About us

Our Vision

Creating an economically independent society through empowering young people and engaging them in the course of sustainable development, while inspiring an enabling ecosystem for decent work and social development.

Our Mission

Equip underserved young people and women with employability skills and instruments to lead economic growth and community development.

Values

Respect

responsive to people’s needs and eager to serve.

Innovate

learning, thinking differently, and improving continuously

Collaborate

team play, dedication to change, and action-oriented.

Scope of Work

We offer technical and financial support for young people and women to work their way out of poverty, through building their competencies and enabling them to generate sustainable streams of income generated from job opportunities and established small business. Our role is to provide access to different resources within an enabling system to empower our target groups to sustainably improve their livelihood strategies and outcomes.

Team

Our global team extends to more than 30 employees and 500 volunteers, which is comprised of cause-oriented, committed, and competentimpact-makers. . The team is currently serving more than 8 governorates, working from 7 branches across Egypt The team include different disciplines and backgrounds, enriching our work with different skills from the business, social, and development worlds.

AYB-SD in numbers:

jobs created annually
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MSEs launched
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families served
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mentoring sessions and training workshops delivered
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M funds provided annually for MSEs
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• 135 M income secured annually for our target groups
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AYB-SD Awards:

2016
Youth Initiatives Appreciation Award from President Sisi in 2016
2010
Ashoka Fellowship in 2010 Young Global Leader from the World Economic Forum and the Schwab Foundation in 2010
2009
YouthActionNet Fellowship in 2009 Synergos Fellowship in 2009
2009
King Abdullah II Award for Social Innovation & Achievement in 2009 Young Social Entrepreneurship Award from Global Knowledge Partnership in Malaysia in 2007
2007
35-under-35 award from World Business Magazine in London in 2007