Meysa Umayir left Syria for Turkey with her family four years ago. She was intrigued by the food sector and was looking to start a business venture, which led her to join the LIFE Project. The LIFE Project allowed Meysa to take her idea – developing healthy versions of traditional Syrian dishes – and build a business model around it.
Meet the Members: Semira, a Turkish Entrepreneur Bringing Organic Products to Her Community
Meet the Members: Mahmoud, a Syrian Architect with a Passion for Pizza
After migrating to Turkey, Mahmoud was determined to take on a new challenge: he bought several plots of land to grow lemon trees and began harvesting and selling lemons both domestically and regionally. When the business took off, Mahmoud started his own restaurant, but this time focused on his true passion – pizza and pastries.
Meet the Members: Ahmet, a Turkish Health Food Entrepreneur
Although he enrolled in an entrepreneurship executive training course while in university, Ahmet truly built the skills he viewed as crucial for his success when he started mountain climbing as a sport. “It added a lot to my creativity and capacity when it comes to entrepreneurship…In this period I did a lot of personal development and learned how to survive with very little resources.” When deciding what to produce as an entrepreneur, Ahmet settled on the food sector because he wanted to produce something that is healthy, “there is nothing more beneficial and healthier for people than healthy food.”