The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund has announced the launch of the third cycle of grants for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.
Coinciding with World Refugee Day on June 20, the grants will provide access to educational courses with an aim to teach skills to those displaced from their home countries.
The grants will also support refugee youth in Jordan and Lebanon for pupils completing secondary education.
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of World Refugee Day, which aims to create awareness of the more than 80 million forcibly displaced people around the world, and to promote the protection of their human rights.
"I wanted to make sure that we would not be just another donor, but that we would create real partnerships to have greater impact for these youth," said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair.
"For example, we offer insights on how to use successful business practices so that our partners can have better results and scale their approaches."
The third round of grants will support eight programmes by eight different partners in both Jordan and Lebanon. Partners were chosen for their approaches to combatting challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic and the Beirut blast last year.
The eight separate programmes will support over 11,200 people.
The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund's third round of grants will aim to make a difference to the lives of over 38,500 refugees and host community youth.
"This fund recognises that the most vulnerable Arab youth need education and the surrounding support to assure they find a pathway to work and entrepreneurship."
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