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    Career advice from social entrepreneur and SDG advocate Jasmine Anouna

    Jasmine Anouna, founder of The Bloom and an SDG Goalkeeper with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks of the unique career journey that has led to her role as a leader and builder of influential social impact communities.

    By Katrina J. Lane // 25 January 2024

    Jasmine Anouna, an Italian-Egyptian-American feminist, social entrepreneur, and SDG Goalkeeper, is the CEO and founder of The Bloom, a social impact newsletter dedicated to democratizing access to intersectional resources and job opportunities across various social impact areas.

    Anouna's leadership journey, rooted in showing up authentically, began “blooming” when she realized the United Nations wasn't where she wanted to build her career. “I started asking myself, what comes next after the U.N.?”.

    Transitioning from women's rights and law, she founded The Bloom in 2020, which has grown to a global community of nearly 40,000 social impact professionals.

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      Katrina Lane is an Editorial Strategist and Reporter at Devex. She writes on ecologies and social inclusion, and also supports the creation of partnership content at Devex. She holds a degree in Psychology from Warwick University, offering a unique perspective on the cognitive frameworks and social factors that influence responses to global issues.

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