BarakaBits brings good news from the Middle East, delivering a positive narrative, engaging readers, inspiring actions, fostering collaboration and humanizing people.

1. Strictly private and confidential

2. rama chakaki @rchakaki

3. 1st sustainable social business
1,000,000 Unique Visitors
2,000+ Articles
$3,000,000 in funds raised 2014
$10,000,000 Education Campaign
A social enterprise Eco-system
Challenge Traditional Perception of the Middle East

4. OUR PRESENCE legal entity team members

5. 1991
Today

6. We are here to awaken from the 2 realities
illusion of our separateness.

9. A Communications Agency for Social Enterprise

10. In Africa
AIDS 40.2 m
Challenges
In the middle east
Refugees 5.3 m

11. Youth Education
2.2m
Education in Africa
196 m

12. SOCENT
Middle East
400k
SOCENT in Africa 1.8 m

14. Engage
Is there anyone so wise as to
learn by the experience of others?
- Voltaire
جعلناكم شعوباً و قبائل لتعارفوا -

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17. We will conserve what we love. We love what we understand.
We understand only what we are taught. Relevance

21. over 1000
Students

23. 13
Collaboration

24. Miracles come in moments.
$1,000,000
Campaign
Be ready and willing. Resourceful

25. It is in the contemplation of power that you manifest this power. Small is beautiful

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clients

27. The Big Idea

28. Demoralizing
Poor Digital
Design
External
Narrative
Negative
Reactive
Ironic
Angry
Pessimistic
Fragmented
Gloomy
Fear
Polluted
Reactive
Repetitive
Agenda
Driven MENA news
coverage today

32. where do you get your fix?

33. what’s the narrative?

34. are you being profiled?

35. who’s your role model?

36. “is there a way to be informed in a meaningful,
deeper sense while not immersing ourselves in
the constant barrage of bad news?”

39. Intelligent
Positive
Local
Narrative
Sustainable
Fruitful
Spirited
Hopeful
Collaborative
Happy Healthy
Inspirational
Traditional
Uplifting
Relevant
Good

40. Site Stats
• ~2000 Arabic & English
• Photo, Text, Video BITS
• 30 categories
• covering 19 countries
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Demonstrations
of Peace

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Syrian Youth
Unite

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early
education for
refugee
children

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inclusive
community

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breaking
stereotypes

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active
lifestyle

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A gentle
Qatar

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Heritage in
Iraq

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Planting
the desert in
Kuwait

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Parkouring
in Gaza

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Girls Ride in
Egypt

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Saudi
Women in
Media

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UAE Social
Entrepreneurs

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Arab
Women in
the
Olympics

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Triple
threats :)

57. INSPIRE ENGAGE ENABLE

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TechWadi
3BL Associates
Raseef22
Project Pen
Gaza SkyGeeks
Ashoka
The Impact Hub
NYU-AD Visualizing Impact

59. #1 employer for displaced Arab Youth

60. Our Goals

61. TOP SOCIAL
PUBLISHERS

62. Vanity for cause

63. Crowd Funding For
Education

64. #1 market place for good news and positive
engagement globally

65. Thank you!
@rchakaki

66. Tech internships - IT, Computer Science students
Social Media Marketing - Marketing & Communications Students
Research - Social, Political Science, English majors
Data Analysis & Reporting - Statistics, economics students
Content Writers- Journalism Students
PR- Communication Students
Design internships - Graphic and Web Design Students
Merchandizing- Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandizing Students
Legal - Finance
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positive attitude