INJAZ al-Arab receives $750,000 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship
Posted by Justine on Jul 8th, 2009 and filed under Entrepreneurship, Featured, Videos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
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INJAZ al-Arab is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA) and they are both thrilled with the three year $750,000 dollar grant award. The Skoll Foundation rewarded INJAZ for Social Entrepreneurship and the positive impact that INJAZ/JA Worldwide has had on Middle Eastern youth. INJAZ works in 12 countries across the Middle East and North African (MENA) Regions, mentoring and inspiring the youth in these areas to strive to reach their full potential.
INJAZ also provides education and business skills training to qualify them to not only enter the workforce but to succeed in the global economy. The programs funded by INJAZ al-Arab have assisted more than 500,000 students and have engaged approximately 10,000 volunteers. INJAZ highlights entrepreneurship and business innovation as a means to empower Arab youth.
Junior Achievement shares INJAZ’s initiatives and focuses on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. With its dedicated workforce and faithful volunteers, JA is able to serve 9 million students worldwide. (more)
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