Sivan Ya’ari is the founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, a nonprofit that brings Israeli solar, agricultural and water technologies to African villages. She was born in Israel, raised in France, educated in the United States with degrees in Finance from Pace University and a masters in International Energy Management and Policy from Columbia University. Sivan has been working in Africa for over 20 years and over the past decade, using Israeli technologies, has brought clean water and light to over 3 million people across 10 African countries.
Sivan and her organization, Innovation: Africa, have received multiple awards including the Innovation Award from the United Nations. Sivan has been recognized as one of the most “Inspiring Israeli this Decade” by Grapevine in 2019, one of 50 “Most Influential Women in Israel" by Forbes, one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Israelis in International Business, science, and Culture” by NoCamels, and one of the “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life” by Algemeiner. Sivan lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and 3 children.
To learn more about Sivan Ya’ari: TED Talk here
Sivan Ya'ari Videos
Africa: Is Good Good Enough?
Sivan Ya'ari | TEDx TelAviv University (2016)
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i24News Interview with Sivan Ya'ari (2020)
Innovation: Africa Over the Past 10 years (2020)
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Sivan Ya'ari Founder and CEO at AIPAC (2018)
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Sivan Ya'ari Honors & Awards
2021
2020
2019
LIGHT OF ISRAEL AWARD FROM THE ISRAELI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
MILLION LIVES CLUB
Awarded vanguard membership status for impacting over 1 million lives across Africa
ALGEMEINER
Sivan was recognized as one of “ the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life”
2019
2019
2018
ABBA EBAN INSTITUTE FOR
INNOVATIVE DIPLOMACY
Sivan received the "Innovation Diplomacy Award"
GRAPEVINE
Sivan was recognized as 1 of 8 Israeli women changing the world”
SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SID)
ISRAEL AWARD
“Israelis Working to Change Lives in Developing Nations”
2017
2016
NOCAMELS
Sivan was recognized as one of “ top 10 most influential Israelis in business science and culture” by no camel
ISRAEL BONDS
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Sivan received the “Circle or excellent award”
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
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