HISTORY?
How many MDGs were there?
8
What is the target year for the SDGs to be achieved?
2030
What is Egypt's National Strategy for SDGs?
How many goals does RiseUp work on?
10/17 - BONUS: NAME THEM
Which climate change agreement stems from the SDGs?
Paris Agreement
What does SDG stand for?
Sustainable Development Goals
Which ministry in Egypt leads national coordination on the SDGs?
Ministry of Planning and Economic Development?
Name one Egyptian startup or initiative working to empower female entrepreneurs.
She can
Entreprenelle
Womena
Bazarna
In what year did the United nations adopt the sustainable development goals?
2015
What is the motto used to promote the SDGs?
Leave no one behind
What major global event did Egypt host in 2022 that relates to SDG 13 (Climate Action)?
COP27
Which SDG is most directly supported by RiseUp’s mission to empower startups and entrepreneurs
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
What global issue was still affecting over 700 million people in 2015, leading to the creation of SDG 1?
Extreme Poverty
How many sustainable development goals are there?
17
Name one national Egyptian initiative that supports SDG 5 – Gender Equality
What event did RiseUp host that directly worked on green energy/climate change?
HIVOS
Why were the SDGs created?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to address the world’s most urgent challenges — from poverty and inequality to climate change and global health — through a unified, measurable, and time-bound framework.
They were created after the MDGs because they failed miserably. BONUS POINT: Why did the MDGs fail?
Give me 3 reasons behind the potential failure of the SDGs?
Lack of Funding
Inequality between countries
Weak Political Will/Involvement
Conflicting Parties [profit vs. planet]
Private sector hesitation
Lack of data & Accountability
WE ARE NOT PREPARED?
Name an Egyptian startup or initiative that supports SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production.
Bekia (waste-for-goods platform) or Greenish (environmental education)
RiseUp's regional expansion (e.g., to Saudi Arabia) helps promote which global SDG principle?
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals