Building the next generation of Palestinian and Israeli leaders through technology.
Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow, known as MEET, brings together young Palestinians and Israelis to learn, collaborate, and lead.
Through a long-term educational model combining computer science, entrepreneurship, dialogue, and shared projects, MEET helps young people build the skills and relationships needed to challenge systems of division, injustice, and inequality. Their work points toward a future in which Palestinians and Israelis can live with dignity and freedom, and work together for a shared future that is peaceful, fair, and just.
Their Role in Civil Society
MEET plays an important role in the Palestinian and Israeli civil society ecosystem by connecting education, bridge-building, and technology.
In a context where young people often grow up separated from one another, MEET creates sustained opportunities for students to learn together, build together, and engage with each other’s narratives. Technology and entrepreneurship become a common language through which youth can practice collaboration, leadership, problem-solving, and shared responsibility.
Mission
Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow aims to bring together, educate, and empower promising young Palestinians and Israelis to become purpose-driven, empathetic leaders who actively challenge the norms, systems, and behaviors that perpetuate division, injustice, and inequality.
Through an innovative three-year program, students work together on joint projects, learn computer science and entrepreneurship, and explore each other’s narratives. Working in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2004, MEET educates and empowers the next generation to create positive social and political change through the common language of technology and entrepreneurship.