SUSI Summer 2018 - Jamal Zemmou:

Jamal Photo
Participant Name: Jamal Zemmou
Project Location: Agadir, Morocco
Program: Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Social Entrepreneurship
Term: Summer 2018
Project Title: FADAA
UConn GTDI Project Award: Application Accepted & Funding Awarded

Jamal Zemmou is a young ambitious dreamer who wants to create a change in Morocco through different projects he's focusing on. He creates online content about topics related to entrepreneurship, technology and also leadership by the name of Merghadian's Talks. Moreover, his social activism and learning journey about social entrepreneurship helped him develop the needed skills to create his project FADAA, a creative space in Agadir. He's also a business student in ENCG Agadir, where he chose Marketing as a major.

Organization Information: FADAA

FADAA is the place where crazy ideas become a reality. A place where creative people come along to meet like-minded, share with and learn from them. This space provides programs and activities related to entrepreneurship, technology and leadership. Its incubation program is the main one, where they help 16 participants each 6 months develop the needed skills and knowledge so they can successfully launch their projects. The main goal of the space's activities is to help unleash people's creativity, boost the entrepreneurial spirit in the region, and eventually boost the economy.