Egypt Today The Egyptian organised fourth annual World Youth Forum (WYF) concluded its activities on Thursday with the announcement of recommendations. At the closing session of the WYF, several calls were raised including ones for the establishment of the ‘African Enterprise Business Council’. It aims to connect young entrepreneurs and …
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Egypt Today The United Nations’ initiative ‘Generation Unlimited’ was launched in Egypt under the name ‘Shabab Balad’, at the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sharm El-Sheikh on Tuesday. The international initiative is the first partnership between the government sector, the private sector and youth. It aims to provide skill training …
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Young working-class people may have an aversion to being categorised on the social ladder. But that doesn’t make the ladder go away. Kate Pickett* Ladders are a potent symbol of the structure of our societies. Our social discourse about status, rank and success is full of ladder images and metaphors. …
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Egypt Today The upper Egyptian governorate of Qena witnessed the launch of a $3 Million program for empowerment of the youth socially and economically on Wednesday. The initiative is operated under the auspices of the Egyptian Foundation for Integrated Development (Nidaa) and funded by the United States’ Agency for International …
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Egypt Today The Arab Parliament called for establishing a ‘Youth Unemployment Fund’ to “tackle the issues of the youth in the region”, especially amid economic impacts ensued from the global outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The call was made in a speech delivered by Shaza Saeed, deputy head of the Arab …
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Amr Kandil – Ahram Online Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have launched an economic empowerment project on Sunday. It aims to enhance access for Egyptian youth and women to appropriate jobs with sustainable wages. The ILO’s project, dubbed ‘Egypt Youth Employment: Economic Empowerment under …
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Cairo – Times of Egypt The ‘Handicap International’ mission in Egypt held an online conference on the ‘IDMAG’ project on Wednesday. IDMAG is a transliteration of the Arabic word which means integration. However, the concept covers two other elements; that is rehabilitation and empowerment of disabled people. The aim of …
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Bruno Crepon The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded, last month, to three of the world’s leading economists; “for their experimental approach to alleviating poverty.” This experimental approach is gaining popularity in the MENA region, and holds the potential to impact the lives of millions of people. In 2018, …
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Ahram Online Telecom Egypt (TE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to establish a joint training centre and innovation lab for young people. The deal seeks to create an attractive working environment for youth and to support their research needs and apply artificial intelligence solutions …
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Egypt Today The eighth national youth conference will take place on Saturday, September 14 at New Cairo’s Al Manara International Conference Center and will be attended by 1,600 participants. Those include members of the Presidential Leadership Program (PLP), university students, young politicians, engineers, physicians, and young businessmen all working …
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