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Tarek Alsaleh

“I give a little here, I give a little there and I keep a little for myself.”

A half-Syrian, half-German entrepreneur, Tarek Alsaleh has won lots of international awards and acclaim. He also changed the law in Syria to set up his own sports projects across the Middle East and beyond. Uniquely, the projects he started are now locally owned, creating new jobs and fostering youth leadership. Tarek’s projects have helped over 100,000 refugees, abused women and children with cancer and put the art form capoeira created by slaves in Brazil on the global humanitarian map.

Tarek has now set his sights on even greater goals – he wants to change the aid system and abolish the middlemen through innovation and tech so that local people receive more of the funding.

Labs

2017, 2016

Topics

Sustainability and Climate Protection, Civil Society

Sectors

Private

Origin

Europe, Asia

Residence

Europe
More about Tarek Alsaleh

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Video

Shake Hands and Scrap Paperwork

Tarek Alsaleh gives a TEDx Talk on finding solutions instead of spending time on managing money.

Blog

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Article

Breaking the Wall of Cartels in International Aid

The world gave 146 billion dollars in aid last year, but less than one percent went to local initiatives. A group of frustrated experts localize the development industry through innovation tech and sustainable development thinking.

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