Silatech
| Formation | 2008 |
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| Type | Private |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
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Key people
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Ms.Mozah bint Nasser founder Ms.Sabah AlHaidoos, Acting CEO |
| Website | silatech.com |
Silatech (Arabic: صلتك) is an organization based in Qatar, spearheaded by the wife of the former Emir of Qatar Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser.Also the current CEO of this organization is Ms.Sabah AlHaidoos.Silatech means "your connection" in Arabic language. The initiative seeks to create jobs and economic opportunities for young people in the Arab world, targeting 18- to 30-year-olds. by 2016, Silatech claims to have helped 200,000 young Arabs get jobs. The initiative’s model involves building partnerships with governments, private companies and NGOs.
Silatech was launched at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum in January 2008 by Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, initially targeting six pilot countries: Bahrain, Morocco, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. The initiative’s $100 million seed capital was donated from the personal funds of Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned and the former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Programmatic operations began in 2009.
Founding partners of Silatech include Cisco,Gallup, and ImagineNations. Silatech seeks to harness the ‘youth bulge’ in the Arab world and tackle youth unemployment - which is as high as 35% in some Arab countries - by promoting the economic empowerment of Arab youth.
As of 2016, Silatech was active in 16 countries, running projects with partners in the areas of microfinance, career advice and employability, small and medium enterprises (SME) development, civic engagement, and research and policy advocacy.
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