WATER AND ENERGY FOR FOOD GRAND CHALLENGE (WE4F)
Together with partners and investors, the MENA RIH supports mid-to-late stage enterprises to scale ground-breaking innovations that positively impact food security in an environmentally sustainable way. Supported innovations use less water and more sustainable energy to produce more food, protect biodiversity and mitigate the effects of climate change, while providing opportunities to women, youth and the poor.
WE4F MENA RIH organized a pitching event for Green Essence welcoming more than 40 participants and resulting in the signing of more than 10 NDAs that intend to help the company raise $2.5M in debt funding to finance its growth.
Berytech is organizing the first edition of the Green Innovation Days 2022 #GrID2022 in Lebanon, on October 11, 12, and 13 at Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh focusing on circularity, sustainable development and innovation in clean technology.
The Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F) Middle East and North Africa Regional Innovation Hub (MENA RIH), primarily funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Netherlands, announced today the 13 winners of the second MENA Call for Innovations.
During the ‘Raising Capital for Green Ventures’ event, the Compost Baladi SAL management team presented the opportunity for seed investors to invest in the company.
Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F) is in the Middle East and North Africa to promote local, sustainable, and innovative solutions for challenges in the water, energy, and agriculture sectors.
The MENA region is subject to many challenges including water scarcity, environmental degradation, unemployment, gender inequality, conflicts and increased migration. Tackling issues in the water-energy-food nexus is imperative to achieve political and social stability, gender equality and inclusion, food security, poverty reduction and sustainable development.
The MENA RIH supports innovators that work in the region and produce more food while using less water and energy. Together with investors and other partners, the MENA RIH works to scale mid-to-late stage enterprises that have an environmental and social impact in the water-energy-food nexus. Based in Beirut, Lebanon, the MENA RIH supports innovators in the following countries and territories: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, The Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The Middle East and North Africa Regional Innovation Hub (MENA RIH) is proud to announce its launch. The MENA RIH is run by a team of locally-based implementing organizations; Berytech, cewas, Chemonics Egypt and IWMI and with the support of experienced and dedicated governmental founding partners.
The MENA RIH will offer a variety of programs and interventions for innovators, dedicated investors and partners, regional governmental institutions, international organizations, and the interested public.
The MENA RIH is firmly embedded in the global WE4F framework and joins a range of other Regional Innovation Hubs hailing from West Africa, East Africa, South Africa, and South East Asia. As a cornerstone to its work, the MENA RIH aims to develop relationships with potential partners, investors, and innovators to explore opportunities for collaboration. Examples of such opportunities include: technical assistance and investment options; de-risking of investments through grants, soft loans, and other tailored financial instruments; and the joint creation of a supportive enabling environment.
WE4F is a joint international initiative of
Meet the team members in charge of the WE4F Regional MENA Innovation Hub at Berytech.
If you have any questions about WE4F, please email us on we4f@berytech.org
You can also learn more by visiting the WE4F website or following WE4F on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
As a member of the Global Compact Network Lebanon, Berytech enacts the 10 principles of the UNGC and the WE4F Program falls under Berytech’s mission to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. The program contributes to 9 out of 17 sustainable development goals
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Berytech Mathaf
Damascus Street, Museum District
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 61 25 00
Berytech Mar Roukoz
Saint Joseph University
Sciences & Technology Campus
Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon
+961 (4) 53 30 40
Berytech BDD 1294
Bechara El Khoury Street
Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 64 95 55
P.O. Box
11-7503 Riad el Solh, 1107 2240 Beirut, Lebanon