SUSI Summer 2018 - Abdelwahab Ait Tayeb:

abdelwahab Photo
Participant Name: Abdelwahab Ait Tayeb
Project Location: Rouiba, Algeria
Program: Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Social Entrepreneurship
Term: Summer 2018
Project Title: Algerian Black Pearl
UConn GTDI Project Award: Application Accepted & Funding Awarded

Abdelwahab is a social entrepreneur known by the nickname Wahib. He has been the leading front of many innovative projects that he established in Algeria including "Deshell School" and "Algerian Black Pearl", the latter is an initiative that aims at bringing together the media and civil society through constructive discourse. Wahib studied Entrepreneurship in the US and Leadership in Sweden in 2018 through two different youth leaders programs. In 2020, Wahib was recognized by the UN Affiliation of Civilization as a peace-builders in the MENA region.

Organization Information: Algerian Black Pearl

Website:https://abpradio.com/

Algerian Black Pearl is a Youth-run Online Radio which supports the creation of innovative online media content that reflects the interests of young people. Their mission is to bring together the media and civil society, providing young people with enhanced access to information and increased citizen-led initiatives in society.