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Mohamed Alborno Group moderator Ambassador
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Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Dearest brothers and sisters,

It's really an indescribable feeling specially if you are an Egyptian, living in Egypt or just love Egypt. Sadly, I'm not good at writing so I can't exactly describe them :). A mix of happiness, energy, not being afraid of anything, very high spirits, freedom.

A new dawn is rising in Egypt, it brings hope for a better future, anything is possible.

To build Egypt, support Egyptian revolution and for those who died/injured to build a free Egypt, I want to start number of projects in any field, both not for profits and for profits, projects that will utilize what we have and benefit from the knowledge and experiences of one another.
So I am looking for:
- Group moderators
- Volunteers
- Ideas

If you have a dream, now would be the time to start realizing it.

For more info please contact me.

Mohamed Alborno
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- 13 Feb 2011, 1:31 pm
Mohamed Alborno wrote: > Dearest brothers and sisters, > > It's really an indescribable feeling specially if you are an > Egyptian, living in Egypt or just love Egypt. Sadly, I'm not good at > writing so I can't exactly describe them :). A mix of happiness, > energy, not being afraid of anything, very high spirits, freedom. > > A new dawn is rising in Egypt, it brings hope for a better future, > anything is possible. > > To build Egypt, support Egyptian revolution and for those who > died/injured to build a free Egypt, I want to start number of > projects in any field, both not for profits and for profits, projects > that will utilize what we have and benefit from the knowledge and > experiences of one another. > So I am looking for: > - Group moderators > - Volunteers > - Ideas > > If you have a dream, now would be the time to start realizing it. > > For more info please contact me. > > Mohamed Alborno > -- > XING Ambassador and Founder Egypt Business Network > www.xing.com/net/egypt > > -- > This newsletter was written by moderator Mohamed Alborno of the > group "Egypt Business Network". > > Visit the group here: http://www.xing.com/net/egypt/ > > Click here to cancel your newsletter subscription: > http://www.xing.com/app/network?op=newsletterabo.unset&name=egypt&priv > =
Tina Lieber
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Re: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Dear members,

I was of course thinking of exactly the same. Just a sentence about myself: my name is Tina, in Egypt since 4,5 years, married to an Egyptian, I have worked for the GTZ private sector development program and I'm currently writing my Master's thesis about the political economy of energy subsidies in the MENA region...

So despite encouraging people to make aware consumer choices like buying from smaller businesses to help them through the transition, I thought there are a plenty of CSR possibilities...The first thing that came to my mind driving through the streets yesterday: the grey, sad facades don't match the spirit of the people anymore and definitely need a makeover! Given large international solidarity, why not suggest to international [paint] companies to donate some funds that can be used to buy paint and equipment from Egyptian companies and then bit by bit refurbish facades... companies could actually "adopt" a house... what do you think?

There should also be an awareness campaign among tourists to check whether the souvenirs they buy are made in China or true Egyptian handcrafts...

I would actually suggest to gather some ideas, filter what is feasible in a short time, to keep the momentum and then have a meeting to discuss face to face!

All the best we mabrouk ya masr :)

Tina Lieber
- 13 Feb 2011, 2:52 pm
Tina Lieber wrote: > Dear members, > > I was of course thinking of exactly the same. Just a sentence about > myself: my name is Tina, in Egypt since 4,5 years, married to an > Egyptian, I have worked for the GTZ private sector development > program and I'm currently writing my Master's thesis about the > political economy of energy subsidies in the MENA region... > > So despite encouraging people to make aware consumer choices like > buying from smaller businesses to help them through the transition, I > thought there are a plenty of CSR possibilities...The first thing > that came to my mind driving through the streets yesterday: the grey, > sad facades don't match the spirit of the people anymore and > definitely need a makeover! Given large international solidarity, why > not suggest to international [paint] companies to donate some funds > that can be used to buy paint and equipment from Egyptian companies > and then bit by bit refurbish facades... companies could actually > "adopt" a house... what do you think? > > There should also be an awareness campaign among tourists to check > whether the souvenirs they buy are made in China or true Egyptian > handcrafts... > > I would actually suggest to gather some ideas, filter what is > feasible in a short time, to keep the momentum and then have a > meeting to discuss face to face! > > All the best we mabrouk ya masr :) > > Tina Lieber
Miguel Angel Martin Premium Member Group moderator Ambassador
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Re^2: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
All the best for the Egyptian people and whatever support you may need, feel free to ask.

Regards from Zaragoza, Spain.
- 13 Feb 2011, 7:29 pm
Miguel Angel Martin wrote: > All the best for the Egyptian people and whatever support you may > need, feel free to ask. > > Regards from Zaragoza, Spain.
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Torsten Lang Group moderator
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Re^2: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Good morning,

maybe you could give me your opinion:

- currently conditions are and will continue for some time to worsen as
- - tourists stay clear
- - (potential) foreign investors reconsider
- whatever a new government does, it will not be able to improve matters much for most of the 80-100 mio people
- there is a good chance for future disappointment and consequently further unrest
- if not now problems will deepen as the population continues to grow faster than productivity, available jobs, etc

Is this -hopefully- all wrong? Other factors?

I have not been to Egypt for 20 years, but from the media it does not look like the nice place it used to be.

Kind regards
Torsten Lang
- 14 Feb 2011, 07:44 am
Torsten Lang wrote: > Good morning, > > maybe you could give me your opinion: > > - currently conditions are and will continue for some time to worsen > as > - - tourists stay clear > - - (potential) foreign investors reconsider > - whatever a new government does, it will not be able to improve > matters much for most of the 80-100 mio people > - there is a good chance for future disappointment and consequently > further unrest > - if not now problems will deepen as the population continues to grow > faster than productivity, available jobs, etc > > Is this -hopefully- all wrong? Other factors? > > I have not been to Egypt for 20 years, but from the media it does not > look like the nice place it used to be. > > Kind regards > Torsten Lang
Tina Lieber
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Re^3: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Dear Mr. Lang,

you raised some points that many people, especially those better off in Egypt, were and some still are afraid of.

In terms of fears for the recovery of the economy as well as short-term improvements of the situation of the poor, we should not forget the enormous wealth that high-ranking political officials were able to make or effectively stole from the people... and why? to keep foreign aid keep flowing... during my work with the GTZ I was told once by an Egyptian counterpart, that there is enough money in Egypt to handle it's affairs on it's on - but then Egypt would "lose" its status as a developing country and hence receive much less multilateral development aid which is an easy source of income for political officials... all this wealth properly taxed and redistributed would alleviate the grievances of a majority of people... and I'm sure that there are successful businessmen out there that wouldn't mind this redistribution because they (1) love their country and (2) are convinced that this life is only a small part of their being and sharing wealth is one of the best things a person can do...
Yesterday it was announced for instance that the salary of all policemen would be instantly doubled in order to get back to street to do their work and refrain from harassing people for bribes (which I guess they would think twice about now anyway). similar acts for other workers of course increase their purchasing power and helps the economy in the transition phase... I also see people making more "healthy" consumption choices, supporting local production... all this is needed because so far, most of those who could afford sth foreign would also buy it, because its considered more valuable than an Egyptian equivalent.

For tourism, those that have been to Egypt are very likely to come back in a short time, because they are very happy for the Egyptian people and want to contribute to the economy... Keeping in mind that it became clear that the chaos (rioting, looting) was organised and that even the church bombing in Alexandria (and God knows where else) is attributed to the work of Habib El Adly, I'm sure tourists are not afraid of the Egyptians themselves...
Tahrir will become and important touristic site, similar to the Wall in Berlin...

For international investors: they will keep coming in the future, when the necessary reforms have been done, because they will appreciate the new spirit...

We should not forget that I would dare to say every Egyptian loves his country and this is the time for great thinkers such as Ahmed Zuweil to come into positions where they can realize their visions for better education and innovative research... for instance, with all this sand available, I was always wondering why there is no production of silicon...

I think it is the best thing for Egypt because the people go through a process of self-cleaning and healing... They are more determined than ever to contribute as best as they can to the future of their country!

I know there are dangers of this losing momentum, especially when structures and mentalities don't change - but for now, I'm optimistic :)
- 14 Feb 2011, 10:16 am
Tina Lieber wrote: > Dear Mr. Lang, > > you raised some points that many people, especially those better off > in Egypt, were and some still are afraid of. > > In terms of fears for the recovery of the economy as well as > short-term improvements of the situation of the poor, we should not > forget the enormous wealth that high-ranking political officials were > able to make or effectively stole from the people... and why? to keep > foreign aid keep flowing... during my work with the GTZ I was told > once by an Egyptian counterpart, that there is enough money in Egypt > to handle it's affairs on it's on - but then Egypt would "lose" its > status as a developing country and hence receive much less > multilateral development aid which is an easy source of income for > political officials... all this wealth properly taxed and > redistributed would alleviate the grievances of a majority of > people... and I'm sure that there are successful businessmen out > there that wouldn't mind this redistribution because they (1) love > their country and (2) are convinced that this life is only a small > part of their being and sharing wealth is one of the best things a > person can do... > Yesterday it was announced for instance that the salary of all > policemen would be instantly doubled in order to get back to street > to do their work and refrain from harassing people for bribes (which > I guess they would think twice about now anyway). similar acts for > other workers of course increase their purchasing power and helps the > economy in the transition phase... I also see people making more > "healthy" consumption choices, supporting local production... all > this is needed because so far, most of those who could afford sth > foreign would also buy it, because its considered more valuable than > an Egyptian equivalent. > > For tourism, those that have been to Egypt are very likely to come > back in a short time, because they are very happy for the Egyptian > people and want to contribute to the economy... Keeping in mind that > it became clear that the chaos (rioting, looting) was organised and > that even the church bombing in Alexandria (and God knows where else) > is attributed to the work of Habib El Adly, I'm sure tourists are not > afraid of the Egyptians themselves... > Tahrir will become and important touristic site, similar to the Wall > in Berlin... > > For international investors: they will keep coming in the future, > when the necessary reforms have been done, because they will > appreciate the new spirit... > > We should not forget that I would dare to say every Egyptian loves > his country and this is the time for great thinkers such as Ahmed > Zuweil to come into positions where they can realize their visions > for better education and innovative research... for instance, with > all this sand available, I was always wondering why there is no > production of silicon... > > I think it is the best thing for Egypt because the people go through > a process of self-cleaning and healing... They are more determined > than ever to contribute as best as they can to the future of their > country! > > I know there are dangers of this losing momentum, especially when > structures and mentalities don't change - but for now, I'm optimistic > :)
Torsten Lang Group moderator
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Re^4: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Good evening,

well, that sounds a lot better than the impression one gets from a distance.
From your experience with GTZ: Would you recommend any areas or industries in particular worthwhile to look at?

Kind regards
Torsten Lang
- 14 Feb 2011, 5:48 pm
Torsten Lang wrote: > Good evening, > > well, that sounds a lot better than the impression one gets from a > distance. > From your experience with GTZ: Would you recommend any areas or > industries in particular worthwhile to look at? > > Kind regards > Torsten Lang
Tina Lieber
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Re^5: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
anything related to renewable energies incl. desalinization plants is high on the agenda... despite that, I'm very sure (sustainable) agriculture will come into focus again...
Out of the GTZ/GIZ context, I would seriously recommend to look at possibilities to make use of all the sand... what about the silicon industry? I know it requires high technology and education - but it would make use of a plenty and cheap resource turning it into high-value end product...

all the best,

Tina Lieber
- 14 Feb 2011, 6:29 pm
Tina Lieber wrote: > anything related to renewable energies incl. desalinization plants is > high on the agenda... despite that, I'm very sure (sustainable) > agriculture will come into focus again... > Out of the GTZ/GIZ context, I would seriously recommend to look at > possibilities to make use of all the sand... what about the silicon > industry? I know it requires high technology and education - but it > would make use of a plenty and cheap resource turning it into > high-value end product... > > all the best, > > Tina Lieber
Mohamed Alborno Group moderator Ambassador
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Re^6: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Dear Tina and everyone,

I got my sleeping bag and decided to spend the night at the office, I thought it's the only way I can have time to respond to ideas and messages I got on XING and work on all my previous pending projects.

I also got all my favorite magazines (Campaign Middle East, Wired, Inc, Fortune, Toastmasters, Internet Al-3alam Al-3araby), books/book-summaries and decided to share them at my new shared office. (just got an idea to create a Library to share books magazines), I guess I will add this to the list of ideas and projects!

I really like your ideas, I posted them to the list. I think we need an environmental expert to try to find ways to protect buildings after being painted from this black dust. Does it come mainly from cars pollution?

I've created a dedicated forum to discuss the ideas and start implementing, called it, please go there and comment/ participate:
Ideas and Projects for Egypt's New Dawn. (previously known as Members Helping Members).
https://www.xing.com/net/egypt/ideas-and-projects-for-egypt-...

Dear Mona, Miguel,
Thanks a lot for your great words, may be see you some time soon.

Dear everyone else who sent me PM with ideas,
Please share them in the forum, and comment on others.

All the best from No. 56 Nehro St. Merry Land. Heliopolis :)

Mohamed
- 15 Feb 2011, 03:14 am
Mohamed Alborno wrote: > Dear Tina and everyone, > > I got my sleeping bag and decided to spend the night at the office, I > thought it's the only way I can have time to respond to ideas and > messages I got on XING and work on all my previous pending projects. > > I also got all my favorite magazines (Campaign Middle East, Wired, > Inc, Fortune, Toastmasters, Internet Al-3alam Al-3araby), > books/book-summaries and decided to share them at my new shared > office. (just got an idea to create a Library to share books > magazines), I guess I will add this to the list of ideas and projects! > > I really like your ideas, I posted them to the list. I think we need > an environmental expert to try to find ways to protect buildings > after being painted from this black dust. Does it come mainly from > cars pollution? > > I've created a dedicated forum to discuss the ideas and start > implementing, called it, please go there and comment/ participate: > Ideas and Projects for Egypt's New Dawn. (previously known as Members > Helping Members). > https://www.xing.com/net/pri554b4fx/egypt/ideas-and-projects-for-egypt-s-new-dawn-previously-known-as-members-helping-members-568755/ > > Dear Mona, Miguel, > Thanks a lot for your great words, may be see you some time soon. > > Dear everyone else who sent me PM with ideas, > Please share them in the forum, and comment on others. > > All the best from No. 56 Nehro St. Merry Land. Heliopolis :) > > Mohamed
Mohamed Alborno Group moderator Ambassador
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Re^4: Group newsletter: Egypt's New Dawn - Request for Ideas & Volunteers.
Wow Tina, well said, I think you covered everything.

Morning Torsten, good to see you again, it has been a while :)
I just want to add that many investors were so afraid of what will happen when Mubarak leaves, they were waiting for a balloon to burst and some were expecting it at some point. Now it happened already there's no need to worry about it. It will still take some time for things to settle completely. But Egyptians have this amazing energy and willingness to build an amazing leading country. I think it's best time to invest in Egypt, specially in SMEs.

Mohamed
- 15 Feb 2011, 03:26 am
Mohamed Alborno wrote: > Wow Tina, well said, I think you covered everything. > > Morning Torsten, good to see you again, it has been a while :) > I just want to add that many investors were so afraid of what will > happen when Mubarak leaves, they were waiting for a balloon to burst > and some were expecting it at some point. Now it happened already > there's no need to worry about it. It will still take some time for > things to settle completely. But Egyptians have this amazing energy > and willingness to build an amazing leading country. I think it's > best time to invest in Egypt, specially in SMEs. > > Mohamed