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OML - Connect with Changemakers

Connect with Changemakers

Looking to connect with changemakers from over 90 countries and learn from their impact journeys? The OML App offers inspiring stories, interactive micro-trainings, and a global map of sustainability leaders—all in one place.

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OML MENA's Philosophy

Building meaningful connections that create powerful change across the Arab region.

  • Believes meaningful connections create powerful change
  • Gathers ambitious young leaders from across the Arab region
  • Fosters dynamic networks that transcend borders and cultures
  • Facilitates peer-to-peer engagements, partnerships, and collaborations
  • Builds a unified community working collectively toward a sustainable future
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Inspire

Inspiration for Transformation

Empowering young leaders through inspiring stories, mentorship, and innovative training.

  • Showcases diverse success stories
  • Provides access to visionary mentors and experts
  • Offers thought-provoking training sessions
  • Encourages fellows to envision bold, innovative solutions
  • Inspires leadership by example
  • Drives meaningful impact in communities
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Empower

Empowering Fellows Program

Empowering Fellows to build and lead teams of Champions for cascading community impact.

  • Empowerment is at the core of everything we do at OML MENA
  • We provide comprehensive training to build foundational knowledge and leadership skills
  • We offer practical skill-building opportunities that translate into real-world capabilities
  • We deliver direct support for implementing community projects and social enterprises
  • We equip young leaders with the tools they need to create meaningful, real-world change
  • Our fellows are empowered not only to lead but also to multiply their impact by empowering others
  • We foster sustainable leadership development across the MENA region
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Phase 2 - Leadership Challenge

Fellows & Champions Leadership Program

Cascading Leadership made possible

  • Fellows take on a leadership challenge to connect, inspire, and empower young leaders in their communities
  • Fellows pass on their learnings and build a dedicated team of emerging leaders
  • The second tier of young leaders are called Champions
  • Each Fellow is expected to build a team of at least 20 Champions
  • Fellows are provided with a series of Masterclasses on key sustainability topics
  • Fellows lead the training sessions with their Champions during this phase
  • The program creates a cascading leadership development model across communities
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PHASE 3 – Act for change

Fellows Training Implementation Phase

The process of applying all the preious phases

  • Fellows enter into a project implementation phase in collaboration with the team they built in Phase 2
  • Fellows undergo a rigorous screening process to qualify for project implementation
  • Selected fellows are able to develop and execute their own innovative projects
  • Projects focus on addressing key sustainability challenges within their local communities
  • Fellows receive micro-grant funding from NELIS to support their project implementation
  • Fellows may propose project themes based on their assessment of critical social challenges in their community or country
  • Fellows may propose project themes based on their assessment of critical environmental challenges in their community or country

PHASE 4– Graduation

Graduation and OML Alumni Community

The result of fruitfull training

  • All Fellows and Champions who successfully complete the Fellowship graduate as OML leaders
  • Graduates may join the global OML Alumni Community
  • Alumni help connect NexGen leaders around the world
  • Alumni inspire NexGen leaders globally
  • Alumni empower NexGen leaders worldwide
  • Alumni gain access to networking opportunities provided through the Alumni Community
  • Alumni gain access to empowerment opportunities provided in and through the Alumni Community

OML Fellowship

Phase 1

Fellows' Intensive Training

Apr

Phase 2

Leadership Challenge

Jul

Phase 3

Act for Change

Aug

Phase 4

Graduation

Nov

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What they are talking about OML MENA fellowship

radwa

One courageous step changed everything: discover how OML MENA turned a single moment of bravery into a journey of leadership, advocacy, and impact.

Radwa Hosny

Egypt
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OML MENA didn’t just teach me leadership, it ignited my drive to train young Somali women in employability and entrepreneurship, sparking real change in our communities.

Abdirahman Hussein

Somalia
yemen

OML MENA didn’t just open new doors for me, it transformed the way I lead, dream, and create impact. Discover my journey of growth and new beginnings.

Reem Al-Makramani

Yemen
arnaout

OML gave me the space to reflect on what I love, what I’m good at, and what the world needs. I deepened my understanding of sustainability and how to embed it meaningfully into my work.

Mohamad Al Arnaout

Lebanon
marwa

OML expanded my vision. Suddenly, my spreadsheets weren’t just numbers, they were stories waiting to be told. My experiments weren’t just lab work, they were solutions for real people.

Marwa Ben Amor

Tunisia
Sanat

OML-MENA taught me leadership skills and sustainability, discovered social entrepreneurship, and even learned stress management techniques, and connections across the MENA region.

Sana Ait Laaziz

Morrocoo
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OML Mena gave me beyond the valuable knowledge and leadership skills, this experience was special because of the new connections I made with like-minded individuals from across Africa and the Middle East

Joelle Elhaber

Lebanon
Wiem

Through OML MENA, I found the motivation and first micro-funding to seriously start working on my own idea: WaterWise, an AI-powered solution aiming to help households monitor and reduce water consumption

Wiem Chamsi

Tunisia
Sustainable Development Projects

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Fulfiling SDG goals across the MENA region

Radwa Hosny

Her Right to Education

by Radwa Hosny
Enhancing gender equality by addressing illiteracy and gender-based violence among women in Egypt through comprehensive education initiatives.
Ismailia, Egypt

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Sana Ait Alaziz

SuSteps

by Sana Ait Alaziz
A training center for children, focusing on activities related to sustainability, especially renewable energy education and awareness.
Adrar, Morocco

SDG Goals

Marwa Ben Amor

OleaRevive

by Marwa Ben Amor
Valorization of olive byproducts and extraction of bioactive molecules from olive waste for sustainable innovation.
Tunisia, Tunisia

SDG Goals

Abdirahman Ali

She Leads

by Abdirahman Ali
Empowering young Somali females with life skills, employability, and entrepreneurship training through comprehensive development programs.
Somalia

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Volcanic Stones

by Reem Al Makmarani, Hafsa Al Amari & Mohamad Al Mekhlafih
Adding crushed volcanic rock to fields neutralizes soil acidity and enhances nutrient availability through mineral release reactions.
Sana'a, Yemen

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Sharmarke Yusuf

Agro-Pastoralism Caravan

by Sharmarke Yusuf
Enhancing climate change adaptation among Somali pastoralist communities by connecting experts, researchers, and pastoralists through awareness caravans.
Bari, Somalia

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Mohamad Al Arnaot

Action for Awareness

by Mohamad Al Arnaot
Simplification of legal terminology and climate laws using art and acting classes to make complex information accessible.
Beirut, Lebanon

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Jar

by Joelle El Haber
Informative sessions discussing sustainability, leadership, circular economy, and upcycling market trends for community awareness.
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

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Leadership Training for Teenagers

by Mahmoud Yacine Ghoul & Sabiha Hammad
Empowering women and teenagers from Southern Algeria by training them for better social integration and enhanced productivity.
Touggourt, Algeria

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WaterWise

by Wiem Chamsi & Hajar Habeeb
An innovative AI-powered water management application designed to address water scarcity challenges in regions facing frequent shortages.
Tunisia, Tunisia

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