This episode of Enmaeya Studio features Feryal Moghraby, co-founder of NOVAI, an AI-powered platform transforming how NGOs and social impact organizations access funding.
After spending more than a decade working with NGOs across Lebanon and the MENA region, Feryal witnessed a recurring problem: countless impactful projects never receive funding, not because they lack value, but because organizations struggle to navigate complex donor requirements, identify suitable grants, and prepare competitive proposals. That experience led to the creation of NOVAI, a platform that combines artificial intelligence with human expertise to simplify every stage of the funding journey.
In this conversation, Feryal explains how AI can help nonprofits discover funding opportunities, assess their readiness, strengthen project ideas, and develop stronger grant applications while also discussing the technology's limitations and why human judgment remains essential.
The episode also explores the growing funding crisis facing NGOs in Lebanon, the challenges smaller organizations face in competing for international grants, and how technology can make funding more accessible rather than more exclusive.
Beyond the platform itself, the discussion looks at responsible AI, innovation in the development sector, lessons learned from representing NOVAI at VivaTech in Paris, and what it takes to build a Lebanese technology startup capable of creating global impact.
This episode is a conversation about innovation with purpose, where technology meets development, and where AI becomes a tool for expanding opportunities rather than replacing people.
