Ranwa Yehya

Ranwa Yehia is the co-founder of the Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), which started in 2005 with a mission to explore and develop alternative education methodologies and knowledge production for and by Arab youth, using open-source concepts and tools. A key project she conceived with ADEF is the Arab Digital Expression Camps, an annual experiential co-learning camp for Arab youth, developed and implemented in collaboration with young techies, artists, journalists, and researchers in the region. ADEF has been running annually since 2007 and has been implemented in Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon. In 2020, Yehia established Arab Digital Expression Berlin e. V. has since engaged in many collaborative programs and projects with ADEF Network. Since June 2024, Ranwa has been the Director of ADEF Network which seeks to build deeper layers among its many communities across the world.