From Volunteering and Giving to Impact Making.
elathar is the first Arab platform dedicated to building the impact industry, connecting NGOs, volunteers, and impact makers across the Middle East and North Africa. It measures impact instead of claiming it, and traces one arc in every story: from volunteering and giving to making change that actually holds up.
What’s on the site
elathar organizes its coverage into seven sections:
- Impact Makers: stories and journeys of leaders, activists, and directors creating change
- Organizations: a directory of associations, foundations, international organizations, and development partners
- Guides: practical content on association management, fundraising, volunteering, and impact measurement
- Resources: curated tools and applications for NGOs
- Insights: data, reports, and sector analysis
- News: civil society developments, funding, and events
- Opportunities: grants, programs, fellowships, and open calls
What does “impact is measured, not claimed” actually mean?
It means a story doesn’t run because an organization says it changed lives. It runs once there’s something measurable behind that claim: a number, a beneficiary count, an outcome that can be checked. Coverage stays community-first and written in clear, accessible language, and elathar favors knowledge-sharing across Arab civil society over competition between organizations.
Who reads elathar?
- NGO directors, staff, and association managers across the Arab world
- Volunteers and community activists seeking inspiration and practical tools
- International funders and development partners seeking to understand Arab civil society
- Social entrepreneurs building ventures that combine impact and sustainability
- Researchers and academics focused on social development in the region
Part of the Impactedia media network
elathar is one of Impactedia’s media brands, part of a network built to inform, educate, empower, and mobilize the impact ecosystem across MENA and Africa. Impactedia itself works as impact credibility infrastructure, turning impact data into stories that reach the funders, partners, and communities who act on them.
Frequently asked questions
Is elathar a news outlet, a directory, or both? Both. Impact Makers and Organizations function as a searchable directory of the Arab world’s civil society actors; Guides, Insights, News, and Opportunities are editorial coverage built on top of that directory.
Is elathar really the first Arab platform of its kind? Yes, specifically the first Arab platform dedicated to building the impact industry itself, not civil society coverage in general, which existed before elathar.
Is elathar connected to a larger company? Yes. It’s one of the media brands inside Impactedia’s network, not a standalone outlet.
Is elathar only in Arabic? No. elathar publishes in both Arabic and English, with full original coverage in each, not a translated afterthought.
How do I get featured or share something with the team? Reach out through elathar’s contact page with an organization, a story, or a dataset the Arab civil society sector should know about. The same editorial bar applies to every submission: impact measured, not claimed.
Page last reviewed: September 2026.