Gaza Sky Geeks is a programme by Mercy Corps, leading global humanitarian organisation. It was established in 2011 in collaboration with Google with the goal of leverage and nurture the highly skilled Palestinian youth, in order to stimulate the Palestinian, digital economy through tech and innovation. Operating across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, GSG provides budding freelancers, founders and coders with the technical training and support they need to earn a meaningful income online.
Location: Palestinian Authority, Gaza Strip, Gaza
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2011
Investment Type: Accelerator
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| 17.10.2023 | Israel e Hamas: guerra tem impactos profundos nos ecossistem... | A guerra em Israel chega hoje ao 11º dia. O conflito, que teve origem em 7 de outubro, já fez mais d... | startupi.c... |
| 14.10.2023 | Palestine’s growing tech industry has been literally blown a... | Gaza, despite being one of the most economically challenged regions in the world, has ironically alw... | techcrunch... |
| 01.08.2019 | Accelerators seeking founders in the Middle East | They include Halal Innovation Digital, TAQADAM Startup Accelerator and Flat6Labs Jeddah For startup... | vator.tv/n... |
| 07.06.2018 | The Hybrid and Gaza Sky Geeks are helping Arab-Israeli and P... | Imagine trying to build a business in a country where 90 percent of the water is undrinkable, electr... | techcrunch... |
| 20.04.2018 | Geeking out in Gaza: Creating a Palestinian coding hub | Many in the tech world will point to Tel Aviv when asked which Middle Eastern city is thriving as a ... | venturebea... |
| 20.04.2018 | Geeking out in Gaza: Creating a Palestinian coding hub | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
| 09.01.2017 | Marc Benioff, Eric Ries, Dave McClure back effort to fund co... | A number of Silicon Valley leaders have banded together to support a crowdfunding effort to build th... | venturebea... |
| 09.01.2017 | Salesforce’s Marc Benioff joins Valley notables backing Gaza... | Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff today joined an increasing number of Silicon Valley luminari... | techcrunch... |
| 15.08.2016 | Why two Northern tech folk are helping entrepreneurs in Gaza | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website. This is a guest post by Laura Bennett... | technation... |
| 22.11.2015 | 500 Startups diversity head expands Geekettes to support fem... | Nearly four years ago, Jess Erickson started a program called Geekettes as a way to bring diversity ... | venturebea... |
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