26. Yaakoub Benarab
Age: 28
Occupation: Cofounder & CEO of Snai3i
Nationality: Algerian
Residence: Algeria
Category: Social Impact
Benarab cofounded the EdTech company Snai3i in 2020 alongside Ishaq Aggoune (now aged 31). It is a curriculum marketplace where any school, university, or company can buy curriculums and implement them. Their five-year program builds engineering and entrepreneurial skills in children under 16. Over 10,000 children and youth have joined Snai3i’s Kids’ Engineering University. The platform has 200 teachers, 15 private schools, two private universities, and two companies. It has four branches in Algeria with plans to expand regionally in Qatar, the U.A.E., and Oman. It has also launched a curriculum store to share its expertise with other educational institutions.