Silatech and Tamweelcom recently named 12 winners of the Fikrati Award for Entrepreneurship in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
The Fikrati Award is aimed at young Jordanian men and women, aged between 18 and 35 years, who have ideas for projects or existing projects at the national level.
Winners were honoured at a gala ceremony held recently under the auspices of Dr Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and in the presence of Tamweelcom chairman Mustafa Nasereddin, Tamweelcom executive director Ziad al-Rifai, award partners and supporters and a large number of business experts, businesspersons and entrepreneurs.
Fairuz Taqi-eddin, Silatech’s director of Country Operations, represented the organisation at the ceremony.
Tamweelcom is a Jordanian non-profit microfinance institution aimed at pioneering the field of microenterprise support and development. Silatech is a regional social initiative that works to create jobs and expand economic opportunities for young people throughout the Arab world.
Golden Award winners received prizes of 1,000 Jordanian dinars, while Silver Award winners got 600 dinars. Winners also received 7,000 dinars in interest-free financing.
Additionally, project owners had the opportunity to participate in mentoring programmes and all entrants benefited from the training courses provided throughout the four award phases before reaching the finals. The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organisation provided laptops and training to Golden Award winners.
“We at Silatech believe that promoting entrepreneurship is fundamental to revitalising the region’s economies and combating youth unemployment, and are proud to partner with Tamweelcom on the Fikrati Youth Business Competition. The competition both promotes interest in entrepreneurship and provides the necessary tools and training that young entrepreneurs need to succeed,” said Taqi-eddin.
“At Tamweelcom, we are constantly launching new initiatives that seek to activate idle capacities and provide young people with an opportunity to be creative and prove themselves,” said Nasereddin.
“Today, we honour 12 Fikrati Award winners and celebrate 45 entrants who have ideas and plans that are ready to be launched in the market,” added al-Rifai.
The Award serves Jordan’s youth by spreading community awareness about the culture of entrepreneurship.
