Ibrahim Zalat

I empower people to build and develop sustainable communities through a three-fold approach: Design, Launch, and Scale-up social initiatives with sustainable-social goals, using human-community-centred techniques.

With over twelve years of experience in the sustainable development field and project management, I led 200+ colleagues, managed large-scale projects exceeding $64 million in total funding, trained 30,000+ youth with 500+ social impact projects launched, and achieved 1200+ hours in social business consultation.

My own personal vision is to have a better society where communities are being developed independently. Moreover, I intended to achieve that through my mission of upgrading the global learning system by bonding it with social innovation, entrepreneurship concepts and techniques. I set a goal and decided to empower young people to develop their communities and achieve sustainable development goals through social entrepreneurship and launching sustainable social enterprises.

Aiming high is great, but staying grounded is greater. Therefore, I am rolling up my sleeves every day to work on my abilities and expertise to fulfil my aspirations. At the moment, I am a Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Consultant, Ecosystem Builder, Social Entrepreneurship Trainer, UN SDGs Advocate, Social Business Consultant, Sustainable Development Author, and Part-Time Social Entrepreneur. my vision, mission, goals, passion, and professions, all together are the secret sauce that builds me into what I am known for as a “Social & People Development Architect.”

Mentorship is two way of learning, and I am always enjoying mentoring startups and have fruitful discussion that most of times playing a pivotal role in their vision…