Sivan Ya'ari

Sivan Ya’ari (born June 23, 1978) is an Israeli social entrepreneur who founded Innovation: Africa and serves as its CEO.

Sivan Ya'ari
Born (1978-06-23) June 23, 1978
Israel
NationalityIsraeli
EducationPace University
Columbia University
TitleFounder and CEO of Innovation: Africa
Ya'ari supplying Israeli technology for use in African villages
Ya'ari receives the United Nations Innovation Award

Early life and education

Ya'ari was born in Israel, raised in France[1][2] and educated in the United States. She received a bachelor's degree in finance from Pace University[3][4] and a master's degree in international energy management and policy from Columbia University.[5]

Innovation: Africa

In 2008, Ya’ari founded Innovation: Africa a nonprofit organization that brings innovative Israeli technologies to rural villages throughout Africa.[6] The organization has completed over 300 water, agricultural and solar installation projects in remote villages throughout Africa,[7] providing electricity and clean water to over 1.8 million people across 10 African countries.[8]

In 2012, Innovation: Africa received special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).[9] The following year, the organization was granted the United Nations Innovation Award.[10][11] In 2019, Innovation: Africa won the Innovative Diplomacy Award from the Abba Eban Institute.[12] Innovation: Africa maintains headquarters in both New York and Herzliya Pituah.[13]

Recognition

Ya’ari has been recognized as one of the most inspiring Israelis this decade by From the Grapevine in 2019;[6] one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Israel” by Forbes;[14] one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Israelis in International Business, science, and Culture” by NoCamels;[13] one of the “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life” by Algemeiner Journal;[15] and one of the "40 Under 40 Most Promising Israelis" by Globes daily.[5]

Personal life

Ya’ari resides in Tel Aviv with her husband David Ya’ari Borowich and their three children.[14][16]

References
  1. לן, שלומית (May 17, 2010). "באנרגיות חיוביות". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  2. "Sivan Borowich-Ya'ari". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. "New Perspectives | Influencing circumstances through human connection | Spotlight: Sivan Ya'ari '02". Pace University Alumni Network. Winter 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. שני, איילת (September 20, 2018). "ראיתי אנשים שדוקרים את הפרות בשביל לשתות את הדם". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. "Israel70 | Innovation: Africa". Fathom Journal. July 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  6. Fraze, Jaime (November 26, 2019). "Inspiring Israelis we met this decade". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  7. Klein Leichman, Abigail (April 7, 2020). "Israeli tech helps African villages protect against corona". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  8. "i24NEWS Interview with Sivan Ya'ari". YouTube. April 27, 2020.
  9. Udasin, Sharon (August 5, 2012). "Jewish Heart for Africa receives UN recognition". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  10. Shamah, David (December 2, 2013). "Lighting up Africa with Israeli technology". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. Appiah, Sandra (November 7, 2013). "Innovation: Africa Recieves [sic] UN Award for Using Israeli technologies". Face2face Africa. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  12. "Winners of the 2019 InnoDip Award". InnoDip Award | Celebrating Innovation in Diplomacy. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  13. Shemer, Simona (December 28, 2017). "Meet The Top 10 Most Influential Israelis In International Business, Science, and Culture in 2017". NoCamels. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  14. Heilman, Uriel (September 4, 2019). "Sivan Ya'ari on Bringing Israeli Innovation to Rural Africa". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  15. "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2019". The Algemeiner. September 26, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  16. Herling, Tzufit (September 7, 2017). "The entrepreneur that brought electricity and water to Africa". Forbes Israel. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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