INJAZ Bahrain Spotlight
INJAZ Bahrain Annual Appreciation Event
INJAZ Al-Arab, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW), concluded the 9th chapter of the annual INJAZ
Al-Arab Young Arab Entrepreneurs Competition. Hosted at the Shangri-La Hotel in Oman, the event saw fourteen
teams made up of young Arab entrepreneurs from across the region battle it out to win the highly covered title of
“University Company of the Year” and “School Company of the Year” 2015.
Stealing the lime-light were USE FORFAIT from Morocco, winning the University Company of the Year - sponsored
by Omantel and, 3 DOT’s from Bahrain, who won two prestigious accolades including High School Company of the
Year award - supported by Oman Oil and OMIFCO and, the Remarkable Customer Service Award funded by Citi
Foundation.
ISSUE – Jan 2016
3DOT’s from Bahrain Wins ‘High School Company of the
Year’ and ‘Remarkable Customer Service’ Award
“We are very proud of the student company 3DOTs. They have put into practice all the skills that they have acquired
while practicing through the INJAZ Bahrain Company program. This would not have been possible without the
tremendous support received from their volunteer Ms. Thawra Al Dhaen that guided them throughout the program
and the support received from their school, Al Iman School – Girls Section.”
Thanks to INJAZ Bahrain Board Members
Board Message
“Be entrepreneurial, be inspirational, be a pioneer. We believe that INJAZ Bahrain program has elevated your skills and competencies to make you the competent leaders of tomorrow”. Dr. Sh. Mohammed Al Khalifa INJAZ Bahrain Board Member Chief Executive - BANAGAS
The University and High School Product of the Year awards were
given to Pinnacle Inc. from Tunisia and Electronic Company from
Morocco respectively. Pinnacle Inc. also bagged the 2015 FedEx
Access Award. Other accolades included the Best Social Impact
award which was granted to Creative Young from Yemen for the
University category and Drops from KSA for the High School
category. This year also marked MBC Group and MBC Al Amal’s
first sponsorship of INJAZ Al-Arab’s Creative Video Pitch of the
Year award which was granted to CSQUARE from Egypt.
During an honouring ceremony held on 2nd December at Al Iman
School, Her Highness, Shaikha Hessa Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa,
INJAZ Bahrain Executive Director, commented on 3DOT’s,
winning both High School Company of the Year and Remarkable
Customer Service Award:
Commenting on the annual event, Akef Aqrabawi. President
and CEO, JA Middle East/ North Africa, INJAZ Al-Arab said:
“The Middle East is home to a vast amount of entrepreneurial
talent and our annual competition seeks to reward young people
who are striving to create companies of the future. By investing
in their potential and nurturing youth from an early stage, with
the support of private sector mentors, we can create a generation
of empower, inspired individuals who contribute to the
economic development of their countries.”
The annual INJAZ Al-Arab Young Arab Entrepreneurs
Competition follows the completion of individual country
rounds and closes six months of training in work readiness,
financial literacy and entrepreneurship based on INJAZ Al-
Arab’s internationally acclaimed Company Program.
In total 14 teams from Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt,
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Yemen went head to head showcasing their business insight, financial knowledge,
marketing support and feasibility studies. The event was attended by over 400 guests including government
officials, ambassadors, business leaders, and regional board members.
Named one of the top 100 NGOs in the world by Global Journal, INJAZ Al-Arab has influenced the lives of over
2 million students since its inception in 2004. INJAZ Al-Arab is a member of Junior Achievement; the world’s
largest and fastest-growing youth business organisation dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness,
entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. The annual INJAZ Al-Arab
Young Arab Entrepreneurs Competition emerged in Amman, Jordan in 2007 under the patronage of HM Queen
Rania of Jordan.
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INJAZ Bahrain held its annual board companies' coordinators meeting
hosted by Al Salam Bank at the World Trade Center.
The aim of the meeting was to brief all the key business partners on INJAZ
Bahrain’s business plans for the upcoming spring semester 2015/16, boost
the company coordinators' support towards programs, promote INJAZ
Bahrain programs within their organization, seek commitment to provide
high caliber volunteers and exchange new approaches and ideas.
INJAZ Bahrain and its business partners are working jointly to provide
opportunities for youth to explore their potentials and develop skills that
will help them make better career choices and provide them with a more
promising future.
INJAZ Bahrain participates in Knowledge sharing day with Higher
Education Council - HEC
“To work hand in hand with INJAZ Bahrain’s remarkable team to achieve their mission is such a rewarding experience, as a volunteer I realized that our youngsters have potentials and great ambitions. I truly believe with a little help and with the learning opportunities provided by INJAZ Bahrain’s they can successfully achieve their goals. Thank you to INJAZ Bahrain team for giving me this opportunity”.
Mazen Sharif –GPIC Volunteer
Hear it from a Volunteer
On 28th Jan 2016, INJAZ Bahrain participates in the “knowledge sharing” day organized by the higher education
council, that took place in the HEC premises in Isa Town.
All universities around the Kingdom of Bahrain attended and shared their Entrepreneurship best practices. INJAZ
Bahrain also participated by conducting a General Orientation to brief and explore areas of collaboration with HEC
and universities. The workshop also discussed opportunities to spearhead Entrepreneurship education across
universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Board Company Coordinators' Annual meeting
BATELCO welcomes the winning team “3 Dots” at Head office
Batelco Training Centre welcomed, the regional company
winning team 2015, as part of their recognition and
appreciation to the team’s achievements. Batelco is well
known for its support of community initiatives, youth
development programs that provide opportunities for the
development of young people.
The students were introduced to the working environment
at Batelco and given an overview of what Batelco does as a
business. The visit also included a tour of the various
departments of the company to give an insight of how all
departments work alongside each other within the
organization to deliver on the Company’s strategies.
Furthermore, the students had the opportunity to interact
with Batelco staff and ask them questions related to work-
readiness skills, such as negotiation, decision making, and
conflict resolution skills.
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Innovation Camps: Explore the spirit of Entrepreneurship
INJAZ Bahrain has successfully conducted 7
Innovation Camp workshops in the fall semester
2015-2016, under the sponsorship of our valuable
board members and leading partners, Citi Bahrain,
GPIC, BAPCO, University of Bahrain, BIBF and
St. Christopher’s school. Moreover, 532 students
have participated and benefited from this
entrepreneurship program with the assistance of
73 corporate volunteers and 7 Bahraini
entrepreneurs that shared their valuable
knowledge, experience and guidance to the
students with hands-on activities and enticing
discussions.
Student Impact Testimonial
“I had a joyful experience with INJAZ Bahrain, I Truly gained a lot especially in critical thinking and how to best perform while working in a team. This experience encourages me to give back to my country and be a volunteer”
Hadeel AbdulRahman
INJAZ Bahrain Alumni
Strengthening ties with Private Education On December 2015, INJAZ Bahrain held a general orientation for the private schools directorate, seeking ways to
collaborate in order to partnership with the private schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Attending the orientation
were Ms. Ahlam Al Aamer - Private Education Director and all private school representatives. The director of
private education advised the private schools to partner with INJAZ Bahrain, as she believes in the mission of
inspiring and preparing the Bahraini youth. The orientation included a Q & A session where attendees got to seek
further clarifications on current practices, procedures, programs and implementation guidelines.
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Program Supporters Appreciated
INJAZ Bahrain gratefully acknowledges all supporters for their long standing financial support to provide vital, innovative programs that inspire and prepare young Bahrainis to succeed in a global economy.
Furthermore, INJAZ Bahrain conducted its first Company Innovation Camp, where students were invited
to take part in the ICAMP workshop as an engaging ice breaker for the Company program teams and to
experience the spirit of the competition in a smaller scale with their Company competitors, the students
were able to discover their own set of skills, identify the building blocks of a business startup, how to think
outside of the box and worked as a team to find a creative solution for a real business challenge, then
presenting their innovative idea to the judges, leaving with one team winner and all participants received a
certificate from INJAZ Bahrain for successfully completing the Innovation Camp workshop.
Gulf Petroleum Industries Company “GPIC” has taken the initiative to Introduce INJAZ Bahrain Staff to
toastmaster on January 2016.
The training started with INJAZ Bahrain staff introducing themselves to the GPIC Toastmaster club member,
followed by a welcome speech from the president of the club Mr. Yasser Al Noaimi sharing an inspirational
success story of a famous toastmaster and introducing the toastmaster of the day Dr. Ahmed Bucheeri. After a
presentation of the toastmaster history done by one of the valuable members of the club Mr. Moahmmed Abdin,
the day ended with the table topics activity. Ms. Fatima Abdulrahman-INJAZ Bahrain operations officer won
The Best Table Topic where she gave a 2 minute speech about age.
INJAZ Bahrain staff engage in Toastmasters' training
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