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 initiative specialized in waste management and recycling. VISIO won the 2012 INJAZ company program and the Best Social Impact Award in the Regional Competition for Arab Young Entrepreneurs in Doha-Qatar. ...
Read More» By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Alumni, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Education, Events, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: advocacy, alumni, Civic Engagement, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Lebanon, MEPI, Student Leaders, Success Stories, Youth
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 skills they gain to take leading roles in serving their community on many fronts, including academia, economy, civil society, policy, healthcare, research among others. One example of an inspiring TL ...
Read More» By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 21 October, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Featured Event, Health Issues, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, Cancer Research, Civic Engagement, civil society, Entrepreneurship, fellowship, Georgetown, Health, Leaders, leadership, Lebanon, MENA, MEPI, Middle East, Policy, Scholarships, Success Stories, Tomorrow's Leaders
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, ...
Read More» 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
On February 2, MEPI attended advocacy training in Ramallah as part of the MEPI-funded Internews Network project, Supporting Civic Engagement and National Dialogue through Independent Palestinian Media. The project works with local civil society organizations, journalists and media to establish strong, independent media that includes a diversity of voices, supports inclusive political processes, and incorporates ...
Read More» By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 1 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Civic Engagement, civil society, dialogue, drugs, journalism, media, MENA, MEPI, Middle East, North Africa, women
