We are a group of passionate women living and working in the MENA region (Middle East, North Africa) and Mediterranean Europe. We are a dedicated team working to build relationships amongst women across the region. We have found that differences among different countries and cultures do not separate us as much as our shared professional experiences across educations, industries, backgrounds, and leadership experience pull us together. It is inspiring to discover how many female leaders, empowering women there are in the MENA region (Middle East, North Africa) and Mediterranean Europe, such as Malta, and important that these women know each other to also help other women become empowered. We are in the business of building professional relationships that stick, come and find out more. 

Al-Sahm Women was founded in early 2018 as a startup built on the notion that professional women should benefit from women-only networking events, coaching sessions and in general opportunities to communicate, share visions, get help and get in touch with each other. We believe that bringing women from the MENA, Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean Europe regions together to network, share ideas, and explore opportunities to invest, donate, and engage in the community around them will create long-lasting relationships and a support system for women who often find themselves alone in their industries. We believe that our networking group can become a place where women can not only facilitate each other’s professional goals, but also promote each other to positions of leadership, helping women become the “bosses” of their businesses and embrace opportunities to become specific industries leaders as well. It is in those positions that women’s voices will take on more power as change agents. We strive for inclusivity by offering women safe spaces to develop skills, strengthen their voices and access opportunities - making a more balanced society a reality. 

Al-Sahm Women features a team of dedicated women in every country we are present. We pull together productive networking events, inspiring startups and NGOs, and exhilarating social experiences to bring you the best experience a female influencer can ask for.  And most importantly, they can't wait to meet you.  Learn more about our membership pricing below!as well. Al-Sahm Women seeks to unite women from across the MENA region (Middle East, North Africa) and Mediterranean Europe, who share similar industries and leadership roles, and who can benefit from professional connections outside their families and personal friends. If a female leader has a question about a particular problem in her industry, our goal is to match her up with women in the same industry, or in an adjacent one that can help her solve or understand that problem. 

Our Code of Conduct

§Members commit to the following tenets of membership when they join Al-Sahm in order to ensure a healthy, thriving networking organization based on genuine professional connections and ongoing professional development.

§We understand life happens, and as professional women we are juggling multiple commitments, but if you commit to an event or a meeting with a fellow member, honor that commitment. If a member has three missed meetings, she will be ejected from the networking group.

§Gaps in employment are challenging, but asking a fellow member for employment directly is not the answer. Look to your community leaders for job opportunities and continue to build your professional network so that when you get the next big career changer, you are surrounded by women who will help you succeed.

§Got an NGO or a new startup you are excited about? Reach out to your community leaders for the best way to promote it. Do not ask your fellow members for money, we have so many better ways to bring you and your passion project in contact with funding and supporters!

§Al-Sahm is for women who have fought hard for their success, it is also a place for hard working women to be vulnerable and ask for help. Any member who shares professional conversations outside of the Al-Sahm sphere will be ejected for misconduct.

§What happens at an Al-Sahm event stays at an Al-Sahm event, and we require your consent to share pictures and snippets of our conversations – but rest assured that your thoughts and opinions are your own and our members will be discreet.

§We all need to be critiqued sometimes, and we welcome comments and criticism, but critique each other in a constructive and positive manner. Commit to building up your fellow members, and focusing on their professional success. This is a no negativity zone.