Soraya Salti (Injaz al Arab) - 2009 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
In 2001, Soraya Salti decided to leave her business consulting job to lead INJAZ Jordan, predecessor organization to INJAZ al-Arab, a regional movement operating in 12 MENA countries. INJAZ is the only education program in the Arab world that teaches students business, entrepreneurship, and life skills as part of a regular school curriculum. INJAZ instills Arab youth with a sense of self-motivation, confidence and empowerment while fostering among business leaders a responsibility for investing their resources in the future of the regions youth. More than 300,000 students have been reached and 10,000 volunteers engaged in INJAZ programs.
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