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INJAZ al-Arab Awarded by Skoll Foundation for Leadership in 'Social Entrepreneurship'
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Regional Director Soraya Salti honored as Skoll Social Entrepreneur
INJAZ al-Arab, a non-profit organization at the forefront of inspiring Arab youth with the spirit of entrepreneurialism and business innovation, was awarded a 3-year grant from the Skoll Foundation, March 26, 2009, for affecting tremendous change in the region's education challenges.
One of seven organizations from around the world to be recognized for this achievement in 2009, INJAZ al-Arab's Regional Director Soraya Salti was acknowledged as the key to the organization's continuing success. She joins a prestigious group of 72 honored 'Skoll Social Entrepreneurs', representing 59 organizations involved in tackling the world's most critical social and economic challenges.
INJAZ al-Arab builds a bridge between the region's private sector and the youth, through the development and delivery of a mentorship program by business leaders that focuses on business acumen, innovation and entrepreneurship, and supplements the existing education curriculums.
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for substantive influence on today's critical challenges including health, economic and social equity, peace and security, institutional responsibility, and environmental sustainability. These issues shape the foundation's vision of empowering people to create a peaceful, prosperous, sustainable world.
Salti accepted the award by Skoll Foundation Chairperson Jeff Skoll (founder of E-Bay), President and CEO Sally Osberg and 2007 Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. P.K. Pachauri during the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship held at Oxford University, UK.
"We are very proud of INJAZ al-Arab's efforts and success in the region over the last five years and honored to be selected by the Skoll Foundation for this award," says Salti. "The grant will enable us to grow our operations and extend our reach to the youth across Middle East & North Africa to ensure they are better prepared to lead and succeed in today's global economy."
INJAZ al-Arab is currently gearing up for its 3rd Annual Company Competition taking place in Beirut, Lebanon from June 21-23, 2009. Students from 12 Arab countries will gather to showcase their entrepreneurial capacities to a judging panel of top regional business leaders, in efforts to take home the 'Best Enterprise' Award.
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About INJAZ al-Arab
INJAZ al-Arab harnesses the mentorship of Arab business leaders to help inspire a culture of entrepreneurialism and business innovation among Arab youth.
Operating in 12 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, INJAZ al-Arab is a confederation of national operations collaborating with corporate volunteers and Ministries of Education to provide experiential education and training to Arab youth in work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
The only organization in the MENA region that aims to equip students with practical business-related skills as part of the regular educational curriculum, INJAZ al-Arab programs offer students an unbroken chain of educational opportunities that will strengthen their innovation, deepen their understanding of the business world, and give them professional qualifications to enable their success in the global economy.
A National Board of Directors leads each INJAZ country operation, with the INJAZ al-Arab Regional Board responsible for directing overall strategy and organizational governance. These bodies comprise the region's top business leaders who share a common ideal for the Arab youth.
INJAZ al-Arab is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA Worldwide).
About JA Worldwide™
JA Worldwide is the world's largest organization committed to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Now in its 88th year, JA Worldwide provides hands-on, experiential learning in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness to 7.4 million students annually. With 510 local offices in 115 countries - and an extensive network of partners from the private and public sectors - JA Worldwide mobilizes a global force of business volunteers to teach in-school and after-school programs that give students the tools they need today, to succeed tomorrow. To get involved, please visit www.ja.org.
About the Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation was created in 1999 by eBay's first president, Jeff Skoll, to promote his vision of a more peaceful and prosperous world. Today the Skoll Foundation advances systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs - individuals dedicated to innovative, bottom-up solutions that transform unequal and unjust social, environmental and economic systems.
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship is the foundation's flagship program. There are currently 59 organizations represented by 72 remarkable social entrepreneurs in the program, working individually and together across regions, countries and continents to deliver solutions to the world's most challenging economic and social problems. The Skoll Foundation connects social entrepreneurs and other partners in the field via an online community at www.socialedge.org, and through the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. The foundation also celebrates social entrepreneurs by telling their stories through partnerships with organizations like the PBS Foundation and the Sundance Institute, with the goal of promoting large-scale public awareness of social entrepreneurs.
For more information, visit www.skollfoundation.org
For more information:
Please contact:
Emma Cantwell
Hill & Knowlton
+971 4 334 4930
Emma.Cantwell@hillandknowlton.com
Ammara Khan
INJAZ al-Arab
+971 50 458 9850
Ammara@injaz-arabia.org
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