Program Summary

The David Mize Scholarship Fund (DMSF) provides a scholarship for a gifted Egypt student seeking to pursue his or her undergraduate study in the United States. The DMSP is made possible through a generous annual contribution from an Egyptian businessman and alumnus of top U.S. educational institutions in honor of former AMIDEAST/Egypt Country Director David Mize and in recognition of his dedication and commitment to international education and exchange. Successful candidates may pursue their studies in any field of study except law, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.

 Program Summary

The Administration of Justice Support II (AOJS II) Project was the second part of a multifaceted initiative aimed at increasing efficiency and transparency in Egypt’s courts over a 13-year period (1996-2009). Building on foundations laid during AOJS I (1996-2004), AOJS II provided a framework for assisting Egypt’s Ministry of Justice as it implemented a nationwide program of court reform, automation, and training. Both AOJS I and AOJS II were funded by the USAID. AOJS II (2004-09) also served as an advocate for gender integration in Egypt’s judiciary, which had no women judges prior to 1994 and, until 2006, one largely symbolic justice at the Supreme Constitutional Court. AOJS II came to a close at the end of September 2009.

Program Summary

Between 2007 and 2009, the Legal and Business Fellowship Program (LBFP) brought nearly 90 young Arab professional women to the United States for a combination of executive education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Law School and fellowships at top-tier law firms and leading companies across the United States. The program, which was funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative, enabled them to improve their professional skills and gain valuable experience working in the U.S. business and legal environment.

Program Summary

The International Fellowships Program empowers exceptional individuals to take a greater stake in their futures and engage actively in their communities and societies. Funded by the Ford Foundation, it provides a select number of outstanding students with the financial support necessary to pursue up to three years of graduate study at any college or university in the world. IFP is strongly committed to reaching out to individuals from socioeconomic groups and communities lacking systematic access to higher education and instilling within these future leaders the skills and knowledge needed to improve social and economic conditions within their communities.

Main Goals

• Promote social justice, community development, and access to higher education
• Support talented individuals from marginalized social groups
• Encourage these individuals to use their leadership skills and knowledge to work toward positive social change in their home communities and countries

Program Summary

The Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund (DKSSF) makes the dream of study in the United States possible for highly qualified Arab students from underserved populations in the Middle East and North Africa. Through this initiative, AMIDEAST is able to identify students of exceptional accomplishment and promise who wish to pursue undergraduate study at an American college or university, but cannot afford to do so. The resources in this special fund then enable AMIDEAST to provide the services that assist several candidates each year to apply and qualify for four-year scholarships to select U.S. institutions of higher learning.

The DKSSF was established in 2006 in memory of AMIDEAST Senior Vice President Diana Kamal, a recognized leader in the field of international educational exchange and an individual with a lifelong commitment to improving understanding between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa.

Program Summary

The Alternatives to Combat Child Labor through Education and Sustainable Services in the Middle East and North Africa (ACCESS-MENA) addressed children-at-risk and children-at-work, and the need for innovative approaches in using education to combat the plight of child labor. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the $8.4 million project was managed by the Cooperative Housing Foundation in association with AMIDEAST, the Charitable Society for Social Welfare (Yemen), the Rene Moawad Foundation (Lebanon), and Kidz-on-line. AMIDEAST was responsible for the region-wide component that employs educational and informational tools to empower regional stakeholders to contribute to reducing child labor.

Main Goals

• Disseminate knowledge about child labor and the experience of partners in the field and sharing of success stories that convey the message that something can be done