| She also served as a jury member to UNESCO's International Literacy Prize and acted as UNESCO's UNLD Resource Person for the Arab region between 2005 and 2007 | In 1994, she authored a book titled Mokattam garbage village, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Social entrepreneurship [ ] On being a social entrepreneur, Iskandar stated that: The term 'social entrepreneur', I think, requires re-visiting | Iskander has been working with Egyptian grassroots organizations for over 20 years |
my advice is that for us to challenge the definitions of what entrepreneurship is, what profit is.
6| Awards [ ] In 1994, Dr | [ ] References [ ]• Iskander's contributions include her notable work with the or garbage collectors, in Egypt, where she established an informal recycling school in 1982 to teach children basic literacy, health and hygiene - a project for which she received the in 1994 |
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| She is also member of the executive team of collaborative working group on solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries, better known as CWG — an informal knowledge network that brings together volunteers to share knowledge on methods in | I must not just look at the money at the end of my annual statement |
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9| She is well recognized internationally and locally as a consultant, researcher, and trainer in community development | |
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| Her consultation work encompasses grass roots' issues and policy matters | Laila Iskander is also a trustee at , the first organization in the |
She also served as consultant to the Egyptian Minister of Environment on waste management.
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