Halcyon MENA Fellowship (2022-2024)
This fellowship brought together founders from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for cross-border collaboration and network and venture development. Since the fellowship’s inception, Halcyon implemented three MENA programs in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Bonocle
Bonocle is a Braille education and entertainment platform that is changing the landscape of Braille learning, making it more accessible, enjoyable, and universal. With Bonocle, users can learn Braille, access digital content, and play inclusive games that promote societal unity. Bonocle’s unwavering commitment is to ensure that education is a universally accessible right.
Alefredo Books
Alefredo Books is an online marketplace for all types of used academic books & supporting educational material in addition to mock exams, available in digital format for school and university students of all grades. Alefredo Books offers students an interactive assessment tool highlighting their weaknesses and recommends supporting material to strengthen them.
DonaLeb
DonaLeb is pioneering a global impact platform that unites people, businesses, and nonprofits to drive collective impact across causes and communities through virtual fitness challenges. DonaLeb makes a difference: 1) by helping corporations boost employee health, engagement, and culture; 2) by helping nonprofits engage deeply with their corporate partners and community; and 3) by helping users convert their everyday activities into donations and rewards.
Manhat
Manhat is a deep technology startup based in the United Arab Emirates focusing on “natural water distillation” patented technology for sustainable water and floating farm solutions.
MONSAPO
MONSAPO is an ecological cleaning products line using dangerous and non-dangerous waste as raw materials to improve the quality of life of its customers and protect the environment from pollution.
Adadk
Adadk startup is a smart water management system that uses precise machine learning, algorithms, and optimal wireless smart sensors near pipes connected to a mobile app to visualize consumptions in real-time and detect water leaks and their locations inside hotel rooms saving money, water loss, and damage by 50% to 95%.
Khadija Jallouli
Khadija Jallouli is the Co-Founder and CEO of HawKar and an alum of Halcyon’s 2023 MENA Fellowship. Learn more about her Halcyon experience below.