When Elissa Freiha, an Emirati-Lebanese entrepreneur, relocated to Dubai in 2013, her initial plan was to open a bakery. However, conversations with her fellow female entrepreneur friends revealed a different path fraught with challenges.Her friends were grappling with the scarcity of investors, a common predicament for many female entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Recognizing an…

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) is making headlines everywhere. Yet AI applications and implications for older adults, particularly older women, have not been adequately contemplated. It’s no longer a moonshot idea from a science fiction movie. AI is already part of our daily lives — Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, self-driving cars. And now…

In an endeavor to empower women and youth and drive socio-economic development, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has embarked on a transformative partnership with Morocco's Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. This collaboration has given birth to the Inclusive Socio-Economic Development (ISED) program, a remarkable initiative with an $18 million (180 million MAD) commitment to uplift…