“Let’s build a community that thrives on creativity, on artistic expression, on healthy dialogue, on building bridges, on sharing blueprints that work, on nurturing compassionate communities. And on celebrating everyday people doing extraordinary things.”
Sana Bagersh
Managing Editor, Tempo
Let’s build a better world.
I founded Tempo as a social enterprise in 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with the objective of bringing people together, from different nationalities, backgrounds and religions. OMy ideas was to build a better world by bridging the gap that exists between peoples of the world. My perspective is of a Hadrami Yemeni, born in Ethiopia, an American national, living in the UAE amongst my Emirati family, and a flourishing international community.
My aim was to build a place and space to amplify cool ideas and projects that elevate, empower and improve lives and that nurture our planet.
In 2009 I launched another social enterprise called Tamakkan, to support entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses, as well as to further innovation and leadership. I saw all these components, along with Tempo, bringing the ecosystem full circle to inspire and celebrate people.
We need to heal divisions
We have all witnessed how prejudice can divide us and how misinformation can tear us apart. There is a remedy for hatred and division, and it comes down to the individual level, where people reach out to learn about each other, accept each others’ differences and start working together to build a better world for all of us. We need compassionate leaders , and more human-focused solutions to solve our world’s most pressing problems.
Tempo is about spreading goodness.
At Tempo we salute social impact heroes, whether it’s the entrepreneur, the artist, the influencer, the thought leader or community builder. We admire the strong willed, passionate individual who creates a positive idea for positive social change. We celebrate the social entrepreneurs who kickstart a project, initiate a cause and drive a movement. These change agents enrich our communities with new ideas for a revitalized sense of purpose, hope and humanity.
There are so many great ideas around us that can truly change our lives for the better. Our aim is to find them, and to bring them to you, and to urge everyone to share them as practical blueprints for a better world. We invite you to join our community, to share your ideas and to amplify goodness. We are all in this together, and you can find your voice with us to change the world.
Our slogan is Creativity. Compassion. Sustainability.
TEMPO’S MISSION :
- COMPASSION: To share stories about extraordinary acts of kindness where the lives of a person, a family, a group of people are transformed because of the generosity of others.
- COOL IDEAS: To showcase stories of creative ideas or projects that have lifted communities, and improved the lives of others.
- SUSTAINABILITY: To inform about ideas that are good for the planet, including in the areas of recycling/ repurposing, zero waste initiatives, curbing climate change, food security.
- INNOVATION: To explore ideas, products or projects that are innovative, and whose impact can make the world better.
- KINDER CITIES: To promote blueprints of ideas, projects, practices, initiatives that have been adopted in certain parts of the world, and that can be emulated.
If you’d like to get involved explore “Join the Tempo Movement” , email us or contact us here.
Love, peace and hope.
Sana Bagersh
Managing Editor, Founder.