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INJAZ is a non-profit organization founded in 1999. Headquartered in [[Amman]], [[Jordan|Jordan,]] it provides vocational training courses for children and youth from developing nations.
INJAZ is a non-profit organization founded in 1999. Headquartered in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]], it provides vocational training courses for children and youth from developing nations.


==History==
==History==
INJAZ was established in 1999, as a project under [[Save the Children]], funded by the [[United States Agency for International Development|United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) and 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> Despite some opposition, particularly in [[Ma'an]], the project relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit led by [[Soraya Salti]].<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> By the 2010–2011 school year, over 100,000 students in Jordan had become members.<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 was established in 1999, 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|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> Despite some opposition, particularly in [[Ma'an]], the project relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit led by [[Soraya Salti]].<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> By the 2010–2011 school year, over 100,000 students in Jordan had become members.<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 focuses on giving young people vocational training and [[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> Jordan's business and professional community contributes funds,<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> as well as volunteer teachers and 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 focuses on giving young people vocational training and [[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> Jordan's business and professional community contributes funds,<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> as well as volunteer teachers and 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>

Revision as of 19:43, 25 March 2024

INJAZ
إنجاز
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
FocusYouth, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Location
Employees90+
Websitehttps://injaz.org.jo/

INJAZ is a non-profit organization founded in 1999. Headquartered in Amman, Jordan, it provides vocational training courses for children and youth from developing nations.

History

INJAZ was established in 1999, as a project under Save the Children, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and by Jordanian Queen Rania al Abdullah.[1] Despite some opposition, particularly in Ma'an, the project relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit led by Soraya Salti.[2] By the 2010–2011 school year, over 100,000 students in Jordan had become members.[3]

INJAZ focuses on giving young people vocational training and entrepreneurship skills.[4][5] Jordan's business and professional community contributes funds,[6] as well as volunteer teachers and leaders.[7]

The organization runs more than 44 initiatives in all twelve of Jordan's governorates, working with 3000 schools, 41 universities and colleges, and 50 youth centers.[8]

Locations

INJAZ is headquartered in Amman, Jordan, with field offices in Irbid, Zarqa, Al Karak, Wadi Musa, Tafilah and Aqaba.[9]

References

  1. ^ Soraya Altorki (2015). A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-118-47567-6.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work. UNESCO. 2012. p. 246. ISBN 978-92-3-104240-9.
  4. ^ Report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt. DIANE Publishing. 2005. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4289-5005-4.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. ^ "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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