Cairo, Egypt — This year’s graduation recognizes 81 men and women from Upper Egypt and their 17 businesses following their successful completion of the program, which was funded by Citi Foundation and designed and implemented by Amideast. The ceremony will take place on March 26, 2022, in Cairo.
Kuwait City, Kuwait—The Stem for Kids program aims to support Kuwait’s National Development Plan and the New Kuwait 2035 Vision by focusing on enhancing youth educational, scientific and critical thinking skills. The focus of the program is on ‘All Things Science”.
 | Khaled Ahmed graduated from the Qena STEM School, where he was the founder of its physics and math clubs and served as president of the student union. Amideast, Boeing Launch STEM Center in CairoThe launch took place at Amideast’s Cairo office and was attended by, among others, Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa President Mr. Kuljit Ghata-Aura, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt H.E. Jonathan R. Cohen, Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research H.E. Dr. Khalid Atef Abdul Ghaffar, and Amideast Vice President for Field Operations Mr. James T. Grabowski. Welcoming Our Newest Hope Fund Scholars!
USAID, Amideast to celebrate graduation of scholarship recipientsStudents completed their undergraduate degrees this year and last year (when no graduation ceremony was held due to Covid-19), in the special programs at five universities: Ain Shams, Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, and Mansoura Universities. The scholarship promotes the full inclusion of people with disabilities, and 5% of graduating students have a disability. Our Expanding Partnership with the Sawiris FoundationThe new Sawiris Distinction Scholarship will fund undergraduate studies for 40 outstanding Egyptian public school graduates at leading Egyptian public and private universities. The fully-funded scholarship provides an outstanding academic experience for students in various important fields to support the future of the Egyptian economy, which qualifies them to obtain competitive job opportunities after graduation. Schmidt Futures, Rhodes Trust Announce First "Rise" Global Winners, in Partnership with AmideastHailing from 42 Countries, Winners Receive Access to a Lifetime of Benefits Including Scholarships, Mentorship, Career Development Opportunities, and Funding for Future Ventures for Public Benefit Rise is the Anchor Program of a $1 Billion Philanthropic Commitment by Eric and Wendy Schmidt to Find and Support Global Talent Celebrating World Teachers' Day 2021!Today is World Teachers’ Day, an annual event led by UNESCO to celebrate teachers around the globe. Education is at the core of Amideast’s mission to create hope, opportunity, and understanding and it is thanks to our incredible teachers that we are able to meet this mission every day. Over the past year and a half, Covid-19 has presented our teachers with new challenges: virtual classrooms, new health and safety guidelines, and rapidly changing conditions. HEADQUARTERS 
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Khaled Abunijaila, a registered refugee from Gaza City, attended the private Rosary Sisters school through high school, where he maintained an outstanding academic record and continuously ranked at the top of his class.