
Can the AI revolution boost youth employment in MENA?
The IT revolution promised to close the education gap between the Global North and South; it has not. The IT revolution promised to provide income opportunities to disadvantaged populatio...
Andrew Baird is the President & CEO of the global hub of Education For Employment (EFE), the leading youth employment and job placement organization in the Middle East and North Africa. Previously, Andrew was the Program Area Director, Workforce and Economic Development Group for RTI International, where he led a team of 130 employees and a $150 million portfolio. Andrew holds a BA from The College of Wooster and an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
The IT revolution promised to close the education gap between the Global North and South; it has not. The IT revolution promised to provide income opportunities to disadvantaged populatio...
This summer, the Jordanian Ministry of Labour announced that it had issued more than 106,000 work permits for Syrian refugees. With this milestone, the government crossed the halfway poin...