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Feature Stories

Empowering Moroccan Youth for Jobs
A new training initiative, developed in partnership with OCP Groupe, is focused on addressing the difficult problem of youth unemployment in Morocco. Young people in Morocco are particularly vulnerable to chronic unemployment. ...

Youth Earn Scholarships for U.S. Study
Nada Rehan (left) from the West Bank is excited that her dreams of study in the United States are coming true. Growing up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, Nada Rehan faced limited opportunities for higher education. The bright young...

Mobile Libraries Enrich Palestinian Classrooms
A mobile library project in the West Bank is giving students new opportunities and something special to get excited about. Three mini-libraries created by AMIDEAST with funding from the Boeing Company are currently making a “reading road...

Community Development Project Prepares Women for Leadership Roles in Oman
Women account for nearly half of Oman’s population, but make up about one percent of its top leadership. A community leadership program, implemented by AMIDEAST with funding from Shell Development Oman LLC, has sought to enable Omani women...

U.S. Study Abroad Students Experience History in the Making
Tourism workers acquire language and cross-cultural communication skills that will help them ultimately provide better customer satisfaction. Just as spring semester was starting for the 53 American undergraduates enrolled in AMIDEAST...