Article by Tharawat- With unemployment in the MENA region rising and now standing at 10.3%, the highest regional rate in the world (ILO, 2011), Arab countries alone need to create approximately 80 million new jobs by 2020 (World Bank). It is a daunting goal. One way to address this enormous task and to tackle unemployment is the incubation and support of sustainable entrepreneurship and SME development. The organisation Mowgli, founded by Tony Bury, does its part by providing mentorship to entrepreneurs in the Middle East.
