Ibtesam Bakhsh
COO and Co-Founder
Jaleesa
I’m Ibtesam Bakhsh, partner and founder of Jaleesa. My story started about a year ago. I received a message that I was nominated for an MIT contest which is sponsored by Community Jameel. I had a baby, who was 4 months old at that time, my first personal communication with them was to ask if I could bring my baby to the boot camp. They said “yes, we support working and productive women, You can bring your baby along.” This was the first step and I felt deeply grateful. This gave me confidence in the contest.
The contest ended and we took the first place in the ‘social’ track. The cooperation and support we received after winning the MIT contest was amazing. I felt like I became part of the family. I am much grateful that I am present in a family. Whenever I need anything, there’s a sister, an aunt, a grandmother to help and back me. Community Jameel is the same . . . anything I need is available.
I truly wish them more success, progress and fruitful achievements that would benefit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and push it forward.
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