INJAZ
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إنجاز | |
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Youth, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship |
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
Chairperson | Haethum Buttikhi |
Vice Chairperson | Ahmad Tijani |
| Employees | 90+ |
| Website | https://injaz.org.jo/ |
INJAZ is a non-profit organization established in 1999, with its headquarters situated in Amman, Jordan. The organization's primary focus is to offer 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.[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 is dedicated to providing 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, to advance its mission.[7][8]
In 2018, INJAZ established mySTARTUP, a subsidiary 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.[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
- ^ a b "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Soraya Altorki (2015). A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-118-47567-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work. UNESCO. 2012. p. 246. ISBN 978-92-3-104240-9.
- ^ Report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt. DIANE Publishing. 2005. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4289-5005-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "mySTARTUP". Innovation Resource Center in Jordan. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "INJAZ". injaz.org.jo. Retrieved 2024-03-11.