1. Hadeer Shalaby
Age: 29
Occupation: Cofounder and CEO of Freeziana.com
Nationality: Egyptian
Residence: Egypt
Category: Social Impact
Freeziana is an online marketplace where individuals and businesses can buy and sell a variety of handmade, vintage, and custom items. It has provided training to over 200,000 women in collaboration with 30 international and governmental agencies and 150 local partners, such as CARE Egypt, UN Women, UNDP, and Oxfam. Freeziana has obtained $1.4 million in grants and equity investment. Shalaby has also established several subsidiaries, including Green Fashion, which has upcycled 600 tons of waste from textile factories and 83,700 items of clothing, and Crafty Workshop, a platform for teaching creative industries remotely.