Zain Jordan distributes JD 129,000 awards among 21 innovativeprojects

02 / 02 / 2020

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Zain Jordan – which is part of Zain Group and the leading mobile telecom innovator across the Middle East and North Africa MENA region – distributed a total of JD 129,000 awards among 21 winners of innovative projects in various development sectors.

The 21 winners were selected out of 600 innovative projects that were vying for the awards of Zain Al Mubadara 4 Program which falls within the framework of the company’s strategy for promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as well as Sustainable Development.

The contest addressed three main tracks. The first track is the Idea Stage Track which supports prospective entrepreneurs by enabling them to turn to their existing ideas into viable businesses. The second track is the Startup Track which buttresses startups. The third track is the “Social Entrepreneurship Track” (Ahmad Hanandeh Award) which was backs recently established social enterprises.

Zain Al Mubadara 4  program offers logistic and technical support for the winning projects, in addition to providing the guidance and support in creating business models and marketing and promotional schemes for the projects.

Zain Jordan CEO Fahad Al Jassem distributed the awards during a ceremony held at the King Hussein Business Park with the participation of businessmen, entrepreneurs as well as representatives for startup-support agencies.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of Al Jassem and Former CEO of Zain Jordan Ahmad Hanandeh.

During the ceremony, Al Jassem honored the judging panel for their efforts as well as guides who offered all needed help for applicants.

Among the winners were six startups; namely Tyrain Art, Sawwa7, Sadeed, Himisto, Gradsgate, and WARAGAMI. Each of the six enterprises got JD 7,000 in addition to a one-year in-kind support due to be offered by the company.

As for social projects, The Good Socks ranked at the top, obtaining a JD 10,000 award, while Sadeq company came in the second position coping a JD 7,000 award. Connect to Fit company ranked no 3 with a JD 3,000 award.

Moreover, Zain Jordan announced 12 pioneering entrepreneurship ideas as winners. Fee Back idea came in the first position copping JD 15,000 award, while Drawit came in the second position with JD 7,000 award. Qeshta, Leefy, Canzi and Mudarrib shared the third position with each getting JD 6,000.

Marth, Taleb pro, Green cut, Aounak, Chazit and Biodiesel shared the fourth position with each getting JD 3,000.

About Zain Jordan CSR activities:

Zain Jordan pioneered in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), by launching and supporting various national initiatives that go beyond developing the telecom sector, as Zain is considered the main supporter for several sectors, including education, health, sports, environment as well as social innovation and philanthropy.

Zain is also considered as one of the Jordanian economy pillars as it embraces around one thousand employees and provide thousands of indirect job opportunities and it is considered the operator of choice for millions of Jordanian customers.

Aiming at supporting entrepreneurship in Jordan, Zain inaugurated Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC), in November 2014; and it is the first of its kind across the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where Zain provides Jordanian entrepreneurs and startups with all needed help to develop and to transform their creative and innovative ideas into productive projects that shall be marketed locally, regionally and globally.

Located at King Hussein Business Park, ZINC is equipped with the latest technology and facilities and services, in addition to providing consulting and guidance, and the opportunity to access a network of more than 100 strategic partners, representing world’s leading technology corporates, businesses and startups, and companies interested in embracing creative ideas from various sectors, ZINC has also expanded to include several branches across the kingdom.