Impact

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Youth for Change succeeded in reaching out and supporting hundreds of Arab youth in the different targeted Arab countries:

• 9 youth have been chosen as focal points to coordinate and promote the program activities in their countries.
• 9 host organizations supported and promoted the program. This promotion along with TIG and BA networks made it possible for over 360 youth to participate in the open forums and over 100 to participate in the live chats.
• We received 55 project applications for the mini-grants of which 13 were offered the mini-grants. These projects focused on crucial issues facing young people in the Arab world such as employment, education, environment, HIV/AIDS, health, culture and identity, cross-cultural dialogue, and human rights and democracy.
• 2 winners (Asmaa Abdel Gawad from Egypt and Rashed Ghayeb from Bahrain) participated in the World Youth Congress in Quebec, Canada to receive additional support, training and access to international networks focused on supporting youth-led development
• 8 winners as well as 3 focal points participated in the 4th Arab Youth Forum and the 6th Arab Reform Conference in Alexandria, Egypt to present their projects and share experiences with other youth in the MENA region.
  • Youmna El-Khattam and Ahmed Haroon from Egypt
  • Amal Al-Yaheeri from Yemen
  • Rafat Khalifeh and Samer Abu Eisha from Palestine
  • Fayssal Mahjoubi from Morocco
  • Nabil Chemli from Tunisia
  • Ameeneh Yaqoob from Jordan
  • Sayed Adnan - Focal point from Bahrain
  • Naoufal Al-Hammoumi - Focal point from Morocco
  • Ilyes Zine - Focal point from Tunisia
• The number of TIG members from the MENA region increased from 5,500 - 6,200, which is an increase of 700, over the course of the program. These new members have been actively contributing to the different sections of TIG including the discussion boards, blogs, Panorama and Global Gallery sections.

You can read more about the activities and results of the program in our report.

We would also like to share with you the stories of the mini-grant winners, who are Agents of Change in their communities, and are young people like you who took the risk, faced the challenges in their communities and with their spirit and enthusiasm, were able to create the change they dreamt of! Read more about their inspiring projects.

We also would like to thank all our focal points and partners who started this journey with us.