Finding a stable job or starting a business is a huge challenge for young people in the Middle East, especially women. Cultural, economic and political barriers often affect young women’s ability to participate in the labour market or improve their job prospects.
With training and business support, the Jobs and Perspectives programme offers real job opportunities to refugees and host communities, with a strong focus on women, in Jordan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I).
Hands-on activities, such as vocational courses in universities and internships, pave the way for the ambitious professionals to succeed. Besides skilling up the future workforce, Jobs and Perspectives supports the creation of more decent jobs by supporting already existing MSMEs and entrepreneurs.
To ensure sustainable impact, all activities target the economic and social framework: social cohesion will be fostered by bringing refugees and host communities closer together and gender norms are challenged by creating access for women into male-dominated fields.
News about this programme
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newsPathways to Jobs in Iraq: Igniting Economic Growth
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newsBridging the Gap: Systemic Change in Iraqi Higher Education
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newsHigher Education Across Borders: Iraqi government ministers and university professors visit Türkiye
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newsInnovation Hub: bridging the gap between Iraqi students and the job market
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newsIGNITE Conference: September 13, 2022
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newsSDGs: A step towards sustainability in Iraq
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newsDutch delegates in Jordan celebrate 3,000 new jobs created for youth, refugees and women
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newsRemote Internships: Refugee and vulnerable youth gain work experience
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newsMinister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship in Jordan opens a dialogue for job creation
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newsBologna Process: A new higher education system for Iraq
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news2021: Responding, innovating and building in fragile states
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newsCOP26: How we are supporting SMEs to become climate-resilient
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newsWomen-focused training to boost 400 aspiring entrepreneurs in Jordan
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newsBusiness across Borders: Former employees turn to entrepreneurship
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newsIt’s been a year since the Beirut blast. Now the unemployed are turning to tech.
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newsCelebrating a milestone: 10,000 scholarships for Syrian refugees
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newsAl-Fanar Media launches ‘Mishwar Taleb’: A competition for students
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newsWhere are they now? 5 former scholarship students
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news“When I graduated, I was kind of lost”: Closing the skills gap
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newsThese people will give you hope for 2021
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news15 ways students in Middle East can learn online for free
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newsHow we’re adapting for COVID-19
