Profile

Manal Elattir is the founder and CEO of ANAROUZ, one of the first social enterprises in Morocco that aims at empowering women through entrepreneurship and market access. Before launching the enterprise, Manal was the director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Alumni Network, a network of activists, politicians, entrepreneurs and civil society actors that worked in synergy to design and lead development initiatives in Morocco. She is also the founder of IMDAD, the first NGO to tackle social entrepreneurship for youth in the country. Manal is also a motivational speaker and an international public speaker on issues ranging from entrepreneurship, women empowerment and intercultural dialogue. Manal has been recognized at the international level for all the work that she has done.

She has been nominated and selected in prestigious programs and won various awards. Some of them include the UNAOC International fellow, Fortune most powerful women mentee, UNESCO Human Rights Chair fellow, Women Leaders of the World by the Global Women Leadership Network, Australian Arab Women Dialogue, Vital Voices Lead Fellow, Architects of the future award, the Australia Middle East media Women’s Award and the World of difference award by the International Alliance for women. She is a Phi Betta Kappa honor graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota and she completed the International business and trade Washington semester program at American University in Washington DC.