INJAZ al-Arab receives $750,000 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship

Written by on July 8, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, Featured, Videos - 2 Comments

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.

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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.

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The Skoll Foundation makes big changes by investing in, connecting and honoring social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most crucial problems. Skoll’s prestigious awards are an honor for the recipient and for the thousands of futures that are helped by the initiatives of amazing organizations like INJAZ and Junior Achievement Worldwide.

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Soraya Salti is the Senior Vice President of INJAZ Junior Achievement operations in MENA, and is planning to use the grant money for the “One Million Arab Youth” program. The program’s goal is to prepare 1 million Arab youth by 2018 to socioeconomically contribute to their region as good citizens, innovators and entrepreneurial leaders in all sectors of society. “We need to inspire and prepare young Arabs to succeed in a global economy,” said Salti. “Every person who has ‘made it’ owes it to the next generation to go back and lift them up with their skills. . . . It’s a coalition of the powerful-not for war-but for peace.”

INJAZ means achievement in Arabic, and it is apparent that they are living up to their name.

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Sources: injazalarab.org; skollfoundation.org; ja.org

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Justine is passionate about curing social injustice and global environmental issues. She has traveled extensively in Central America and the Caribbean, and is especially interested in the emergence of the Ecotourism industry.

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