Forbes Cites EFE As a Social Franchise Addressing a Global Issue
On 10 December 2018, Forbes published an article highlighting the potential of 'social franchising' and the work of top global organizations ...........
WELCOME TO Education For Employment:
Where Hope Works
Take Action for Youth Employment
We create opportunities
We have a vision: when youth have the hope and dignity of employment, they can reshape their future.
We have a mission: to empower youth in the Middle East & North Africa with demand-driven skills that lead to employment, dignity and hope.
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82K
Youth connected to the world of work
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73%
Of job-track graduates have been placed in jobs
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56%
Of EFE graduates
are women -
2k+
Companies have hired EFE alumni
Empower their Success
We turned a history of unemployment into multiple stories of success.
But don't take our word for it.
Education For Employment
Building Futures
I believe we can make change. Why? Because a few years ago, after 18 months of...
I believe we can make change. Why? Because a few years ago, after 18 months of unemployment, I went through a professional training program to help me fi nd a job. But the skills I acquired during this training pushed me to do more, and to overcome my disease and follow my dream. So, I founded “Life Pulse,” an initiative that works with people who also have hemophilia."
Abdul Hakeem
Alumni, Yemen
Sanaa
Can you create a livelihood making handicrafts with only one working hand? 26-year-old Jordanian Sanaa Ghazi has. It just didn’t happen...
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UAE
I have the skills to work and depend on myself.
I have the skills to work and depend on myself.
Sameh
Alumna, Yemen
The Six Stars
Enas, Samah, Wadha, Yasmin, Salwa and Raniya all come from similar backgrounds. Raised in rural Yemen by mothers with little formal...
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Aya Mlaitat
Not many people get to live their childhood dream; but Aya Mlaitat is living hers. Now the happy owner of a sheep farm and well-known among...
Read MoreEFE turned me from unemployed into an entrepreneur and now my work has changed...
EFE turned me from unemployed into an entrepreneur and now my work has changed my life.
Yassine
Alumnus, Morocco
Kirollos
Kirollos was always ambitious. And he was always smart. However, as the main provider for his family in Imbaba, Cairo, earning a salary...
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UAE
Layla
The moment Layla graduated from university in Morocco, she thought her biggest challenge was over. After all, she was one of the few girls...
Read MoreMy vision of the job market has changed. Learning how to search for a job...
My vision of the job market has changed. Learning how to search for a job enabled me to open doors and take charge of my future.
Younes S.
Alumnus, Morocco
Wided
Unemployment is inescapable in the center of Tunisia, and Wided was aware of it since she was young. She watched as her sister spent seven...
Read MoreJordan EFE encouraged me to do something I hadn’t been able to do on my own.
Jordan EFE encouraged me to do something I hadn’t been able to do on my own.
Manal
Alumna, Jordan
What's New in the EFE Network
Meet Education For Employment
12 April 2017
#FirstJob Stories Inspire Youth Employment
Syrian Refugees Learn Garment Making at Jordan EFE
05 February 2018
Accenture and EFE Celebrate 6,000 Graduates in the World of Work
12 May 2018
Egyptian Youth Enter Energy Sector with EFE, Schlumberger and Ministry of Manpower
30 November 2017
MBC Media: EFE’s Impact Across MENA
11 April 2018
Youth in Morocco’s Safi Region Break Barriers
Jordan EFE Links Refugee Youth to Hospitality Livelihoods
12 May 2018
EFE and Citi Reach Milestones in Morocco
02 October 2017
Youth in Gaza Defy the Odds with Palestine EFE
28 December 2016
Creating a Generation of Women Entrepreneurs in the UAE
Jordanian Women Launch Hospitality Startups with EFE and Drosos
25 November 2017
EFE Launches MENA Region Hub in UAE
26 April 2017
DubaiTV Media: EFE Report on Barriers to Work for Women in MENA
04 January 2016
Meet Abeer from #BuildYourFuture
26 November 2018
Meet Omar from #BuildYourFuture at EFE
26 November 2018
Meet Ensaf from #BuildYourFuture
26 November 2018
Helping Arab Youth to #BuildYourFuture through Employment
26 November 2018
Civil Society Forum Neighbourhood South 2017
download pdfTowards brighter futures Empowering youth in the Arab Mediterranean countries through EFE initatives - 2016, EuropEFE
download pdfGetting the job in the Arab Mediterranean Countries - 2016, EuropEFE
download pdfFirst Jobs for Young Women in the Middle East & North Africa Expectations and Reality - 2015, EFE-Global, Bayt.com, YouGov
download pdfHow to encourage more women into MENA’s workforce - 2015, World Economic Forum
download pdfChallenges and Opportunities for Youth Employment in the Middle East and North Africa - 2012, EFE-Global, EuropEFE
download pdfRoundtable on Shared Value in Education - 2014, Stanford Innovation Review
download pdfThe New Role of Business In Global Education - 2014, FSG
download pdfEducation and Skills 2.0 New Targets and Innovative Approaches - 2014, World Economic Forum
download pdfIt's All About the Jobs - 2013, EFE-Global
download pdfBreaking the Binary Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation - 2012, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
download pdfTalent Mobility Good Practices Collaboration at the Core Driving Economic Growth - 2012, World Economic Forum
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EFE building futures
12 April 2017
EFE Launches MENA Region Hub in UAE
26 April 2017
خارطة المال | أرباب العمل يتوقعون تخلي نساء منطقتنا عن وظائفهن عند تكوين أسرة
04 January 2016
التعليم من أجل التوظيف
18 October 2014
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