BUSINESSMED had the pleasure to take part on Thursday, May 06, 2021 in the activities of the “Catalysing Change Week 2021” organized by Catalyst 2030. Catalyst 2030 is a global community of social entrepreneurs, innovators and funderswhobelievethat the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) canonlybeachieved by 2030 through collective action and bold new strategies.

“Catalyzing Change Week 2021” is an annualeventwhere the communitysteps up itsactivities by bringingtogetherstakeholders. Social entrepreneurs, privatesectorrepresentatives, funders and otherorganizationsinvolved in systemic change come together to showcasetheirwork and best practices thatcan speed up action on the SDGs. This is a collective effort to highlight issues of commonconcern and advancesystemic change practices. The eventis an opportunity to engage, advocate and stimulatelearningacross the ecosystem.

Speakingduring the panel on “Social Entrepreneurship in the MENA region”, Mrs. JihenBoutiba, Secretary General of BUSINESMED presented the experience and expertise of the organization in thisfield: “we are working to support the trend of social entrepreneurshipbecause of its important economic and social impact on the wholeregion, by mentoring institutions and project leaders and by providingthemwithseveral services to initiate and developprojects and bring tangible economic changes”.