Innovation for Change - Middle East & North Africa

Name

Innovation for Change - Middle East & North Africa

Legal name

Innovation for Change – The Middle East and North Africa

Website

https://mena.innovationforchange.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Society Network / Civic Space Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law IGOs (BPADAAAG)

Keywords

• Civil society network
• Civic space advocacy
• Digital security training
• Knowledge management platform
• Capacity building programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: I4C MENA operates as a nonprofit regional hub receiving grant funding from international donors to support civic space development activities across MENA countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

I4C MENA operates as a regional civil society network hub connecting activists, CSOs, journalists, and human rights defenders across 16+ MENA countries. It delivers digital platforms (Knowledge Souk, MENATOR, AmanRaqmy, MENATabadol, Digital Safety Clinic), training programs, bootcamps, and communities of practice to defend civic space and build civil society capacity.

Product overview

Innovation for Change MENA operates as a multi-platform hub offering distinct digital products and tools for civil society organizations in the MENA region. The core portfolio includes: Knowledge Souk as the central resource platform; MENATOR for government policy accountability and monitoring; AmanRaqmy for digital security training and certification; MENATabadol as a sharing economy platform with proprietary digital currency; the Digital Safety Clinic for threat protection; plus specialized tools for crowdfunding, advocacy, financial management, and monitoring & evaluation. Together, these products form an integrated ecosystem addressing civil society needs from resource sharing to digital safety to financial sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MENATOR (منصة المساءلة)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4674+ participants engaged across 16+ countries
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018GCHR joined I4C MENA in 2018 as a partner in the I4C program in the MENA region. Together they manage the WeActTogether campaign and the online Campaigning Lab, focusing on civil society advocacy and media portrayal analysis in Bahrain, Iraq, and Morocco.
• SimSim - Participation Citoyenne (سمسم - مشاركة مواطنة)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Morocco for digital security initiatives. Co-developed the Digital Safety Clinic platform and organized in-person digital security training workshops for activists, journalists, and HRDs in Morocco.
• Bahrain Center for Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the WeActTogether campaign, focusing on documenting civil society successes and media portrayal analysis in Bahrain.
• Iraqi Observatory for Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the WeActTogether campaign and civil society media analysis research, focusing on Iraq.
• Happy Smala / HappysmalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner conducting studies on digital currencies and the civic sector in the MENA region across three phases, covering relatively open spaces (Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon) and closed civic spaces (Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Gulf countries, Syria, Libya, Yemen).
• 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalestinian local partner for digital rights mapping research covering Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia.
• CivicuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent global organization of the I4C network. I4C MENA is established as part of the Civicus global Innovation for Change network.
• Data Detox KitminorOthersPartner organization providing privacy tips and digital security guidance resources for inclusion in I4C MENA's digital safety toolkit.
• The Station (Iraq)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Iraq for emergency response capacity building. Together they developed a toolkit and conducted trainer-of-trainers sessions for 28 CSO representatives from Iraq and across MENA on emergency response planning and resilience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SMEX: Lebanon-based digital-rights organization supporting internet freedom and civil society across the Arab region. Comparable mission, regional focus, and digital-rights advocacy/training portfolio to I4C MENA.
• Frontline Defenders: International organization protecting HRDs at risk, including digital-security and emergency-response support. Comparable HRD-protection services and capacity-building offerings for at-risk civil-society actors.
• Access Now: International digital-rights organization that runs regional help desks, digital-security helplines, and advocacy campaigns. Comparable to I4C MENA's Digital Safety Clinic and AmanRaqmy digital-security training for HRDs and activists.
• 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media: Palestine-based digital-rights organization focused on social media and civic space in the Arab world. Directly comparable to I4C MENA as a regional digital-rights/CSO capacity-building hub, and an existing I4C MENA research partner.
• Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): Regional human-rights organization promoting freedom of expression in the Gulf and neighboring countries. Comparable HRD-advocacy focus; existing I4C MENA campaign partner since 2018.

Broad incumbents

• ARTICLE 19: Global freedom-of-expression organization with regional programs including MENA. Comparable mission around civic space, journalist protection, and digital rights.
• Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): International press-freedom organization providing safety resources and advocacy for journalists. Comparable in serving journalists in restrictive environments, a core I4C MENA beneficiary segment.
• Civicus: Global civil-society alliance and parent of the Innovation for Change network. Directly comparable as the umbrella organization of which I4C MENA is the MENA regional hub, with shared mission to defend civic space and support CSOs.

Emerging players

• WITNESS: Global organization using video and technology for human-rights documentation and accountability. Comparable in using digital tools to strengthen civic-space advocacy and HRD capacity, with overlapping regional training programs.

Regional players

• Digital Rights Foundation: Pakistan-based digital-rights organization offering digital-security helplines, trainings, and policy advocacy. Comparable in operating digital-security clinics and capacity-building programs for HRDs and journalists in a restrictive regional context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/i4cmenahub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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