Mon 3 February 2020 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Brown Hotel - Kalisher 25, Tel Aviv,
Tonight’s Topic: Lighting Up Africa: Bringing Light and Clean Water to Millions (Using Israeli innovations)
With Sivan Ya’ari, Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa
Innovation: Africa is an NGO with a mission to bring Israeli solar and water technologies to rural African villages. Over the past 10 years, we have brought light and access to clean water to over 1.5 million people across 10 African countries.
When: Mondays. Feb 3, 7 pm – 9pm
What? Influential writers, thinkers, decision makers, impacting Israel, Zionism and Jewish life, with leading professionals will speak for a half hour followed by a brief Q&A session and then… enjoy mingling (beverage in hand?).
Where? The Bar at the Brown Urban Hotel, Kalisher 9, Tel Aviv
Who’s coming? 18 – 36 years old. ID required.
About our speaker:
Sivan Ya’ari is the Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, a NY based nonprofit that brings Israeli solar, agricultural and water technologies to rural African villages.
She was born in Israel, raised in France, and educated in the United States with degrees in Finance from Pace University and a Masters in International Energy Management and Policy from Columbia University.
At the mere age of 20, Sivan identified an opportunity for a more sustainable energy solution, and developed the groundwork for what would become Innovation: Africa.
Having worked in Africa for over 20 years, Sivan has vast knowledge, experience, understanding and love for the African continent. Through her work, over 1,000,000 lives in the most remote villages have been impacted, thanks to Israeli innovation.
In addition, Innovation: Africa has received many awards, including the Innovation Award from the United Nations. Most recently, Sivan has been recognized as one of the “40 Under 40 Most Promising Israelis” by Globes magazine and one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Israel” by Forbes Israel, and one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Israelis in International Business, Science and Culture 2017” by NoCamels.
Aside from running Innovation: Africa, Sivan is a prominent business woman in Israel. In 2010, Sivan opened the first chain of nail salons in Israel. By the time she sold the chain in January 2018, iSpa Express was operating in 10 locations throughout the country and employed 160 female workers. Sivan lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and 3 children.
About her organization:
Innovation: Africa is an NGO with a mission to bring Israeli solar and water technologies to rural African villages. Over the past 10 years, we have brought light and access to clean water to over 1.5 million people across 10 African countries.
About Tribe Tel Aviv:
Recently launched, Tribe Tel Aviv’s vision is to offer opportunities for young Jews in Tel Aviv to engage in Jewish life and learning in an open and friendly community of like-minded peers. We believe Jewish tradition and wisdom can inform and enrich our fast-paced lives, and enhance our role in contributing to Tel Aviv’s Jewish character and to the building of Israel as a Jewish state. Be part of the flourishing of Jewish life in Tel Aviv and a revitalization of the Zionist enterprise. Tribe Tel Aviv’s mission is to take the next step forward and cultivate the existing and diverse community of English-speakers into a more cohesive community centered around Jewish life — because after all, Judaism is a team sport.
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