Our Genesis

Founded in 2012 by a group of people enthusiastic about social change in Morocco, the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (MCISE) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding entrepreneurial and innovative solutions to every social challenge in Morocco.

We believe that supporting social entrepreneurs with system-changing ideas can provide benefits for Morocco and the wider global community.

In 2017, MCISE joined the Ashoka network of international change makers.

Our Vision

A world where innovative ideas and opportunities are at the service of the common good.

Our Mission

Find innovative and entrepreneurial solutions for every social challenge in Morocco.

Our Values

Empathy

Transparency

Trust

Openness

Excellence

Meet our Executive Board

Adnane Addioui

President

Hanae Rifai

Treasurer

Jamal Touissi

General Secretary

Intissar Bouftaim

Advisor

Meet our Team

Nisrine Ouazzani Chahdi

Managing Director

Oumayma Banaini

Business Development Manager

Mohamed Es-Sagar

Entrepreneurship Director

Aamr Ghalmi

Education & Youth Development Manager

Fatimezzahra Draiss

Entrepreneurship Program Manager

Youssef El Boujamaoui

Chief Technology Officer

Mohamed Amine RACHAD

Graphic Designer

Al abridi Mohammed

Regional manager of 1000 Fikra

Naouar EL HOUTI

Knowledge Manager

Jihad ISSAMI

Project Manager - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Mohamed AIT LAHCEN

Program Coordinator - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Oussama EL HADFI

Program Coordinator - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Yassine CHERKAOUY

Program Coordinator - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Rachid BALLA

Program manager, Guelmim Oued Noun

Mohamed Touhrane

Program Coordinator, Tantan

Mouslim Ben Hajji

Project Coordinator of the I4C workplan

Imane Mekkaoui

Financial and administrative Director

Zahra Nafaa

Operations Director

Hind Azelmat

Communities Development Director

Nour El Houda BEN KHOUJA

Communities Development Manager

Yasmine Afif

Office Manager

Hanane Nafaa

Communications and marketing manager

Mohamed Harakate

Operations manager, EU program

Sophia Elbahja

Capacity building manager, EU program

Youssef MOUMMAD

Regional Manager - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Abdelghani REDDAD

Project Manager - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Rajae QOBEBI

Program Coordinator - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Yassine ABBADI

Program Coordinator - INDH Rabat-Kénitra-Salé

Lamyaa EL JAMIY

National coordinator, 1000 Fikra

SLIMANI AYOUB

Program Coordinator, Sidi Ifni

Zouhair Eddekkar

Program Coordinator, Guelmim

Hanan Makhou

Program Coordinator, and reporter assa zag

Imane El hassani

Project lead of the I4C workplan

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