]
  • 2015: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine[10]
  • 2014: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2014", Arabian Business magazine[11]
  • 2014: "Best Technology Enabler and Facilitator" award, MEA Women in Technology Awards[4][6]
  • 2014: "100 Most Powerful Arab Women", CEO Middle East magazine[12]

References

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  1. ^ Sanchez, Laura (1 May 2014). "Mujeres palestinas celebran El Día del Trabajo gracias a Abeer Abu Ghaith". Diario Femenino (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The story of Abeer Abu Ghaith: a leading young Palestinian businesswoman". International Labour Organization (ILO). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank". One Young World. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Laub, Karin (15 February 2014). "Trailblazer for Palestinian women". The National. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Abeer Abu Ghaith". Intersticia. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Abeer D. Abu Ghaith". Global Ambassadors. Vital Voices Global Partnership. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Toppling traditions: Arab superwomen rock International Women's Day". Al Bawaba. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "About Us". MENA Alliances. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40, 35. Abeer Abu Ghaith". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015.
  10. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015". Arabian Business. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.
  11. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women". Arabian Business. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  12. ^ Garralda, Ana (5 April 2014). ""Soy mujer, emprendedora en tecnología y vivo en Palestina"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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