March 1, 2022
Lobna Anous is an entrepreneur and founder of U for Urban Impact , based in Egypt, and a graduate student at UIC in the Master of Urban Planning and Policy program. WPD first connected with Lobna at our summer member appreciation picnic, and we are amazed by her passion in regenerating underdeveloped areas. She co-founded U for Urban Impact along with another urbanist, Salma Osman, with a vision for creating a global platform based in Cairo, Egypt, that tackles the rising urban challenges worldwide. This social enterprise focuses on the intersection between social and urban impacts. Placing the individual at the center of the process, the enterprise uses travel and event-based strategies as tools of integrating the community in urban regeneration through community events, competitions, and local and global exchange opportunities.