Aline Sara

Background: Human Rights, Journalism, Social Entrepreneurship, Language Services, Innovation_x000D_
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Aline Sara is the co-founder and CEO of NaTakallam, an award-winning social enterprise that hires displaced & conflict-affected persons and their host community members as online language tutors, teachers, and translators. With a background in journalism and human rights, Aline is working to disrupt the ways in which we typically think of humanitarian aid and leverage the digital economy to promote sustainable solutions to major crises such as forced migration._x000D_
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In 2015, in light of the challenging work situation for the million+ Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and while searching for ways to practice her own Arabic skills, Aline came up with the idea for NaTakallam, which has grown into a larger social enterprise working in multiple languages and communities. _x000D_
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Aline is a Cartier Women’s Initiative, Summit and Halcyon fellow, and has been a speaker at numerous high-level events, including TechCrunch Berlin and several OECD, UN, and World Bank conferences. She was named ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Elle Impact Awards, winner of the World Bank Youth Summit, and regional winner of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (Asia). Aline is a passionate advocate for human and women’s rights and intercultural exchange. Her passion and expertise drives her leadership and guides NaTakallam through innovating for change in the education space.