Injaz Qatar fetes corporate and school partners

Injaz Qatar, a non-profit organisation and member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, has hosted an annual appreciation event for corporate partners and school partners.

Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khaled al-Thani, chairwoman, Injaz Qatar, addressed the leading business and academic figures. She also presented certificates and gifts to corporate volunteers and representatives from schools and universities.

Sheikha Hanadi called for an increase in the number of board members drawn from Qatar’s business community.

Commenting on seven years of success for INJAZ Qatar, Sheikha Hanadi said: “We are proud that we have seen steady growth in the numbers of high schools and universities participating in our entrepreneurial programmes as we shape the next generation of business leaders. This year our company programme and Mubadara young entrepreneur of the year competition reached new heights. We are excited that our forthcoming start-up programme will offer high school and university winners of our Mubadara competition the chance to develop their business ideas with seed funding and the support of Boeing.

“We are now focused on consolidating our success and further improving the quality of our programmes offered to students. To accomplish this, we are focusing on greater inclusivity in terms of recruiting more corporate partners and volunteers, and will welcome more business leaders to our board in the next year as we roll out a new three-year plan.”

Aysha al-Mudahka, executive director, Injaz Qatar, said: “We are proud that 20% of our corporate volunteers are Qatari and some four in 10 volunteers have been retained as regular contributors to our programmes. Since the initiation of Injaz Qatar, we’ve supported more than 14,000 students with the help of 550 corporate volunteers. A total of 38 schools and seven universities have been involved.”

This year was Injaz Qatar’s most successful year in terms of the variety of events and awards highlighting the efforts made to empower young entrepreneurs.