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<parsererror p style="displaytext-align: blockright; white-space">[[File: preLamia Headshot.jpeg|frame|Lamia Headshot.jpeg]]</p>'''The 'What?'''' I am a University Innovation Fellow at Swarthmore College, where I am double majoring in Computer Science and Anthropology. I am an international student from Egypt and France and am involved on campus as an&nbsp; border: 2px solid #c77Associate at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, a social-impact consultant and a Diversity Peer Advisor for other students.&nbsp; padding: 0 1em 0 1em My main focuses are social entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.&nbsp; marginI launched my first startup, [[Www.haitihandson.org|Haiti: 1em; backgroundHands On]], at the age of 13, focused on strengthening vulnerable Haitian communities through innovative education opportunities. I recently co-colorfounded [http://wocotribe.com/ WOCO], a tech platform that enables the growth of innovation ecosystems in emerging markets, where I am currently Head of Ecosystem Development. I additionally work with the [http: #fdd//globalstartupecosystem.com/ Global Startup Ecosystem], the world's largest ecosystem accelerator and host of groundbreaking events like the Haiti Tech Summit and Ghana Tech Summit.&nbsp; color: black">=== This page contains '''The 'Why?'''' My personal mission derives from my experience growing up in the following errors: ===<div style="fontUAE in a French-family:monospace;fontEgyptian household and an American school -size:12px">error on line 1 at column 286: attributes construct error </div>I had first thought that diversity had rendered ethnicity irrelevant. Gradually, I came to understand that the only reason I didn’t think my origins changed my experience in the country is because I come from the “right” countries. My future is not determined by my nationality. And yet, so many people’s are. === Below We don’t choose our ethnicity, so how is it fair that our past, present and future are so heavily dependent on such a rendering of factor? We are fundamentally all the same and should have access to the page up same opportunities. I am driven by my obligation to continue to use this privilege to help those who seemingly aren’t from the first error“right” places. &nbsp;     =Related Links ==<[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Swarthmore_College Swarthmore College Overview] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Swarthmore_College_Student_Priorities Swarthmore College Student Priorities] 2018 Swarthmore University Innovation Fellows [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hanan_Ahmed Hanan Ahmed] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cassandra_Stone Cassandra Stone]&nbsp; '''Lamia Makkar'''   2017 Swarthmore University Innovation Fellows [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michelle_Ma Michelle Ma] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Omri_Gal Omri Gal] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Natasha_Markov-Riss Natasha Markov-Riss] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/parsererror>Mariam_Bahmane Mariam Bahmane] [[Category:Student Contributors]][[Category:Student Contributors]][[Category:Swarthmore_College_(2018_Fall_cohort)]][[Category:Student_Contributors]]{{CatTree|Swarthmore_College}}