Built to Last 2025

Organization : FabricAID Headquarters: Lebanon Impact Region: Middle East and North Africa Focus: Circular textile economy SDGs: 1, 12, 13Omar Itani is the General Manager of FabricAID, a Lebanese social enterprise working to establish a socially and environmentally conscious value chain for the clothing industry. He co-founded the organization to tackle textile waste while improving access to affordable clothing for marginalized communities. Under his leadership, FabricAID has built one of the largest second-hand clothing collections in the Middle East, combining circular economy principles with social impact. Omar’s work demonstrates how business innovation can advance sustainability, dignity and inclusion across regional markets. Omar Itani Organization : Pad-Up Creations Headquarters: Nigeria Impact Region: Sub-Saharan Africa Focus: Menstrual poverty SDGs: 4, 5, 6, 12 Olivia Onyemaobi is the Founder and CEO of Pad-Up Creations, a Nigerian social enterprise producing sustainable, reusable sanitary pads. With a mission to improve menstrual health and hygiene in Africa, she has built one of the region’s most impactful women-led manufacturing enterprises. Under her leadership, Pad-Up Creations has trained hundreds of thousands of girls and women on reproductive health, created more than 500 jobs and distributed over 18 million reusable pads across 21 countries. Olivia’s work has earned recognition from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Acumen and the Mandela Washington Fellowship. She holds an MSc in Business Management and is pursuing a PhD. Olivia Onyemaobi Credit: Pad-Up Creations Schwab Foundation 2026 Awardees and Impact Report 30