In an effort to recognize the achievements of young entrepreneurs, INJAZ Al Arab, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA), concluded its 12th Annual Young Arab Entrepreneurs Competition. Held in Kuwait at the Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, the annual competition aims to highlight the achievements of students throughout INJAZ Al Arab’s company programs.

Launched in 2007, The INJAZ Al-Arab Young Entrepreneurs Competition is an annual celebration of the achievements of students who participated and won the National Company Program Competition in their countries after demonstrating sound knowledge in business planning, market research, marketing, sales and feasibility studies.

The competition aims to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of Arab youth, create job opportunities in the market and stimulate the economy. Shedding light on young achievers, the YEC 2018 presents teams from 12 countries, including the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Spotlight on Bahraini Entrepreneurs

“TaaWin”, a company established by students from the Royal University for Women puts emphasis on designing solutions to solve the scarcity of space. They introduced the “RestnGo” book, which is transformable to a portable chair. On the other hand, the “CONTRIVE” Company founded by students from Shaikha Hessa Girls School invented the “Knowledge Hunt” mobile application which aims to enhance teaching, learning and development of soft skills. The “Knowledge Hunt” is an educational and dynamic board game connected to an application available on App Store & Google Play.

‘TaaWin’ has won the university Product of the Year Award and ‘CONTRIVE’ has won the high school Company of the Year Award. Both teams represent the Kingdom of Bahrain and have competed amongst many regional teams and won the YEC 2018 competition. Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, GPIC president and INJAZ board member, congratulated Her Highness Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa saying “The levels of success achieved by the participants of INJAZ Bahrain fills us with pride and honour. Your highness has played a vital role in leading by example, supporting and motivating INJAZ students throughout this journey, which brings them to where they stand today. The teams have earned their success and have definitely raised the bar for creativity during this important regional event.” This year’s regional competition is organized in partnership with esteemed global and regional entities, mainly FedEx, MBC Al Amal, Citi Foundation, and Boeing, with the support of local partners from Kuwait including Zain and Kuwait Airways.

INJAZ Al-Arab & Junior Achievement Worldwide

Operating in 14 countries across the Middle East and North Africa, INJAZ Al-Arab is the only non-profit organization in the region that harnesses the mentorship of business leaders to help inspire a culture of entrepreneurship and business innovation among Arab youth.Partnering with leading companies in the private sector, INJAZ Al-Arab equips the Arab youth to drive the economies of the Arab World forward through training designed to inspire them to develop ambition, entrepreneurship and professional skills. Named one of the top 100 NGOs in the world by Global Journal for two consecutive years (2012 and 2013), INJAZ Al-Arab has influenced the lives of over 1.5 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 organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential and hands-on programs.