Roots Of Humility: on Nomadic Communities, Intersectionality and Decolonisation. Amisha and Asmaa share their experiences of a privileged ‘nomadic’ lifestyle highlighting its shadows intertwined with new-age change-maker communities. They explore how we can re-invent these by deconstructing binaries and colonial structures so we may flourish communities that are rooted in ancient nomadic principles of generosity and humility that will serve our collective future. Asmaa shares her vulnerable journey of migration integrating an intersectional identity, blooming her queerness and a full sense of belonging.

In this episode of Bridging the Gender Gap, we feature 2023 ADEL alumna Asmaa Guedira discussing Women's Environmental Leadership. Asmaa highlights the unique contributions women bring to environmental leadership and shares inspiring examples of successful women-led initiatives. She also explores the evolving role of women in tackling global environmental challenges and the importance of including diverse voices in decision-making. Drawing from her Moroccan background, Asmaa discusses the intersection of gender and environmental issues in Morocco and how solutions from Australia could be adapted. Tune in for an insightful conversation on women's environmental leadership.

Asmaa Guedira a Moroccan-born and adopted French digital nomad. She works at the intersection of social justice, systemic change and regenerative culture through writing, facilitation, performance art and public speaking. She’s currently writing a book about identity and explores the topic in WILD Magazine with a 3 pieces story.

The toolkit that gathers and describes best practices for tech trendscouting approaches to support entrepreneurship and digital social innovation in Africa. As a joint collaboration between GIZ, WSA, and Konnektiv with support of the Global Innovation Gathering network, the focus of this toolkit is offering tangible step-by-step guidelines, peer knowledge, and further resources.

The Tech Trendscouting Toolkit: How to become a Tech Trendscout for Digital Innovation with Social Impact in Africa was workshoped and made its debut at re:publica Accra 2018 during the session: Tech Trendscouting! How to identify the right social digital innovations.

Lla femme Libre ! Du conseil à la vie de Nomade.
Asmaa Guedira c'est une jeune femme de 33 ans, une « changemaker », une activiste & une féministe. Après avoir passé 3 ans et demi dans le conseil, elle a décidé de changer de voie et est partie en quête de plus d’alignement personnel. Elle est ainsi devenue nomade, activiste et changemaker en rejoignant plusieurs projets dont Womanity, une association qui soutient l'émancipation des femmes, notamment dans les pays émergents, en mettant l’accent sur l'éducation, l’innovation et l’entrepreneuriat social.

"We we have to change the image of women in society and counter the conservative discourses that take up more space than anything else in the public sphere. "Asmaa Guedira is a self-described nomad. At 31 years old, Asmaa, a citizen both Morocco and France, has experienced a wide range of cultures, and worked in very different professional settings. Her accomplished background led her to the Womanity Foundation, where she currently works to educate women in the MENA* region about their rights and roles in society..

The crazy toad Manifesto is a collective work, led by Thanh Nghiem and Cedric Villani. In April 2017, 34 people from 22 to to 79 years old, mixing skills, personalities and cultures, spent a week together South of France, to start the basics of a Manifesto. It is a book and a philosophy, outlining the challenges faced in our world in transition and offering solutions, through 9 circles and 3 principles: Neurodiversity, Europe, Digital Era, Cultural Diversity, Human Collaboration, Europe, Science, Big Data, and Ethique and Integrity.

I wrote and conducted a publication analyzing 12 case studies on collaborative economy projects and society initiatives and green entrepreneurship ones in the Middle East and North Africa Region, for SwitchMed.

I started a series of articles on Medium exploring the Hyper-Gender movement. Hyper-Gender describes a paradigm shift happening in society that is reconstituting gender identity and social interactions: identity fluidity, neo-relationships, going beyond the male / female binary in the economy, and changing the narrative about sexuality. It is time for us to explore new instincts and normalize new frameworks that reflect the dynamism and evolution of our identities.

Article published in both Wamda, OuiShareMagazine and SwitchMed blog about creative entrepreneurs, young innovators and change-makersin the MENA region, and how they want a different vision for our economies and businesses that are more sustainable, more social, more inclusive and more collaborative.

Article published in French, Arabic and English: "Like most Maghreb and Middle East countries, Moroccan entrepreneurs often refuse to collaborate and to share knowledge with one another. But what if we could change that?"