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Read: Impact Through Access in the Middle East & Africa The Next Investment Opportunity in Frontier Markets
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Watch: Maha Gorton on the Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Leena David on the Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Medea Nocentini on Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Highlights from Standard Chartered Women in Tech 2024 UAE Demo Day
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Watch: Highlights from the C3 Net Zero Catalyst Programme, in partnership with HSBC Demo Day
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Listen: Investing in Impact Startups Across the Middle East and Afria (Causeartist Podcast)
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Watch: MultChoice Africa Accelerator powered by C3 Docu-series (Season 1 and Season 2)
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Watch: Standard Chartered Women in Tech UAE 2025 Highlights
C3 Insights and News
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Impact Through Access in the Middle East & Africa The Next Investment Opportunity in Frontier Markets
This report examines how impact-driven innovation is expanding access across three interconnected layers: 1) Access to a Healthy Planet, 2) Access to Human Potential, and 3) Access to Enabling Infrastructure, to create lasting, measurable change across the region.
Impact Investing in MENA: Opportunities and Challenges
We are thrilled to present C3's latest report, Impact Investing in MENA: Opportunities and Challenges. The report delves into the dynamic landscape of Impact Investing in the MENA region.
Social Enterprise in the MENA Region: False Hope or New Dawn?
As active members of the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) emerging social enterprise community, our beliefs regarding the potential of social enterprise in the MENA region are optimistic based on empirical observation of the convergence of different stakeholder efforts (such as strategic philanthropy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), public–private partnerships) towards social enterprise models.
Accelerating Impact: Annual Report 2024
A Year of Growth and Impact
As we reflect on 2024, it has been a year of significant growth, learning, and impact. C3 doubled the scale of its programmes, expanding support for startups, partners, and the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem. Since 2012, C3 has been building an impact platform that connects startups, corporates, governments, investors, and experts…