Universities trained to counter radicalisation among students

Youth in Halabja, an isolated city close to the Iranian border in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, have struggled with…

Rwandan women farmers leading the digital finance revolution

Two Rwandan women farmers describe how access to new technologies and financial inclusion have improved their businesses.

“When I graduated, I was kind of lost”: Closing the skills gap

Are graduates in the Middle East well-prepared for the labour market? “No”, is the clear answer.

Webcams and microphones on: online education is here to stay

How SPARK is paving the way to distance and digital education

Short and long term COVID-19 support for Syrian refugees

SPARK, Islamic Development Bank and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development support Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and…

Generation “Co”: Tunisian entrepreneurs co-working and forming cooperatives

COVID-19 led Tunisia’s co-working spaces to a watershed moment. “I almost lost all my clients”, says Ichraf Jarray, the 29-year-old…