DASI is a Deloitte Middle East Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) program that aims to help address our region's social challenges by empowering and supporting small and medium sized social enterprises to grow and scale their impact. Social enterprises are companies or NGO's that operate with a social or environmental purpose, while having a viable business model and sustainable revenue stream.
DASI's components include a regional competition across 13 countries to identify two winning innovative social enterprises that will receive customized Deloitte support packs of advisory services, mentorship, networking opportunities, and skills-development valued at over US$ 100,000. The program supports gender parity by encouraging social enterprises fully or partially owned by women to apply.
DASI's goals and design are aligned with Deloitte's Global WorldClass initiative that aims to empower 100 million futures by 2030.
Who are we looking for? We are looking for organizations that have clear business models, social impact and can demonstrate how working with us will help them grow. These social enterprises should meet the following criteria:
1-We are not distinguishing between a social enterprise and a social business. We are essentially looking for organizations that are operating with a social or environmental purpose. They must have a business plan and sustainable revenue streams, which enable them to compete in mainstream markets, often challenging the status quo, and maximise their social or environmental impact.
2-The organization should be domiciled in one of the following countries: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates. Legal registration - an organization could be registered as a:
- for-profit enterprise or a regular business
- non-governmental organization (NGO)
given that some countries in the region do not have a legal structure for social enterprises
A - A social enterprise that meets the DASI applicant criteria including the criterion on women founders owning at least 80% of shared of the enterprise.
B- A social enterprise that meets the DASI applicant criteria excluding the criterion on women founders owning at least 80% of shares of the enterprise.
Two social enterprises will be chosen at the end of the competition, one from each of the above categories.
We are looking for social enterprises that are aligned with at least <1> of the following predefined themes:
We will be judging applications based on the following criteria:
DASI is a Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) program by Deloitte Middle East that reinforces our commitment to our purpose, which is to make an impact that matters in society. Our CR&S begins with our core business strategy and extends to the way we interact with our clients, our people and the communities we work and live in. DASI is an exemplification of this commitment, where we are aiming to make a difference in our communities through our core expertise.
Through this program, we want to provide innovative social enterprises with the knowledge, services, and networks to succeed at scaling up their impact and becoming sustainable. In this 21st century, we believe that it is imperative to leverage our knowledge and resources in solving social and environmental challenges and give back to the communities in which we operate.
1-Egypt-based Helm Egypt
2-Lebanon-based ProAbled