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

Abeer Abu Ghaith was born c. 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.[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]

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.[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.

In 2016, Abu Ghaith went to 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.

Awards

  • 2019: "The Big Innovation Prize for the Best Dissertation in Innovation", University of London
  • 2015: "100 Powerful Arab under 40", Arabian Business magazine[8]
  • 2015: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine[9]
  • 2014: "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015", Arabian Business magazine[10]
  • 2014: "Best Technology Enabler and Facilitator" award, MEA Women in Technology Awards[4][6]
  • 2014: "100 Most Powerful Arab Women" CEO Middle East magazine[11]

References

  1. ↑ Sanchez, Laura (May 1, 2014). "Mujeres palestinas celebran El Día del Trabajo gracias a Abeer Abu Ghaith". Diario Femenino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "The story of Abeer Abu Ghaith: a leading young Palestinian businesswoman". International Labour Organization (ILO). 2017-02-02. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Meet the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank". One Young World. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Laub, Karin (February 15, 2014). "Trailblazer for Palestinian women". The National. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Abeer Abu Ghaith". Intersticia. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. 1 2 "Abeer D. Abu Ghaith". Global Ambassadors. Vital Voices Global Partnership. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Toppling traditions: Arab superwomen rock International Women's Day". Al Bawaba. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. ↑ "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 2015-04-19.
  9. ↑ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015". Arabian Business. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.
  10. ↑ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women". Arabian Business. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
  11. ↑ Garralda, Ana (2014-04-05). ""Soy mujer, emprendedora en tecnología y vivo en Palestina"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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