This study is conducted as part of the European Union (EU) funded regional project MedUp! Promoting social entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean region. MedUp is a four year project headed by Oxfam Italia in partnership with local partners in Morocco (Oxfam Morocco and Enactus), Tunisia (Oxfam Tunisia and the Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship), Egypt (Oxfam Egypt and Sekem), Palestine (Oxfam Palestine and the Agricultural Development Association – PARC), Lebanon (Oxfam Lebanon) and Jordan (Oxfam Jordan and Johud).