{"id":10089,"date":"2025-09-16T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/?p=10089"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:09:57","slug":"empowerme-equips-86000-youth-across-mena-and-turkiye-with-job-and-enterprise-skills-in-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/empowerme-equips-86000-youth-across-mena-and-turkiye-with-job-and-enterprise-skills-in-first-year\/","title":{"rendered":"EmpowerME equips 86,000+ youth across MENA and T\u00fcrkiye with job and enterprise skills in first year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1k-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1k-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1k-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1k-4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EmpowerME has equipped more than 86,000 young people across MENA and T\u00fcrkiye with practical skills for work and entrepreneurship in its first year, pairing intensive, mentor\u2011led learning with ambassador\u2011led local trainings. The three\u2011year, USD 6 million partnership by the Starbucks Foundation and Alshaya Group, delivered with INJAZ Al\u2011Arab\/JA MENA and Habitat Association, aims to empower 250,000 youth across nine markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INJAZ engaged 41,769 youth across Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Of these, 5,013 participated in intensive, hands\u2011on programs such as the Company Program, Innovation Day Camps, Sustainability &amp; Green Entrepreneurship, and employability pathways; a further 36,756 joined webinars and short\u2011format sessions. Among the intensive cohorts were 3,710 young women, 3,221 youth facing barriers to opportunity, and 1,174 vocational students, with participation from refugees and orphans across several markets. Sixty\u2011one Starbucks partners volunteered as mentors, coaches, and judges, alongside 611 community volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Habitat scaled localized training and a regional entrepreneurship pipeline across T\u00fcrkiye, Jordan, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. In T\u00fcrkiye, 149 youth ambassadors delivered 572 trainings, reaching 42,108 youth in educational, municipal, and youth centers, Habitat stations, and Starbucks stores across 40 cities. Four career planning webinars also supported 204 young people. In Jordan, 23 newly trained ambassadors have reached over 2,400 youth since April, complemented by seven psychosocial support workshops serving 201 participants \u2014 at least half from refugee communities \u2014 with 12 workshops planned for the year. Across T\u00fcrkiye, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan, 428 young people joined bootcamps and a hackathon; 14 teams advanced to the International Acceleration Program, culminating in a Demo Day in Istanbul where the three winning startups received a total grant support of $17,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOpening accessible learning spaces and connecting youth to mentors turns skills into confidence and concrete outcomes,\u201d said Mohammad Mahmoud Al Najjar, Senior Vice President of Starbucks at Alshaya Group. \u201cYear One shows that locally delivered, hands\u2011on programs can scale quickly while deepening inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Year Two plans will widen access and strengthen outcomes. INJAZ will expand EmpowerME into Morocco, Bahrain, and Qatar, and enhance hybrid delivery and mentor matching. Habitat will scale the ambassador\u2011led network in Jordan, complete all 12 psychosocial workshops, and continue store\u2011based learning in T\u00fcrkiye and Jordan. Together, the partners will deepen green and digital skills while keeping EmpowerME on track to equip 250,000 youth over three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EmpowerME has equipped more than 86,000 young people across MENA and T\u00fcrkiye with practical skills for work and entrepreneurship in its first year, pairing intensive, mentor\u2011led learning with ambassador\u2011led local trainings. 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