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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| name = INJAZ<br />إنجاز
| name = INJAZ
| founded = {{date and age|1999}}
| founded = {{date and age|1999}}
| native name = إنجاز
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| location = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
| native_name_lang = ar
| location =
| focus = [[Youth]], [[Education]], [[Employment]], [[Entrepreneurship]]
| focus = [[Youth]], [[Education]], [[Employment]], [[Entrepreneurship]]
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| headquarters = [[Amman, Jordan]]
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Haethum Buttikhi
| leader_title2 = Vice Chairperson
| leader_name2 = Ahmad Tijani
| num_employees = 90+
| num_employees = 90+
| homepage = https://injaz.org.jo/
| homepage = https://injaz.org.jo/
}}
}}


'''INJAZ''' is a non-profit organization established in 1999, with its headquarters situated in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. The organization provides vocational training courses for children from developing nations. INJAZ operates over 44 initiatives across all twelve governorates of Jordan, collaborating with 3000 schools, 41 universities and colleges and 50 youth centers to deliver its programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=INJAZ |url=https://injaz.org.jo/overview/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=injaz.org.jo}}</ref>
INJAZ is a non-profit organization founded in [[Jordan]], where it operates vocational training courses for children.


==History==
==History==
Initially established in 1999 as a project under [[Save the Children]] and funded by the [[United States Agency for International Development|United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID), INJAZ is now sponsored by Jordanian [[Queen Rania of Jordan|Queen Rania al Abdullah]].<ref name="Altorki2015">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwecCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA398|title=A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East|author=Soraya Altorki|publisher=Wiley|year=2015|isbn=978-1-118-47567-6|page=398}}</ref> In its early stages the project encountered opposition, notably in [[Ma'an]]; it was re-launched in 2001 by [[Soraya Salti]] as an independent non-profit.<ref name="AndrewsWood2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0qvAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT150|title=Uberpreneurs: How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies|author1=P. Andrews|author2=F. Wood|date=8 December 2013|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-137-37615-2|pages=150–151}}</ref> During the school year 2010/2011, its activities reached over 100,000 school students in Jordan.<ref name="unesco">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxmmxZcrRPYC&pg=PA246|title=Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work|publisher=UNESCO|year=2012|isbn=978-92-3-104240-9|page=246}}</ref>
Established in 1999, INJAZ originally operated as a project under [[Save the Children]], funded by the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) and by Jordanian [[Queen Rania of Jordan|Queen Rania al Abdullah]].<ref name="Altorki2015">{{cite book |author=Soraya Altorki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwecCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA398 |title=A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East |publisher=Wiley |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-118-47567-6 |page=398}}</ref> The project was relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit organization, led by [[Soraya Salti]].<ref name="AndrewsWood2013">{{cite book |author1=P. Andrews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0qvAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT150 |title=Uberpreneurs: How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies |author2=F. Wood |date=8 December 2013 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-137-37615-2 |pages=150–151}}</ref> Jordan enrolled over 100,000 students by the 2010-2011 school year.<ref name="unesco">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxmmxZcrRPYC&pg=PA246 |title=Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work |publisher=UNESCO |year=2012 |isbn=978-92-3-104240-9 |page=246}}</ref>


INJAZ provides vocational training and aims to teach young people [[entrepreneurship]] skills.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BanVhdibzUC&pg=PA17|year=2005|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4289-5005-4|page=17}}</ref><ref name="DhillonYousef2011">{{cite book|author1=Navtej Dhillon|author2=Tarik Yousef|title=Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMUTmWJm4V0C&pg=PA160|year=2011|publisher=Brookings Institution Press|isbn=978-0-8157-0472-0|page=160}}</ref> The program has received partial funding from the business sector,<ref name="Schroeder2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHOk6WAhqMYC&pg=PA122|title=Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East|author=Christopher M. Schroeder|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=2013|isbn=978-1-137-35671-0|page=122}}</ref>. Managers and founders of private businesses may volunteer as teachers and workshop leaders.<ref name="Bank2004">{{cite book|author=World Bank|title=Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woC86csGg2kC&pg=PA40|year=2004|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-5676-0|page=40}}</ref>
INJAZ provides young people with [[Vocational education|vocational training]] and [[entrepreneurship]] skills.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BanVhdibzUC&pg=PA17 |title=Report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt |publisher=DIANE Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4289-5005-4 |page=17}}</ref><ref name="DhillonYousef2011">{{cite book |author1=Navtej Dhillon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMUTmWJm4V0C&pg=PA160 |title=Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East |author2=Tarik Yousef |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8157-0472-0 |page=160}}</ref> The organization receives support from Jordan's business and professional community, which contributes funds, as well as volunteer teachers and leaders.<ref name="Schroeder2013">{{cite book |author=Christopher M. Schroeder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHOk6WAhqMYC&pg=PA122 |title=Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-137-35671-0 |page=122}}</ref><ref name="Bank2004">{{cite book |author=World Bank |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woC86csGg2kC&pg=PA40 |title=Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere |publisher=World Bank Publications |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-8213-5676-0 |page=40}}</ref>


The organization claims to operate more than 44 initiatives across all 12 governorates in Jordan, working closely with 3000 schools, 41 universities and colleges, and 50 youth centers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INJAZ |url=https://injaz.org.jo/overview/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=injaz.org.jo}}</ref>
In 2018 INJAZ established mySTARTUP, a subsidiary [[Business incubator|incubator]] program that helps youth and women entrepreneurs launch startups. The current operational capacity of mySTARTUP allows it to incubate 100 startups a year.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=mySTARTUP |url=https://irc-jordan.com/lists/injaz/mystartup/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Innovation Resource Center in Jordan |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Voluntarism==
==Locations==
INJAZ's platform facilitates volunteer services, including CSR programs that have been adopted by over 300 private and public sector partners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INJAZ |url=https://injaz.org.jo/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=injaz.org.jo}}</ref>
INJAZ is headquartered in Amman, Jordan, and operates field offices in various locations across the country, including [[Irbid]], [[Zarqa]], [[Al-Karak|Al Karak]], [[Wadi Musa]], [[Tafilah]] and [[Aqaba]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=INJAZ |url=https://injaz.org.jo/overview/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=injaz.org.jo}}</ref>

==Organization==
INJAZ is headquartered in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. It has field offices in [[Irbid]], [[Zarqa]], [[Al-Karak|Al Karak]], [[Wadi Musa]], [[Tafilah]] and [[Aqaba]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:55, 6 April 2024

INJAZ
إنجاز
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
FocusYouth, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship
HeadquartersAmman, Jordan
Chairperson
Haethum Buttikhi
Vice Chairperson
Ahmad Tijani
Employees90+
Websitehttps://injaz.org.jo/

INJAZ is a non-profit organization established in 1999, with its headquarters situated in Amman, Jordan. The organization provides vocational training courses for children from developing nations. INJAZ operates over 44 initiatives across all twelve governorates of Jordan, collaborating with 3000 schools, 41 universities and colleges and 50 youth centers to deliver its programs.[1]

History

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Established in 1999, INJAZ originally operated as a project under Save the Children, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and by Jordanian Queen Rania al Abdullah.[2] The project was relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit organization, led by Soraya Salti.[3] Jordan enrolled over 100,000 students by the 2010-2011 school year.[4]

INJAZ provides young people with vocational training and entrepreneurship skills.[5][6] The organization receives support from Jordan's business and professional community, which contributes funds, as well as volunteer teachers and leaders.[7][8]

In 2018 INJAZ established mySTARTUP, a subsidiary incubator program that helps youth and women entrepreneurs launch startups. The current operational capacity of mySTARTUP allows it to incubate 100 startups a year.[1][9]

Locations

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INJAZ is headquartered in Amman, Jordan, and operates field offices in various locations across the country, including Irbid, Zarqa, Al Karak, Wadi Musa, Tafilah and Aqaba.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ Soraya Altorki (2015). A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-118-47567-6.
  3. ^ P. Andrews; F. Wood (8 December 2013). Uberpreneurs: How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies. Springer. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1-137-37615-2.
  4. ^ Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work. UNESCO. 2012. p. 246. ISBN 978-92-3-104240-9.
  5. ^ Report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt. DIANE Publishing. 2005. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4289-5005-4.
  6. ^ Navtej Dhillon; Tarik Yousef (2011). Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East. Brookings Institution Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8157-0472-0.
  7. ^ Christopher M. Schroeder (2013). Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East. St. Martin's Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-137-35671-0.
  8. ^ World Bank (2004). Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere. World Bank Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-8213-5676-0.
  9. ^ "mySTARTUP". Innovation Resource Center in Jordan. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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