Regional Campaign Schools Programs Mobilize Thousands Across the Middle East and North Africa
With the support of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Campaign Schools program tailored its global practices to the post-Arab…
MEPI TLS Students Karim and Lea Win 2nd Place in Unilever’s Uniway Competition with Inclusive Morning...
Karim Ghamrawi and Lea Habr, MEPI TLS students at LAU Byblos Campus, participated in Unilever’s Uniway competition where they presented their idea for an inclusive…
MEPI Alumnus Becomes the first Libyan Knight-Hennesy Scholar at Stanford University
Ashraf Sabkha, a 2015 graduate of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Program from the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), recently became the…
TL Alumnus Journey From LAU to Science Po
For many alumni of the MEPI exchange programs, their experience itself was fulfilling on the academic or civic level and it also helped them unlock…
SLP Alumna Helps Prepare Community Youth for Changing Environments Through Technology and Innovation
With assistance from a MEPI Leaders Grant, Nora Chaynane, a 2019 alumna of the MEPI Student Leaders Program (SLP), successfully trained 50 participants from 10…
Dakhla Connect Provides a Platform for Economic Growth in the MENA Region
Dakhla offers many advantages and opportunities for businesses, including a transport hub with links to Europe and Africa, excellent infrastructure, quality human resources, and exceptional…
SLP Alumnus Pivots Learning Efforts in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mohammad Aljilani participated in the MEPI Student Leaders Program (SLP) at Portland State University in the summer of 2019 where he studied conflict resolution, leadership,…
Small Construction and Engineering Businesses in Morocco Receive Support from MEPI and NEF
The Al-Rawabet project promotes the growth of high-potential companies and invests in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Safi-Marrakech region, with funding from …
MEPI and NEF Help to Make Start-up Ideas Come to Life in Morocco
In the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco, many resources are available to entrepreneurs, but they weren’t working together or coordinating to influence policy. The Al-Rawabet project, …
Hub Créatif and MEPI’s Support for Al-Rawabet in Morocco
In the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco, many resources are available to entrepreneurs, but businesses weren’t working together or coordinating to influence policy. The Al-Rawabet project,…
Blending Social Entrepreneurship Expertise and MEPI Experience to Revolutionize Humanitarian Relief in...
Omar Itani, MEPI Student Leaders 2016 alumnus, began his entrepreneurial career in the startup world. With his schoolmates, he established his first startup, VISIO, an…
MEPI Alumna and Forbes Middle East’s “Top 30 under 30” Founds NGO for Breast Cancer Survivors...
The MEPI-TL scholarship program helps to cultivate academic and leadership skills to underserved students in the MENA region. These students then use the knowledge and…
Blending Academia and Grassroots Advocacy Efforts: How a MEPI Alumna is Helping Empower Thousands of...
As young as eighteen years old, Danya Arayssi (SLP 2018, Lebanon) recognized many of her community’s challenges. Through accounts she heard about women being silenced…
The Debut of the “My TL Story” Contest
MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders program has recently launched, for the first time, the “My TL story” contest across the top three leading universities in the Middle…
MEPI Alumnus Uses Psychology to Help Diabetes Patients
Nasser al-Tooblani graduated from MEPI’s Tomorrow’s Leaders program at LAU in the spring of 2020 with a BA in Psychology and received High Distinction. Suffering…
MEPI Alumna Leading the COVID-19 Response in Libya
Ghufran Ashor, a MEPI’s Tomorrow’s Leaders LAU alumna from Libya, graduated in Spring 2019 and began her search for the right post-graduation job. She sought…
MEPI Alumna Creates Campaigns Promoting Mental Health and Cultural Differences in Arab society
Salaam Halila, Tunisian MEPI TL Alumna from LAU, excelled as a communication major during the program and used the skills she acquired to create two…
MEPI Alumna Works To Counter Fake News and Promote Transparent Media in Tunisia
Censorship and the spread of fake news remain two of the main challenges that media and journalism face in Tunisia. Tunisian journalists are continuously working…
MEPI Alumnus Creates a Safe Space for Hundreds of Youth in His Hometown in Casablanca, Morocco.
After participating in MEPI’s Student Leaders Program Mohammed Taoufik, felt compelled to find a solution to the high crime and drug rates that he saw…
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