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'@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@ {{Infobox non-profit | name = INJAZ<br />إنجاز -| image =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:INJAZ logo.jpg|thumb|centre|225px]] --> - | type = [[Non-profit organization]] | founded = 1999 | location = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] -| focus = [[Education]], [[Youth]] -| num_beneficiaries = 100,000 (2010/2011) -| num_volunteers = 3,636 (2012/2013) -| num_employees = 60 -| homepage = [http://www.injaz.org.jo injaz.org.jo] +| focus = [[Youth]],[[Education]],[[Entrepreneurship]],[[Employment]] +| num_employees = 97 +|website=http://www.injaz.org.jo/}} '''INJAZ''' (Arabic: إنجاز‎‎) is a youth-centered non-profit organization established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999, and has benefited over '''1.9''' million youth since its inception. INJAZ focuses on developing youth skills in four main thematic areas - namely financial education, life skills, entrepreneurship, and employment. These fundamental skills are developed through a variety of demand-driven programs, which are delivered to youth in schools, universities, community colleges, and various social institutions. INJAZ implements its programs across Jordan, in twelve governorates, by working with partners from the private and public sectors.  + +INJAZ was established in Amman in 1999, as a project under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded program, Save the Children. In 2001, INJAZ became an independent, nonprofit Jordanian organization. Over the past 17 years, INJAZ has established itself as a leading solution provider, linking the public, private, and civil society sectors. INJAZ has developed its own programs in consultation with local and regional experts and collaborated with international development organizations to bring new, high-impact programs to Jordan and adapt them to local sensibilities.  -}} -[[File:INJAZ HQ Amman.jpg|thumb|right|300px|INJAZ Headquarters in Amman, Jordan (2013)]] +INJAZ has a broad network of domestic and international partners, and it has as well developed strategic partnerships with key ministries, including the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC), the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD), the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), the Vocational Training Center (VTC), and the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ).  -''' INJAZ ''' ({{lang-ar|<big>إنجاز</big>}}) is a youth-centered [[non-profit organization]] in the [[Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]]. INJAZ focuses on youth education, development, and employment through a variety of programs, which are delivered to students in public schools, universities, community colleges, and various social institutions. It aims to provide youth with skills and resources to enter the workforce and to fill the gap between the country's educational system and the needs of the job market.<ref name="fastcompany">{{cite web|last=Schwartz |first=Ariel |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1766620/injaz-is-turning-young-jordanians-into-entrepreneurs |title=INJAZ Turns Young Jordanians Into Entrepreneurs &#124; Fast Company &#124; Business + Innovation |publisher=Fast Company |date=2011-07-13 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> INJAZ implements its programs across [[Jordan]], in twelve [[governorates]],<ref name="injaz">{{cite web|url=http://www.injaz.org.jo/Portals/Portal1/Portal84/Documents/117/120.pdf |title=INJAZ Annual Report 2010-2011|publisher=Injaz.org.jo|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> by working with partners from the private and public sectors. +== Mission == +'''"Inspire and prepare youth to become productive members of their society and accelerate the development of the national economy"''' -==Background== -Young people in Jordan (15–29 years) represent a high proportion of the total population, so the country faces a challenge of unemployment and increasing underemployment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kraetsch |first=Mary |url=http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2010/06_middle_east_youth.aspx |title=Taking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East &#124; Brookings Institution |publisher=Brookings.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> The prevalence of unemployment stems from the gap between skills taught in the formal education system and skills required in the Jordanian job market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jordan.usaid.gov/sectors.cfm?inSector=17 |title=Jordan &#124; U.S. Agency for International Development |publisher=Jordan.usaid.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Because of this gap 70% of Jordanian youth who are one year out of school are still unemployed and caught in the period of [[waithood]]. The extremely high youth unemployment rate in Jordan, significantly higher than the already high national rate, creates an unsettling outlook for the future. Moreover, more than half the youth in Jordan are economically inactive, most of them being young females. Even outside of employment, many Jordanian youth are detached from civic participation in any form. +INJAZ provides youth with skills and resources to enter the workforce and to fill the gap between the national educational system and the needs of the job market. “In addition to the gap, 70% of Jordanian youth who are one year out of school are still unemployed and caught in a period of [[waithood]]”. “Youth in the age range 15-24 represent the 51.2% of Jordanian population. Jordan is currently affected by very high rates of unemployment”. “According to the Jordanian Bureau of Statistics, the general unemployment rate is 15.8% during the third quarter of 2016; where the females’ rate is 76.0%, while it’s 24.3% among males”. -==History== -INJAZ was established in [[Amman]], in 1999, as a project under the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) funded organization [[Save the Children]]. In 2001, INJAZ was re-launched as an independent non-profit, Jordanian organization under the patronage of Her Majesty [[Queen Rania]] Al Abdullah with the mission of inspiring and preparing youth to become productive members of their society and accelerate the development of the national economy. Since its inception, INJAZ has successfully reached over 725,000, beneficiaries across the kingdom, with the help of its network of dedicated volunteers and partners from the private and public sectors, and in full coordination with the Ministry of Education and King Abdullah II Fund for Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.injaz.org.jo |title=Home |publisher=INJAZ |date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> It is also a member of [[Junior Achievement]] Worldwide. +One of the major reasons behind the worrying unemployment rate is that Jordan has an underdeveloped entrepreneurial culture. “A 2010 Silatech-Gallup poll revealed that only 17% of young Jordanians had considered starting their own business, compared to 34% of youth in other middle-income Arab countries”. However, young Jordanians were more likely than their regional counterparts to have a favorable view of entrepreneurship. This suggests that it is not a lack of interest that keeps Jordanians from becoming entrepreneurs, but other factors, such as the perceived legal, financial, and bureaucratic challenges or the lack of educational resources necessary to prepare for such a career.  ==Programs== -[[File:INJAZ Students.jpg|thumb|left|250px|INJAZ School Students (2011)]] -In total, INJAZ has reached over 725,000 students in schools, universities, community colleges, and various social institutions throughout the Kingdom. In 2011-2012, INJAZ worked with 195 public schools including [[United Nations Relief and Works Agency]] (UNRWA) and military culture schools, in addition to 36 universities and community colleges around the kingdom. INJAZ recently expanded into 66 social institutions such as youth centers, orphanages, and centers for youth with disabilities. Furthermore, states that females slightly outnumber males students, an important accomplishment, as women represent the majority of unemployed and economically inactive population in Jordan.<ref name="injaz" /> +INJAZ’s portfolio of programs addresses the wide range of needs of young Jordanians and complements the education and training provided by traditional educational institutions, with programs that develop their vital soft and hard skills, as well as programs that are designed to build the entrepreneurial skills necessary to be competitive job candidates and entrepreneurs. INJAZ reaches over '''130,000''' youth a year with its programs. + +INJAZ programs engage youth from the earliest stages of their education to the last, with relevant and unique content, activities, and projects that improve students’ and youth’s skills through '''44''' programs, which can be grouped into four main thematic areas: +# Financial education +# Life skills +# Entrepreneurship +# Employment +INJAZ implements its '''44''' programs throughout Jordan's '''12''' governorates, working in and alongside over '''3000''' schools, '''41''' universities/colleges, and '''50''' youth centers. INJAZ has focused particularly on the integration of more practical, applied-learning components into its programs, and on the development of programs that directly link youth to employment and internship opportunities in the private and civil society sectors. -Programs are both curricular and extra-curricular and focus on such themes as economics, financial literacy, work-readiness skills, soft skills, leadership, entrepreneurship, career guidance, and social responsibility.<ref name="injaz" /> The programs are managed according to the three distinct entities within INJAZ, each of which covers a specific organizational goal. Skill Building Program seeks to make youth more competent through curriculum-based, capacity-building programs. Inspirational and Career Guidance Program seeks to make youth more active through extra-curricular programs that take place outside the classroom, inspiring youth about their future and offering them career guidance. [[Entrepreneurship]] and [[Employment]] Program seeks to make youth more productive through programs that focus specifically on capacity-building in business and social entrepreneurship, through practical training and independent projects, as well as preparing them for the job market through job placement programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woC86csGg2kC&pg=PA40 |title=MENA Development Report, World Bank |accessdate=2013-12-15 }}</ref> +== Volunteerism == +INJAZ developed a platform to set up volunteer services in a more coordinated, systematic, and efficient manner. It offers effective means to engage volunteers in building their society and to spread a culture of volunteerism in Jordan. INJAZ already succeeded in institutionalizing volunteerism within the corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, which have been already adopted by many of its over-300 private and public sector partners.  -The courses in the curricular component are derived from several sources: INJAZ develops some of its own courses, it also adapted from programs from [[Junior Achievement]] Worldwide and Young Enterprise. Non-local programs are adapted to meet local cultural standards. Courses are conducted by volunteers from the private, public and civil society sectors who are trained by INJAZ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXu3jtlE-rAC&pg=PA15 |title=The Report: Jordan 2009, Oxford Business Group |accessdate=2013-12-15 }}</ref> +INJAZ removes typical logistical and/or bureaucratic barriers and makes it easy for members of the private sector to work directly with youth. INJAZ developed this model which is based on a consultative partnership, engaging government officials and institutions, the private sector, educators, volunteers and students in innovative method for building the skills of youth in Jordan, preparing them to meet the demands of the job market and private sector.  ==Organizational structure== -INJAZ is headquartered in Amman, with field offices in [[Irbid]], [[Zarqa]], [[Al Karak|Karak]], [[Wadi Musa]] and [[Aqaba]] and currently employs over 60 staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.injaz.org.jo/SubPage.aspx?PageId=236&MenuId=49 |title="Our Team"|accessdate=2013-12-19}}</ref> Daily operations are managed by the [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) and Management Team. As of 2013, the CEO is Deema Bibi, who assumed the position in 2005. INJAZ also has a Board of Trustees and a [[Board of Directors]], founded in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.injaz.org.jo/Portals/Portal1/Portal84/Documents/117/120.pdf |title=INJAZ Annual Report 2008-2009|publisher=Injaz.org.jo|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> +INJAZ is headquartered in Amman,[[Jordan]], with field offices in [[Irbid]], [[Zarqa]], [[Al Karak|Karak]], [[Tafila]], [[Wadi Musa]] and [[Aqaba]], and currently employs over 97 staff. Daily operations are managed by the [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) and Management Team. As of 2017, the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] is [[Deema Bibi]], who assumed the position in 2005. INJAZ Chairman Dr. [[Amjad Al-Aryan]]. ==References== -{{Reflist}} - [[Category:Articles created via the Article Wizard]] [[Category:Non-profit organisations based in Jordan]] '