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 first Libyan Knight-Hennesy Scholar at Stanford University. Under the Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship, Sabkha received leadership training and support, graduating summa cum laude from the American University in Cairo with a ...
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By jarbuz | 19 September, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Business, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Education, Environment, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, Business, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, fellowship, leadership, Libya, MENA, Middle East, North Africa, Success Stories, Tomorrow's Leaders
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 different regions of Morocco to leverage technology and innovation in rapidly changing environments. Through her Shine Space Smart Sustainable Solutions (S.5 Project) initiative, Nora received a small grant from the ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 16 June, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Business, Culture, Economic Affairs, Education, Featured Event, Job Opportunities, Near East & North Africa, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: advocacy, alumni, assistance, Business, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Morocco, Success Stories, Youth
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 nature and weather conditions. However, business opportunities in Dakhla are little known, and local businesses are not well connected. MEPI’s “Promoting Economic Opportunity in Dakhla and Laayoune” project has helped ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 1 July, 2021 | Topics: Business, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Job Opportunities, Near East & North Africa | Tags: Business, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, MENA, Middle East, Morocco
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 the United States Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). A new public private partnership (PPP) in Safi, Morocco started through Al-Rawabet is providing opportunities for young entrepreneurs to ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 29 December, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Culture, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, Job Opportunities, Near East & North Africa, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, assistance, Business, Commerce, economic growth, Employment, Entrepreneurship, MENA, MEPI, Middle East, Morocco, Near East Foundation, news, Success Stories
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, funded by the United States Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), takes an entirely new approach to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region. Through Al-Rawabet, ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 29 December, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Alumni, Business, Culture, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Featured Event, Job Opportunities, Near East & North Africa, Science & Tech, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Business, Commerce, economic growth, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Environment, MENA, MEPI, Morocco, Near East Foundation, Start-up, Sustainability
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, funded by the United States Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), takes an entirely new approach to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region. Through Al-Rawabet, ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 8 December, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Alumni, Business, Culture, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Education, Events, Featured Event, Job Opportunities, Near East & North Africa, News, Success Stories | Tags: Business, civil society, Commerce, economic growth, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Funding Opportunity, Job Growth, MENA, MEPI, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Success Stories, technology
MEPI Local grantee Lebanese Center for Active Citizenship (LCAC) successfully empowered and trained 100 refugee and Lebanese women to produce and sell high quality fishing nets. The program also trained the women on how to market their product and cut out middle men, further empowering these women economically in their communities. The women have been able to ...
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By lachinml | 24 February, 2020 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, Gender Issues, Job Opportunities, News, Success Stories, Trade, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Business, Commerce, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Grants, Lebanon, MENA, MEPI, news, Success Stories, trade, Training, women
MEPI’s support of Civil Society boosts the integration of Israel’s minorities in the Hi-Tech sector and helps increase Israel’s overall GDP MEPI’s support to civil society organizations, especially within the Arab community in Israel, has successfully helped to integrate marginalized communities in Israeli society by providing them access to economic opportunities. MEPI, through the Embassy, ...
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By lachinml | 20 February, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Issues, Embassy, Job Opportunities, News, Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Arabs of Israel, assistance, Business, Civic Engagement, economic growth, Employment, Israel, MEPI, Minorities, news, Success Stories, technology, Training, US Embassy
MEPI Jordanian Local grantee “AYA for Consultancy and Development” successfully continues to provide opportunities for youth to engage in skills empowerment, business training, and micro-grants for starting business initiatives that will assist them to connect with their communities and create economic benefits. An ongoing success story is the “Growing Mushrooms” micro grant. The idea is ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 21 January, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: assistance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Funding Opportunity, Grants, Jordan, MEPI, Success Stories, Youth
The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) – funded Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations Customized Assistance Program (CBACAP), implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP, has made strides in building the capacities of eight Tunisian Chambers of Commerce and three youth economic organizations over the past four years. The mission of the program is to drive inclusive, ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 27 June, 2017 | Topics: Events, Near East & North Africa, News, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Business, Chambers of Commerce, Deloitte, Entrepreneurship, MEPI
