#51: Jenny Atout Ahlzen on Women’s Economic Participation in the Arab World

In this episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa interviews Jenny Atout Ahlzen, one of the Managing Founders of Amam Ventures, an impact investment fund based in Jordan that provides risk capital to Small and Medium Sized enterprises that are committed to diversity and inclusion. In this episode, Jenny shares how her and her business partners are moving the needle on women’s economic participation in the Arab world.

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In the episode:

– Jenny begins the episode by describing why funding “Zebra” businesses makes the most sense in Jordan.

– She then describes the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women entrepreneurs in Jordan.

– Jenny shares the ways her and her business partners have designed their impact fund specifically for Jordanian women.

– At the end of the episode, Jenny shares her audacious vision for the world.

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