Ongoing & upcoming activities
cewas Middle East is present in four core countries, as listed below, with local staff and programmes tailored to the respective geographical, economic and environmental contexts. Together with our partners, we also work increasingly in other countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, including Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia. Find out more about some of our key activities and upcoming programmes below. If you are interested in collaborating with us, do not hesitate to reach out!
Regional
Through reginal projects, partnerships and activities, cewas aims to support and develop (disruptive) innovators and entrepreneurs to develop financially viable services and products and solve key water related challenges through. Specifically, by these activities, we at cewas work on facilitating the outcomes of the entrepreneurs’ efforts and to enhance the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem for them. Jointly with key stakeholders from the entrepreneurship sector, the financial sector and academia, we focus at improving the ecosystem conditions such as financial support systems, business support services and Intermediaries as well as young talent growth in the water and environmental sector.
WE4F Second Regional Call for Innovations
Green Accelerator Middle East: scaling environmental enterprises and impact
All ears on water and sanitation entrepreneurship
MENA Regional Innovation Hub
Palestine
cewas Middle East first Start-Up Programme in Palestine was launched in 2015. Two year-long programmes have been conducted, incubating around 15 innovative start-ups through training modules, invididualized coaching, mentoring and networking activities. In 2018 and together with BuildPalestine, the “Social Entrepreneurship Series” had been launched, a monthly series on various topics of relevance to social entrepreneurship in Palestine. The aim is to engage the community to build up support structures for social enterprises in Palestine.
Join our green start-up community in Palestine
EcoPreneur programme 2020
Jordan
cewas Middle East’s entrepreneurship activities in Jordan started in April 2017 with the first dedicated start-up programme for entrepreneurs and professionals with a strong motivation to create financially viable solutions for the water, sanitation and waste sector.Since 2017, over 50 start-ups have taken part in three year-long Start-up Programmes. During the course, entrepreneurs have been trained and supported in the formation of their business or project with advanced training modules, business coaching and consulting by sector experts and an extensive regional and international network.
Green Incubation 2021
Engaging the green entrepreneurship ecosystem actors in Jordan
Join our start-up community in Jordan
Green business and leadership programme for professionals & experienced managers
Lebanon
cewas Middle East has been working in Lebanon since 2017. Since then, we have co-implemented several start-up programmes for water and environmental entrepreneurs, (co)-organized networking events and award ceremonies with support of our partners and sponsors (the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Berytech, Rotary Clubs, Foundation Diane and many more). We also conducted a number of SSWM trainings for water sector practitioners and work with local media on raising awareness regarding water and environmental topics. For more information and updates, follow our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
A coordinated green entrepreneurship portal in Lebanon
Join our start-up community in Lebanon
Iraq
Our activities in Iraq started in 2017. Since 2019, we have been running several programs and activities such as training courses, seminars, innovation competitions, business development coaching sessions and other tools, in the aim of increasing demand for sustainable water and sanitation solutions as well as activating the market of water and sanitation innovation
MENA Regional Innovation Hub: Iraq Track
Training on Faecal Sludge Management for Iraq
Wastepreneur incubation programme
Orange Corners incubation programme
Innovation in faecal sludge management in Erbil
Through reginal projects, partnerships and activities, cewas aims to support and develop (disruptive) innovators and entrepreneurs to develop financially viable services and products and solve key water related challenges through. Specifically, by these activities, we at cewas work on facilitating the outcomes of the entrepreneurs’ efforts and to enhance the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem for them. Jointly with key stakeholders from the entrepreneurship sector, the financial sector and academia, we focus at improving the ecosystem conditions such as financial support systems, business support services and Intermediaries as well as young talent growth in the water and environmental sector.
MENA Regional Innovation Hub
All ears on water and sanitation entrepreneurship
Green Accelerator Middle East: scaling environmental enterprises and impact
WE4F Second Regional Call for Innovations
cewas Middle East first Start-Up Programme in Palestine was launched in 2015. Two year-long programmes have been conducted, incubating around 15 innovative start-ups through training modules, invididualized coaching, mentoring and networking activities. In 2018 and together with BuildPalestine, the “Social Entrepreneurship Series” had been launched, a monthly series on various topics of relevance to social entrepreneurship in Palestine. The aim is to engage the community to build up support structures for social enterprises in Palestine.
EcoPreneur programme 2020
Join our green start-up community in Palestine
cewas Middle East’s entrepreneurship activities in Jordan started in April 2017 with the first dedicated start-up programme for entrepreneurs and professionals with a strong motivation to create financially viable solutions for the water, sanitation and waste sector.Since 2017, over 50 start-ups have taken part in three year-long Start-up Programmes. During the course, entrepreneurs have been trained and supported in the formation of their business or project with advanced training modules, business coaching and consulting by sector experts and an extensive regional and international network.
Green business and leadership programme for professionals & experienced managers
Join our start-up community in Jordan
Engaging the green entrepreneurship ecosystem actors in Jordan
Green Incubation 2021
cewas Middle East has been working in Lebanon since 2017. Since then, we have co-implemented several start-up programmes for water and environmental entrepreneurs, (co)-organized networking events and award ceremonies with support of our partners and sponsors (the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Berytech, Rotary Clubs, Foundation Diane and many more). We also conducted a number of SSWM trainings for water sector practitioners and work with local media on raising awareness regarding water and environmental topics. For more information and updates, follow our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Join our start-up community in Lebanon
A coordinated green entrepreneurship portal in Lebanon
Our activities in Iraq started in 2017. Since 2019, we have been running several programs and activities such as training courses, seminars, innovation competitions, business development coaching sessions and other tools. The aim is to increase demand for sustainable water and sanitation solutions as well as activating the market of water and sanitation innovation