Washington, DC —Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of Qisasna [“Our Stories”], implemented by Amideast. Amideast is one of 19 grantees to be named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee.
As a 17-year partner, Amideast values our relationship with PMI and the programs, training materials, and services it provides to enhance competitiveness and to advance project management knowledge and standards throughout the world. The new ATP program, by design, will enable us to reach a diverse clientele base in the MENA region.
Individuals and organizations interested in learning more about the ATP program and the benefits of adopting project management standards should contact their local Amideast office.
Teach to Lead will support Egypt’s current comprehensive educational reform process. Training will be provided to teachers from underprivileged backgrounds and low-income areas across Greater Cairo, encompassing Cairo, Giza, and Qalyoubia governorates. Classes will take place at Amideast’s state-of-the-art training facility in Giza, which is fully equipped with classrooms and computer labs while taking Covid-19 precautions to ensure a safe learning environment
Google is offering this valuable learning opportunity to help empower those living in Lebanon to be more successful in every phase of their professional journey. The courses will be available on Coursera.org and require no previous degree or experience to be completed. The certificates can be completed in less than 6 months and use a hands-on, practice-based approach.
Further details about the program and the Google Career Certificates are available at this LINK.
Amideast is pleased to partner with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on a new initiative aimed at expanding access to the formal labor market for nearly 400 Jordanians and refugees living in Jordan. The new Training-of-Trainers Programme for Life and Employability Skills is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) through the project Formalizing Access to the Legal Labour Market for Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan.
The theme of this year’s campaign is #ChooseToChallenge, a call to challenge inequality and to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Read on and join us in celebrating the women who create hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges.
Meet some of these outstanding young women below and learn how they are advancing in their journeys. They embody our commitment to making it possible for more young women to pursue a path in science by expanding their access to higher education through our Hope Fund and DKSSF programs, as well as the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and the HEI Public University Scholarships program, which we administer:
The one billion people with disabilities are one of the most excluded groups in our societies and have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis in terms of fatalities. At Amideast, we are striving to ensure that our programs and services are accessible and inclusive for as many individuals as possible – a goal that has translated into action in our key focus areas:
 | Abdul Rahman Abbas was born in the Nahr Al Bared Camp in Lebanon, where he lived a normal life until the war of 2007 caused his family to move to nearby Tripoli.
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