NM is a unique hub of Egyptian young professionals, social change agents, and leaders in their fields. Board, staff, members, mentors, and of course social entrepreneurs, each is passionate about and committed to social change in Egypt
At NM, we leverage the ideas and power of social innovators to tackle Egypt's toughest social challenges. We believe Egypt’s young professionals have what it takes to address our problems. At NM, we offer a platform for building social enterprises, along with a network of supportive, like-minded people, to help turn our dreams into reality.
Our work centers on the concepts of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise/start-ups. Over the past 8 years, NM has supported more than 40 social start-ups and enterprises from a wide range of fields. Our currently incubated social start-ups impact over 50,000 beneficiaries annually
At Nahdet el Mahrousa, our extended network consists of Egyptians who are passionate about social entrepreneurship and committed to building Egypt together and from within. NM and our social enterprises are always looking for individuals and organizations to join our movement. Here are a few ways you can get involved:
Since its inception, NM has been open platform for innovators, social entrepreneurs, and the development community. These individuals gather to further their mission, meet like-minded people, learn about current issues, transform perceived challenges into opportunities, and find meaningful ways to contribute to Egypt’s development.
Articles and Blogs from NM members, board, staff and Social Entrepreneurs and Listing of recent news stories featuring NM
Mariam El Quessny
Who We Are
A BFA in Interior Architecture from PRATT Institute, Mariam has had a pretty diverse working experience throughout her professional career. From promoting cross-cultural tolerance and peace with CISV, teaching children and youth at FunYard, interior designing, concept development, landscape designing, product and graphic designing at Module Designs, Hangar Design Group, Alchemy Designs and Risa Katoh Designs to theater production with Tahrir Monologues and finally, co-founding Mashrou3 Al Mareekh (formerly known as Project Yourself). Mariam is a passionate artist with a vision to create expression within spaces.
