INJAZ Al-Arab
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Location |
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Region served | MENA |
| Website | www.injazalarab.org |
INJAZ Al-Arab (Arabic: إنجاز العرب) is a non-profit organization for education and training in workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship across the Arab World. INJAZ Al-Arab is the Regional Operating Center of JA Worldwide (JAW),[2] one of the largest global non-governmental organizations dedicated to addressing fundamental social and economic challenges faced by young people. INJAZ Al-Arab is also an active participant in the United Nations Global Compact. Over 7 million students have participated in a broad base of entrepreneurship training opportunities aimed at developing basic business skills to start and run their own businesses while obtaining soft skills increasingly demanded by the private sector. Since its inception, INJAZ Al-Arab has built a network of over 100,000 classroom volunteers, who are leaders from the corporate world.[3] INJAZ Al-Arab has a Regional Board of Directors, which comprises 15 executives, as well as a team of staff, led by Akef Aqrabawi,[4] President and CEO of the Middle East/North Africa for JA Worldwide.[5][6][7][8]
INJAZ Al-Arab began its work in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region in 2004, as it joinedJunior Achievement, and established its regional office. Since joining JA and under INJAZ Al-Arab's founder and former CEO Soraya Salti and Akef Aqrabawi's leadership, INJAZ has grown in program availability, student participation, and reach. Today, it operates in 13 countries as a federation of national operations. INJAZ Al-Arab's network includes Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar,[9] Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
INJAZ Al-ARAB Social Media
INJAZ Al-Arab as a network has 1,249,483 followers regionally on all active social media channels.
- facebook; 834,405
- instagram; 198,234
- LinkedIn; 100,204
- X; 97,964
- YouTube: 12,011
- TikTok; 6,665
Activities
INJAZ Al-Arab's programs focus on four core areas of business education which are:
- Work Readiness: The widespread mismatch between the skills attained in school and those demanded by the private sector are feeding current youth unemployment rates. INJAZ Al-Arab programs build teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills employers look for.
- Financial Literacy: Teaching young people about responsible money management is key to building their own financial security and an economically prosperous future for themselves.
- Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education prepares youth to be responsible, enterprising individuals. Immersing them in real-life learning experiences allows them to take measured risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes. This growing number of youth-led enterprises creates new jobs and fuels economic development.[10]
- STEM & Technology: programs that aim to equip young individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a technology-driven world.
2022/2023 Impact Report Numbers
- 1,000,022 Learning Experiences
- 500,471 INSPIRE Learning Experiences
- 451,395 PREPARE Learning Experiences
- 48,156 SUCCEED Learning Experiences
- 22,859 Volunteers delivering INJAZ programs
- 4,403,645 Volunteering hours
- 12 % Corporate volunteers out of the total number of volunteers recruited to deliver INJAZ programs
- 1,809 Partner schools
- 622 Partner universities
Sponsors
Alghanim Industries, Boeing, BNY Mellon, Citi Foundation, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, FedEx, Google, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, HSBC, Investcorp,[11] MasterCard, McKinsey & Company, MetLife, Microsoft, MBC Group, Ooredoo, PepsiCo, SAP, The Starbucks Foundation, Zain Group, PMIEF Educational Foundation, Consolidated Contractors Company, Tiktok, and Nestle.
Knowledge Partners
Bett MEA, Harvard Business Review, MIT Enterprise Forum, World Economic Forum, Oliver Wyman.