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Egyptian Woman Honored as ‘Pioneer for Social Entrepreneurship’ at UN Summit

June 30, 2016

At the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2016 in New York, Dina Sherif, co-founder and CEO of Ahead of the Curve and holder of the Willard Brown Endowed Chair of International Business Leadership at the American University in Cairo’s School of Business was announced as one of ten 2016 Local SDG Pioneers. Ms. Sherif was recognized for her efforts that align with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 on Partnerships for the Goals. “I’m honored to be a part of the inaugural class of 2016 Local SDG Pioneers and I would like to thank the UN Global Compact for this recognition,” said Ms. Sherif at the Summit, which is a two-day gathering of the private sector, UN, government and civil society in New York to jump-start action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. “Social entrepreneurs have a powerful role to play in the development of innovative and scalable solutions for advancing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and we are committed to providing the resources to support these innovators and their work, with a particular focus on the Arab region.” Ms. Sherif co-founded Ahead of the Curve in 2012…


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