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Everything is finally ready for the second international edition of the CSR Al Ahli's Women for Business Program. This year a group of 10 women entrepreneurs and business leaders from the Middle East will travel to Chengdu, China, for a 1-week training workshop where they will exchange their ideas and visions with a group of 10 Chinese peers. The program aims to be an opportunity to establish business connections between successful women from the involved countries and to pave the way for further cooperation between the UAE and China in support of women inclusion.

The program will take place in April 2020.

In harmony with the Jerash Community Leadership and Sustainability Campaign carried out in 2018, CSR Al Ahli Group is establishing a gender sensitive “Women Empowerment Hub” in Sakeb, a village in the Jerash Governorate. The purpose of the center is to provide access to quality information, integrated activities and a safe working space for women to build practical skills and knowledge, as well as to provide networking and interaction opportunities. Additionally the forum will be used to promote the production of local products such as olives, honey, dairy products, herbs and many more.

Officially opening on the 19^th of January 2020 under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal. The Women Empowerment Hub will have an intense schedule of workshops, training sessions and seminars for the year ahead. In addition to this, the installation of a well-equipped kitchen and a multi-purpose room in the Hub, will allow beneficiaries to work on food production and various sorts of manufacturing in a safe and healthy environment. For 2020 we will sign a series of agreements with several local and international organizations to fulfill a total of 15 missions to benefit the women of Sakeb.

Beside the important impact that this forum will have in the Sakeb community, thanks to the stunning set-up, it will be able to become one of the main touristic hubs in the area having a small cafe and a permanent bazaar where visitors can try and buy local products. In addition to all of this, the Women Empowerment Hub will also serve as a facility and a venue for events or training sessions organized by other local NGOs.

Our CSR Division Director, Ms. Lina Hourani, hosted by our partner Ms. Daniela Giannoni, Captain of the Castle of Fiorentino, visited the Republic of San Marino, where she was welcomed by the two Captains Regent, Mr. Nicola Selva and Mr. Michele Muratori, to discuss a common pathway for cooperation for the implementation of programs to support youth social entrepreneurship.

All parties in the program are highly committed to implement the first Global Business Opportunities (GBO) program in the Republic of San Marino . The GBO program is an educational and cultural program aiming to create a working group among youth from two (or more) distant and different cultures, to identify business opportunities and develop entrepreneurship skills. Both parties expressed their interest in making this program a success in order to support young and motivated social entrepreneurs in developing innovative global solutions for local development challenges.

We would like to thank Ms. Daniela Giannoni for making all this happen and for being an extremely valuable partner in designing and implementing a program that aims to support young entrepreneurs from the Middle East and the Republic of San Marino. This program aims to enhance international cooperation and intercultural interactions as well as mobilize resources and investments in start-ups residing in both San Marino and the Middle East.

It is our pleasure to announce our partnership with Amena Foundation to support our mission of the Women's Empowerment Hub in Sakeb, Jerash. We have joined hands to help enhance the facilities and services available at the Hub for local women, as Ms. Jemman offered the guidelines and support with the Women's Hub interior design. In addition to that, Amena Foundation is providing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) training sessions for the women. The sessions will discuss harmful stereotyping and pervasive sentiments about Autism through awareness-raising campaigns.

We are honored to sign a new partnership agreement with PARACHUTE16 that aims to support social entrepreneurship projects, the Social Leaders program and the Social Entrepreneurship Summit that is going to take place next year in Jordan by our CSR Division.

A partnership agreement has been signed between CSR Al Ahli Group & Ezwitti restaurant that aims to support the home-made products of Jerashi women and to collaborate in programs related to women empowerment and financial independency.

Ezwiitti restaurant's social work goes way back, since it initiated a concept related to social solidarity by creating a space for strangers to invite each other over a decent meal. Super proud of this outstanding partnership to support Ezwitti restaurant, the Jerashi society in general and the Jerashi women in particular.

On the 29th of July, 2019 we signed our partnership agreement with Golden Chemical Industries Co. to support our CSR Division's operations in Jordan. We are extremely proud and happy about this cooperation and we are sure that it will bring benefits to many in the underprivileged communities of Jordan.

Thank you Mr. Ahmad and Mr. Omar Killani for this outstanding support for the Jordanian social leaders.

In the framework of the Tripoli Social Leaders Program, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Balamand. This collaboration reinforces the common interest of both parties in creating a fertile ground for the youth to come up with entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle everyday challenges. This partnership have paved the way for future programs and actions to promote youth engagement in social leadership and social entrepreneurship. We are honored to have established a collaboration with this esteemed university to offer personal and professional development opportunities for youth.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Trablos First Organization for the implementation of the Tripoli Social Leaders Program.

During the program's launching event that took place on the 27th of March 2019 in Tripoli, Ms. Lina Hourani, the CSR Division Director, and Dr. Dima Jamali, president of Trablos First Organization, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the cooperation in the Tripoli Social Leaders program. We are looking forward to further future collaborations with this esteemed organization towards a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The CSR Division of Al Ahli Holding Group is proud and delighted to announce the signing of a formal agreement with the University of Jordan to support JAR Education, a local English teaching project, by providing faculty students to support this initiative.

We are thankful for the great partnership and looking forward to more fruitful collaborations to come.

The CSR Division is proud to announce that this year the Social Leaders Program will be implemented in Lebanon. From the end of March, 2 cohorts of Social Leaders will take place in Beirut and Tripoli in partnership, respectively, with ESA Business School and Trablos First Organization.

The Social Leaders Program will return to Jordan for its 3rd cycle in March 2019.

Social Leaders is a practical and interactive program aiming at developing capabilities in youth to develop and manage social initiatives for the benefit and development of their communities. This time Social Leaders will target the entire kingdom and will be organized in 4 cohorts (Amman, Ajloun, Madaba and Tafileh) and will engage a total of 200 participants.

Following months of negotiation, we are proud to announce the establishment of a partnership with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD). The partnership aims to promote joint and reciprocal programs and activities aiming to enhance the level of youth engagement in social leadership and social entrepreneurship in Jordan.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) serves as a framework to facilitate the collaboration and cooperation between Al Ahli Holding Group and Ajman University. The objective of this MOU is to strengthen the professional relations between the two organizations, with a special focus to be placed on supporting mutual programs and activities that aim at fostering the social responsibility and social entrepreneurship spheres on a long-term sustainable basis.