A MOMENT'S PORTAL: EPISODE 5 / EMAN would not be surprised by this story

Listen to this episode from Change Darer on Spotify. Tarek: “the resilient hacker space founder who spreads the virus of making and Hacking from Egypt to Africa” Tarek’s story is one of resilience, bravery, and a strong support system. When his Hackerspace in Egypt was destroyed by a building crash the GIG community jumped right away for help. This wave of solidarity and help gave him more energy than before and motivated the whole team to continue and grow stronger. When too much money was donated, he prefers to give something back for maker- and hackerspaces in regions in Africa that were in much more need.   Tarek first heard of GIG in 2015 it was a network they said. and he did not understand if its WIFI Network or what it has to do with people.  He had no clue what a network is. And came to Berlin to meet GIG and was surprises how people would share success and mistakes. GIG transforms to him work relationships into real friendships.   His 1st story takes us to the Maker Express a bus that traveled ti 29 cities in Egypt meeting with talented students and gave workshops on how to builds a 3d printer. He helped spread the virus of making and hacking and fight the misbelief that hackers are making some illegal stuff.   His 2nd story relates to that- since after almost a decade of activity right now Policy and Government representatives now call Tarek for advice concerning capacity building activities or youth employment. Before when the goverment would call him and his team would be scared thinking they might have made something wrong without knowledge.   Eman, Tarek’s mother always believed in him- and is never surprised by his achievements and success.