Long-term investment in education is a foundation to improving the chances of individuals, communities, and nations. With an estimated 35 million forcibly displaced people under the age […]
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3 Ways the private sector can help upskill Arab youth
Employers in the region continue to report that despite high levels of youth unemployment, they are still having difficulty in sourcing suitably qualified graduates. For decades, higher […]
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From education-to-employment: transitions matter for Arab youth
While Arab youth struggle with life-changing transitions, from being students, to job seekers and job creators, their career readiness capacities are often criticized by employers. The mismatch […]
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COVID-19 and the shift to collective strategic philanthropy
For the philanthropy sector, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an important shift to a new era of “collective strategic philanthropy” to better meet the […]
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UAE must lead online learning in Middle East
This op-ed written by His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of AGFE, was originally featured in Gulf News on March 31, 2020. In an early attempt to contain […]
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