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
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 ...
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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
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 by cultural norms, traditions, and values, Danya knew that her passion lied in empowering women. Danya explains, “They are silenced to denounce a continuous yet traumatic daily abuse and human ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 8 October, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Education, Featured Event, Gender Issues, History, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: advocacy, alumni, Arab media, civil society, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, fellowship, Georgetown, leadership, Lebanon, MENA, Mental Health, MEPI, Middle East, Student Leaders, Success Stories, Youth
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 a role that would serve purpose and allow her to make a difference. After an excessive job search, Ashor landed a job that matched her skills and aspirations perfectly. In ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, Gender Issues, Health Issues, Near East & North Africa, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: alumni, Arab media, BBC, civil society, COVID, COVID-19, Employment, LAU, Leaders, leadership, Libya, media, MENA, MEPI, Minorities, Tomorrow's Leaders, women
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 to alleviate these challenges and improve the sector. To help solve these challenges, MEPI’s Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program Alumna Ahed Jamaoui created Media Impact +, a project for training local ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, civil society, journalism, LDF, media, MEPI, North Africa, Success Stories, Tunisia, TV
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 in the youth in his community in Casablanca. He created a public awareness and support campaign to showcase the positive impact building a youth soccer field would have on the ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 24 June, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, civil society, drugs, Leaders, leadership, MENA, MEPI, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Student Leaders, Success Stories
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 ...
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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
