Education for Employment

Efe global also had its programmatic initiatives into algeria, spain, and the united arab emirates (uae). Through these programs, efe has trained and provided job placements for youth in these regions.

Education for employment-yemen ("efe-yemen") was founded in 2008 with the mission to connect yemeni youth to jobs and income through private sector partnerships, market demand-driven training, and world-class curriculums delivered by dynamic local trainers. Efe-yemen has trained many youth in its job placement and self-employment courses, including many young women in spite of a low yemeni national average for female labor participation. From 2019, efe-yemen implemented the medical Employment and development (med) project, followed by an expanded med ii project in 2020-2022 and another iteration with med iii in 2023-2024. The med projects are supported by catholic relief services and address the critical humanitarian needs for medical care in yemen while providing unemployed yemeni youth with access to economic opportunities in the healthcare sector. Under the current med iii project, many young students have graduated from efe-yemen's medical support training courses, over half of whom are young women. The med iii project also incorporates the efe mentorship program, linking med alumni to experienced professionals in the medical field to offer career guidance. The project also expands on capacity building work for local vocation training centers, by incorporating efe's soft skills curriculum into their own Education, thereby better preparing graduates for the world of work. Supported by alwaleed philanthropies, the mustaqbal ii project (2023-2024) follows on the success of the mustaqbal i project (2021-2022). The project trains youth in aden in various vocational sectors and supports entrepreneurs to launch their business. The resilience, empowerment, advancement & development for yemeni women (ready women) project, implemented in support by un women, aims to increase yemeni women's access to Employment and prosperous livelihoods through job placement training and job search training. The project also builds the capacities of local women's support centers to increase yemeni women's awareness of and access to protection and gbv-based services.

Education for Employment palestine ("efe-palestine") is a palestinian civil society organization that provides demand-driven training for youth with limited opportunities. Founded in 2006 and operating in the west bank, east jerusalem and gaza, efe-palestine partners with local businesses and universities to place youth in jobs and support young entrepreneurs. In 2023, efe-palestine concluded programming for the "rebuilding livelihoods" project, funded by islamic relief usa, in which efe-palestine supported local entrepreneurs in gaza to rebuild their businesses and develop resilience against future economic shocks and challenges. Efe-palestine also continued implementation of another islamic relief usa-funded project "vitalization & youth empowerment in gaza," which aims to connect gazan youth to the world of work over the course of three years through three distinct, market-driven training tracks (job training & placement, pathways to a job, and entrepreneurship). Under the "Employment beyond boundaries" project, funded by the western union foundation, efe-palestine prepared vulnerable youth in palestine to earn sustainable income through virtual Employment and freelance opportunities. Lastly, efe-palestine concluded the "scale up & thrive" project, which provided capacity-building training to palestinian women entrepreneurs and culminated in an exchange program to the united states for several finalists.

Since its inception in 2016, efe-saudi arabia has connected saudi youth with Employment skills and opportunities while providing skilled young talent to businesses in saudi arabia. Efe-saudi arabia develops practical training programs aligned with their workforce requirements, qualifying job-ready and retainable employees. In 2023, efe-saudi arabia completed the "league of women it" project with jpmorgan chase foundation to provide entry-level job training & placement (jtp) in ict skills. Efe-saudi arabia also continued to work with citi foundation to provide jtp to saudi youth. Additionally, efe-saudi arabia implemented it job fairs and generated new employer leads as part of a project with bechtel, as well as launched the toumouhi project, which exposes young saudi women to leadership skills related to the sports industry. Furthermore, efe-saudi arabia worked with consolidated contractors company and cummins arabia on two separate projects, both to deliver jtp for young saudi women and place the graduates into jobs.

Since its inception in 2012, Education for Employment tunisia ("efe-tunisie") has connected youth to improved labor market outcomes through targeted trainings. Efe-tunisie partners with public universities, government institutions, and private sector actors in order to develop tailored technical, soft skills, and entrepreneurship trainings across all of the regions of tunisia. Building on past successes of the efe-citi partnership, the my career project aims to enhance the agency, socio-economic resilience, and livelihoods of youth in tunisia. The project will focus on linking tunisian youth to experienced mentors who will provide career guidance, as well as job fairs to match youth to employers.

Efe-egypt was founded in 2007 to provide youth with a brighter future and help businesses find the skilled entry-level employees their industries demand. To achieve this mission, efe-egypt delivers job placement training programs (jptp) to connect youth with Employment opportunities and career directions (cd) programming to provide youth with job search and employability skills. In 2023, efe-egypt continued to work with boeing to support youth Employment through the provision of jptp and cd trainings. Efe-egypt also worked with jpmorgan chase foundation to complete its project that trained young women in ict skills. Additionally, efe-egypt collaborated with bechtel to implement it job fairs for beneficiaries, and with agfund to train beneficiaries in jptp and cd.

Education for employment-jordan ("efe-jordan") was established in 2006 and has trained a significant number of youth in its job training & placement and entrepreneurship programs. In 2023, efe-jordan concluded the women's empowerment through entrepreneurship (wee) project funded by the u.s. department of state through the u.s. embassy in amman. Over two years, the project trained women in jordan in advanced entrepreneurship, culminating in a week-long exchange program to the united states for finalists, all in partnership with international strategic management, inc. efe-jordan also concluded programming under the "Employment beyond boundaries" project, funded by the western union foundation, in which efe-jordan prepared vulnerable youth in jordan to earn sustainable income through virtual Employment and freelance opportunities. Efe-jordan also implemented the second and third iterations of the "future hoteliers academy" project, funded by the hyatt hotels foundation, which trained youth in amman and aqaba in the tourism and hospitality sectors, placing several graduates in full-time jobs. Lastly, efe-jordan implemented the "elevate with efe" award, funded by katherine and gary parr, consisting of a women's entrepreneurship competition for women business owners in irbid to earn $1,000 each in seed funding to cover their business startup costs.

La fondation marocaine de l'ducation pour l'emploi ("efe-maroc") was established in 2007 and to date has trained thousands of youth on employability and job skills. In 2023, efe-maroc completed programming under the "efe & you" project funded by the velaj foundation, which consisted of a pilot mentorship program, a webinar series, a civic engagement program, and social media outreach. Efe-maroc also continued programming under the "jump in: skills and readiness" project funded by boeing, which trained youth in morocco in employability and soft skills, and placed job training & placement (jtp) graduates into jobs in the health, retail, agrobusiness, and aviation sectors.