DECEMBER 2014
the RISE Fellowship kicks off
A 2-year journey kicks off for our first flagship program, the RISE Fellowship, with Educate Me, Helm, Jozour, RecycloBekia, and Tahrir Academy.
JUNE 2014
The OFFICIAL Launch
RISE Egypt officially launches at a conference at Harvard University in Boston, MA.
JANUARY 2014
grounded in evidence
An expert research advisory group is formed comprised of senior leaders from the Harvard School of Public Health, MIT’s Poverty Action Lab, the Rhode Island School of Design, and AUC’s Social Research Center.
The agenda? How best to design and leverage small-scale impact evaluations and macro-level development data to center our work on integrating innovations for sustainable development.