JULY - DECEMBER 2020
DIASPORA OUTREACH & POSITIONING FOR GROWTH
By leveraging the RISE Global Ambassadors Program as well as outreach partnerships, we are activating professionals inside and outside of Egypt to participate in the LEEP community and connect across boundaries through our online/offline platform. RISE Egypt is also investing in boosting its systems and internal resources to position LEEP for growth in 2021.
FEBRUARY - JUNE 2020
LEEP Goes Online
with COVID-19
We shift to engaging the LEEP community online, testing our muscles for resiliency and adaptability in a global crisis. We re-imagine our programming and find new ways to establish a shared culture and deepen our bonds as a community.
Monthly Meetups & Platform Development
Community members engage in monthly meetups designed to enable connection, collaboration and knowledge exchange. Development and validation of the mobile app and web-based platform continues.
JANUARY 2020
PILOT LAUNCH AND RETREAT
RISE launches the LEEP pilot with 37 startups from the education and environment sectors, and began testing the prototype of the LEEP for Collaborative Impact platform.