INJAZ
إنجاز
Founded1999 (1999)
FocusYouth, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Location
Employees
90+
Websiteinjaz.org.jo

INJAZ (Arabic: إنجاز) is a non-profit organization founded in 1999 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its primary objective is youth development, with a focus on enhancing young people's abilities in business and developing life skills.

History

INJAZ, initially established in 1999 as a project under Save the Children, which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is sponsored by Jordanian Queen Rania[1]. In the early stages the project encountered opposition, notably in Ma'an; it was re-launched in 2001 by Soraya Salti as an independent non-profit.[2] Its activities reached over 100,000 school students in Jordan during the 2010–11 academic year.[3]

The primary objective of INJAZ is to meet a perceived need for vocational training, providing young people with entrepreneurship skills and enhancing their employability.[4][5] The program has received partial funding from the business sector,[6] and involves volunteers from private business in delivering the training.[7]

The organization executes more than 44 initiatives across all 12 governorates in Jordan, working closely with 3000 schools, 41 universities and colleges, and 50 centers for youth.

Volunteerism

INJAZ's platform facilitates volunteer services, including CSR programs, already adopted by over 300 private and public sector partners.[8]

Organization

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

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 2023-11-26.
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