
Co-founder and CEO of Diwama Christopher Arida Honored as One of the 2021 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World;
September 10, 2021, St. Louis, USA — For his environmental activism, entrepreneurial spirit, and focus on social contribution, Christopher Arida of Lebanon has been selected as a 2021 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) Honoree in the category of Business, Economic, and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishments.
During his university studies, he was the Vice President of the Air and Waste Management Association student chapter. In 2020, he led two beach cleanup events with over 65 volunteers in five different Lebanese areas. In collaboration with Empower, a company in Norway, and as a response to the crashing Lebanese economy and sanitary crisis, they made 400 USD from selling plastics collected from the cleanups and donated the money as medicine to the elderly. ReadMore...