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'''INJAZ''' is a non-profit organization established in 1999, with its headquarters situated in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. The organization's primary focus is providing vocational training courses, targeting children and youth 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 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>


==History==
==History==
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> Despite facing opposition, particularly in [[Ma'an]], 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> By the 2010–2011 school year, INJAZ had enrolled over 100,000 students across 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> Despite facing opposition, particularly in [[Ma'an]], 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> By the 2010–2011 school year, INJAZ had enrolled over 100,000 students across 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>


INJAZ is dedicated to providing 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, to advance its mission.<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>
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>


In 2018, INJAZ established mySTARTUP, a subsidiary [[Business incubator|incubator]] program that is dedicated to empowering youth and women entrepreneurs to 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>
In 2018, INJAZ established mySTARTUP, a subsidiary [[Business incubator|incubator]] program that helps youth and women entrepreneurs to 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>


==Locations==
==Locations==

Revision as of 12:53, 3 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

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] Despite facing opposition, particularly in Ma'an, the project was relaunched in 2001 as an independent nonprofit organization, led by Soraya Salti.[3] By the 2010–2011 school year, INJAZ had enrolled over 100,000 students across Jordan.[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 to launch startups. The current operational capacity of mySTARTUP allows it to incubate 100 startups a year.[1][9]

Locations

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

  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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