Silatech appoints Qatar country representative
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In a move to further strengthen its support for young people in Qatar, Silatech has announced the appointment of Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad al-Thani as its |
Sheikha Alanoud, who will oversee and support Silatech’s programmes and operations within Qatar, said: “Silatech is part of the community here and plays an important role in helping our youth contribute to Qatar’s growth and economic transformation. I am proud to join Silatech and look forward to many productive activities and programmes.”
Sheikha Alanoud comes to Silatech after serving since 2012 as an adviser at Future Foreign Policy, a university think-tank focusing on international affairs. She has previously worked for Amnesty International, volunteered with several non-profit institutions and authored various reports on education and development focusing on the Mena region.
She has received recognition as a Young Arab Achiever (2011), is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, as well as a member of Tomouh - a platform that enables leaders from all fields in the GCC to collaborate and realise their full potential.
Sheikha Alanoud holds an MSc from University of Oxford in Economics for Development and a BSc (Hons) from London School of Economics and Political Science in Government and Economics.
Based in Doha, Silatech is a regional social initiative that works to expand employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people throughout the Arab world. The organisation has programmes currently in 15 Arab countries and has financed and supported over 86,000 youth-run businesses since 2008.
In Qatar, Silatech has helped launch - and continues to support - the Bedaya Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development, which conducts a variety of training programmes for thousands of young people each year. To help young women in Qatar start their own business, Silatech has helped create the Roudha Centre, which has assisted more than 6,000 young women in its first three years.
