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Ensaf, Jordan

Fatima, Yemen

August 2017: Fatima Alraimi was only 32, but she felt much older. As her hometown of Al Hodeidah receded in the…

Ola, Palestine

Abeer, Jordan

Zineb, Morocco

Gehad, Egypt

Gehad Nabil is soaring – literally. As one of the first female Egyptian parachuters and a leader in private banking,…

Omar, Jordan

Amani, Yemen

At only 25 years old, Amani has an incredible accomplishment under her belt: she is the youngest CEO of a radio station…

Nagla, Egypt

When Naglaa graduated from her local university in Sharqeyya, Egypt, she had high hopes. But even after taking…

Osama, Jordan

Rana, Palestine

Hind, Saudi Arabia

With only a high school degree, 34 year-old Hind Khalid Albawardi struggled for over a year to find work. That changed…

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EFE Op-Ed for Forbes Middle East Explains Corporate Take on Region’s Young Talent

Sep 19, 2019

On 19 September, Forbes Middle East published an op-ed by EFE-Global Senior Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships Jasmine Nahhas di Florio on th...

On BBC Radio EFE’s Ghadeer Khuffash Highlights Women’s Employment

Sep 16, 2019

On 15 September, BBC radio featured an interview with EFE-Jordan CEO Ghadeer Khuffash about female unemployment in Jordan and the broader Middle East ...

In Entrepreneur Middle East, EFE Links First Jobs to Startup Success

Sep 11, 2019

In an op-ed featured in the September 2019 issue of Entrepreneur Middle East, EFE-Global CEO Andrew Baird described how previous work experience can e...

In VICE Arabia EFE Offers Job Seekers Tips

Sep 10, 2019

On September 10, 2019, an op-ed by EFE-UAE Managing Director Dima Najim for VICE Arabia, VICE's Arabic platform, outlined what young people should kee...

Citi Op-Ed for Thompson Reuters Foundation Mentions EFE

Aug 26, 2019

On 23 August 2019, Thomson Reuters Foundation featured an article about the economic consequences of female unemployment in the Middle East and North ...

Arabian Business Highlights EFE Impact and Accenture Partnership

Aug 10, 2019

On 8 August 2019, Arabian Business article "Training youths to fit MidEast job market 'time-critical', say experts" focused on the youth unemployment ...

EFE Op-ed on Local Talent in Business Chief Middle East

Aug 7, 2019

On 4 August 2019, Business Chief Middle East featured an op-ed by EFE-Europe CEO and Global VP Salvatore Nigro. His article, “The benefits of investin...

EFE-Jordan Connects Syrian Refugees to Jobs

Jul 21, 2019

Over 200 Syrian refugees have improved their lives through EFE’s training programs in Jordan. In 2016, the Jordanian government granted Syrian refuge...

World Bank Report Features EFE Article “Young People Need Opportunities”

Jul 20, 2019

EFE's Vice-president and Europe CEO, Salvatore Nigro, contributes to the debate on how to promote a new economy for the Middle East and North Africa i...

Citi Op-Ed in Business Chief Middle East Highlights EFE Role in Women’s Employment

Jul 12, 2019

Carmen Haddad, Chief Country Officer in Saudi Arabia for our partner Citi, talks about what the private sector and organizations like EFE can do to em...

Arab News Highlights Perspectives from EFE Board and CEOs

Jul 5, 2019

EFE-Europe Board Members Christer Elfverson and Cynthia Muller, EFE-Europe CEO & Global VP Salvatore Nigro, EFE-Jordan’s CEO, Ghadeer Khuffash, Ci...

EFE and Citi Foundation Launch Event Series Showcasing 6-Year Partnership

Jul 2, 2019

In labour markets where companies struggle to find the right talent due to a severe skills’ mismatch, EFE and Citi Foundation partner to provide young...

EFE Cited as a Model Social Franchise in Forbes Column

Jun 24, 2019

On 20 June 2019, franchising expert Professor Hachemi Aliouch cited EFE as a model for successful social franchising in his Forbes column, "Africa in ...

EFE Founder Featured in 'One Hundred Influencers in Philanthropy'

Jun 22, 2019

In June 2019, leading philanthropy advisory firm ONE HUNDRED released 'One Hundred Influencers in Philanthropy,' a report providing a panoramic overvi...

EFE and Trafigura Foundation Partner for a Fairer Labor Market in Egypt

May 14, 2019

For Egyptian youth graduating from university, the labor market looks broken. One in three university graduates in Egypt is without work, and those wh...

EFE Unpacks Youth Unemployment Challenge for Forbes Middle East

Apr 11, 2019

On the heels of the 2019 Dead Sea World Economic Forum in Jordan, EFE's Jasmine Nahhas di Florio, Senior Vice President for Strategy & Partnership...

French Ambassador Celebrates EFE Program for Refugees

Mar 28, 2019

On 24 March, the French Ambassador to Jordan David Bertolotti and the Jordanian Minister of Labor Samir Murad joined EFE-Jordan for a behind-the-scene...

EFE Summit Catalyzes Innovation for Youth Employment

Mar 15, 2019

Nearly 100 EFE staff members, board members, alumni and special partners from around the world gathered in Dubai from 6-8 March for the annual EFE Sum...

MBC1 News Highlights the EFE Summit

Mar 11, 2019

The popular MBC News took viewers behind the scenes are the EFE Summit’s VIP luncheon “The Transformative Power of a First Job” held on 6 March 2019 i...

NAMA Pledges Support to EFE’s Efforts to Connect 3,500 Women and Youth in MENA to Job Opportunities

Mar 8, 2019

At the Education For Employment (EFE) Summit held recently in Dubai, longstanding partners NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and EFE enter a...

Leading Morning Show Profiles EFE Impact + Leader

Mar 4, 2019

Sabah Al Khair Ya Arab, one of the most popular morning shows in the Arab World, broadcast a deep-dive into EFE’s impact during the EFE Summit. The s...

Forbes Feature Highlights EFE's Impact for Women

Feb 22, 2019

Forbes published a deep-dive into EFE’s work connecting youth to jobs in the tourism sector in “How Tourism is Creating Opportunity for Millions of Un...

EFE and FedEx Link Women to Work in the UAE

Feb 7, 2019

34 youth from Ras Al Khaimah, an emirate in the UAE where youth struggle to find work, are starting their first job as call center agents this month t...

EFE-Egypt and Emirates NBD Launch Partnership

Feb 1, 2019

With 34% of university graduates in Egypt out of work, EFE-Egypt has launched a partnership with the Federation of Egyptian Industries and Helwan Univ...

EFE-Jordan Raises Awareness of Gender-Based Violence

Jan 15, 2019

EFE-Jordan organized awareness sessions on gender-based violence for Jordanian and Syrian women. The sessions are part of a partnership with UN Women ...

EFE-Maroc Comedic Play on the Job Search Receives Rave Reviews

Jan 3, 2019

In Casablanca, EFE-Maroc and 19h Théâtre premiered an original comedic play in Moroccan Arabic to raise awareness of youth employment issues. The pla...

EFE-Yemen Solar Power Training Brings Jobs and Light to Communities in Darkness

Dec 20, 2018

Yemen's civil war has disrupted the country's energy infrastructure and led to rapidly-rising fuel prices. To illuminate communities in darkness, EFE-...

Forbes Cites EFE As a Social Franchise Addressing a Global Issue

Dec 10, 2018

On 10 December 2018, Forbes published an article highlighting the potential of 'social franchising' and the work of top global organizations including...

Inc. Highlights EFE as an Opportunity for Companies to Create Impact

Nov 9, 2018

In a recent article titled ‘3 Ways to Quickly Give Your Startup a Purpose’, Inc. Magazine points to EFE as an opportunity for startups and companies f...

EFE-Jordan Launches National Hospitality Campaign

Oct 24, 2018

In Jordan, more than one in four youth is unemployed. But the growing tourism and hospitality sector is desperate to recruit employees who have the r...

EFE Welcomes First Graduate Board Member

Oct 17, 2018

In October 2018, EFE-Global welcomed Mohammad Shishtawi as the first EFE Alumnus Board Member. The appointment reflects Mr. Shishtawi’s significant a...

EFE-Maroc Alumni Learn How to Make Short Films with Bent Marble

Sep 13, 2018

EFE-Maroc in collaboration with Steve Clack, founder of Bent Marble, hosted a two-week workshop on filmmaking and production. With expert guidance on ...

Boeing and EFE Partner for Young Women's Employment in Morocco

Aug 13, 2018

Only 26% of women in Morocco participate in the labor force (World Bank, 2018), leaving ten million of the country's women with no access to the econo...

Karthik Venkataraman, Partner at Bain & Co., Joins EFE-Global Board

Jun 30, 2018

EFE-Global is pleased to welcome to the Board of Directors Karthik Venkataraman, a partner in Bain & Company's Washington DC office. He is an expe...

Citi Foundation and Education For Employment (EFE) Expand Regional Partnership to Empower Unemployed Youth in the UAE

Apr 26, 2018

Education For Employment (EFE), the leading youth employment organization in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in collaboration with the Citi F...

EFE and Citi Foundation Expand Partnership to Saudi Arabia

Apr 16, 2018

April 16, 2018 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Citi today announced the official opening of its new offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located at the Kingdom T...

Solar Caravan Brings Employability and Coding Skills to Youth Across Morocco

Mar 26, 2018

In Morocco, Education For Employment is partnering with Dell, the Ministry of Youth & Sports, BAYTI and SOS Village to provide youth with employab...

Starbucks-EFE workshops to empower Saudi youth

Feb 28, 2018

STARBUCKS KSA and Education For Employment (EFE) have partnered together to introduce a series of workshops that will be focused towards nurturing and...

Emirati Women Entrepreneurs Pitch at EFE-NAMA Startup Event

Feb 22, 2018

On the 21st February, 2018, a group of aspiring women entrepreneurs from Sharjah, UAE, pitched their business ideas to a panel of experts in the secon...

EFE in the EU Civil Society Forum of 2017

Jan 15, 2018

The European Union Civil Society Forum 2017 consulted with experts from EFE to present key insights about resilience and youth. The aim is to encourag...

EFE Launches #BuildYourFuture Campaign

Jan 1, 2018

EFE has launched #BuildYourFuture(Eng) /#ابني_مستقبلك (Ar) aregional media campaign to boost youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa. In...

Boeing and Education for Employment Egypt Announce Partnership to Empower Unemployed Youth in Egypt

Dec 28, 2017

Boeing and Education For Employment (EFE), the leading youth employment organization linking youth to jobs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...

Khaleej Times Highlights How #FirstJob Campaign Inspires Youth

Dec 9, 2017

On December 8, 2017, Khaleej Times, the leading English daily newspaper in the UAE, published “Employed youth inspire the unemployed in the MENA regio...

EFE Speaks at the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS)

Dec 6, 2017

At the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit in Sharjah, UAE on 5 December 2017, EFE-UAE Managing Director Dima Najim, along with other experts i...

Citi Foundation and Education For Employment Expand Partnership in Fifth Year Supporting Youth Employment in North Africa and the Middle East

Dec 5, 2017

Focusing on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Morocco. Education For Employment (EFE), the leading youth employment organ...

EFE Presents at Major HR Summit in UAE

Nov 9, 2017

The executives of Jordan EFE and EFE-UAE shared their expertise at one of the biggest HR events in the MENA region, the HR Summit and Expo, held in Du...

Top EFE Trainers from Across Region Gather for Landmark Event

Oct 26, 2017

On October 22-25 2017, EFE delivered a first of its kind Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) hosted by Jordan EFE in Amman, Jordan. This event brought...

International Conference Highlights Jordan's EFE Work with Syrian Refugees

Oct 25, 2017

On 24 October 2017, "Dealing with Refugees: from Challenges to Opportunities" , a conference that aims to alter the perception of refugees from challe...

Bittersweet Monthly tells the Story of how EFE is Changing Lives of Youth in Palestine

Sep 3, 2017

EFE has a unique approach in tackling unemployment in the Middle East, and Bittersweet Monthly, one of the world’s top creative storytelling firms, he...

Finance ME Highlights EFE Insights on Women Entrepreneurs and Employees

Aug 7, 2017

In the July 2017 issue of Finance ME, EFE’s Jasmine Nahhas di Florio, Senior Vice President for Strategy & Partnerships and Mariel Davis, Senior C...

Western Union Celebrates Achievements of Partnership with EFE

Aug 5, 2017

EFE has been featured in a Western Union Foundation blog entry about how EFE’s professional development and skills- building programs have impacted th...

Financial Times Points to EFE Role in UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Apr 22, 2017

In an article released on April 21, 2017, the Financial Times described EFE’s role in addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal Eight, which promises...

Businessweek Middle East Highlights EFE Perspective on Technology and Gender in MENA’s Workforce

May 12, 2016

In its May 2016, issue, Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East draws on EFE’s expertise in workforce development in its cover article “Technology and Demo...

EuropEFE CEO Salvatore Nigro Addresses UNESCO Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Forum

Dec 3, 2013

On December 2, Europe Education For Employment (EuropEFE) CEO Salvatore Nigro spoke at the UNESCO Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Forum in Bangkok,...

Philanthropy Age Profiles EFE Founder & Chair Ron Bruder

Nov 30, 2013

Education For Employment (EFE) Founder & Chair Ron Bruder was interviewed in the most recent issue of Philanthropy Age, released in November.Phila...

The Guardian Profiles EFE as Leader in Creating Economic Opportunity and Stability in the Middle East

Nov 21, 2013

In an article on November 21st, British newspaper The Guardian examines youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and what organiz...

EFE Establishes Gulf Presence with Support from Crescent Enterprises to tackle youth unemployment in the Arab World

Nov 7, 2013

Crescent Enterprises, a UAE-based conglomerate operating across multiple core sectors of the global economy, has partnered as a founding Gulf supporte...

EFE and Parnters Lead Employment and Entrepreneurship Conversation at 2013 C3 Summit

Oct 15, 2013

On October 7th, EFE Founder and Chair Ron Bruder, EFE-Egypt Board Member Wael Fakharany and EFE partners shaped conversations around youth, entreprene...

EFE, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and The MasterCard Foundation Highlight the Power of Partnerships for Arab Youth Employment at the 2013 Concordia Summit

Sep 27, 2013

On September 27th, EFE Founder and Chair Ron Bruder took the stage at the 2013 Concordia Summit in New York City to discuss the importance of partners...

Barrons Highlights EFE Founder & Chair Ron Bruder in “The Philanthropic Defense”

Aug 5, 2013

Barrons’ Penta column recently featured EFE and its founder Ron Bruder in an article focusing on the Tiger 21 investment group and the value of peer r...

London-based Newspaper Al Arab Focuses on EFE’s Work Helping Youth to Meet the Needs of the Labor Market

Jul 24, 2013

The London-based newspaper Al Arab recently profiled Education For Employment (EFE) and CEO Jamie McAuliffe. In its July 9th edition, Al Arab carried ...

Bloomberg News Highlights EFE’s Job Placement Success in Sobering Article on Youth Joblessness and Unrest

Jun 24, 2013

On June 24th, Bloomberg News highlighted EFE’s high job placement rates in an article about youth unemployment and civil unrest in Egypt.“Egypt’s Unem...

EFE’s Sarah Little Speaks with Kofi Annan and One Young World Youth Ambassadors About Youth Unemployment

Jun 20, 2013

On June 20th, EFE’s Sarah Little spoke with former UN Secretary-General and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan and various One Young World Youth Ambassadors ab...

World Economic Forum highlights EFE as case study for scaling social enterprise

May 5, 2013

In its Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation 2013, the World Economic Forum (WEF) featured EFE's work as a case study in social enterprise.The cas...

EFE-Global Board Chair Badr Jafar discusses Arab youth unemployment crisis on CNBC Access Middle East

Apr 18, 2013

On April 19th, EFE-Global Board Member and Emirati business leader Badr Jafar discussed youth unemployment with CNBC.Discussing the present weaknesses...

EFE Vice President Jasmine Nahhas di Florio Addresses Arab Strategy Forum on Using Social Media to Drive Youth Employment

Apr 1, 2013

EFE Vice President Jasmine Nahhas di Florio recently spoke at the 2013 Arab Strategy Forum in the United Arab Emirates. The event took place on March ...

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