2014 AMIDEAST Annual Report by AMIDEAST

TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chair and President................................ 1 Highlights of the Year ............................................................ 2 Advancing English Language and Workforce Skills........... 4 Empowering Youth and Women........................................... 8 Building Institutional Capacity............................................. 12 Expanding Global Understanding...................................... 16 Financial Statements............................................................. 20 Donors and Sponsors........................................................... 21 Senior Staff............................................................................ 22 Board of Directors................................................................ 23 Advisory Boards................................................................... 24 Training Partners .................................................................. 25 Field and Project Offices...................................................... 27

ABOUT AMIDEAST

Founded in 1951, AMIDEAST is a private, U.S. nonprofit organization with a long and distinguished record of engagement in international education, training, and development assistance in the Middle East and North Africa. With more than 20 offices in 13 countries and over 1,000 dedicated professionals, AMIDEAST provides programs and services to improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy.

OUR MISSION

AMIDEAST is dedicated to expanding opportunity through education and training, while strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa.

CHAIR/PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, The theme of our 2014 annual report, Making a Difference, is more than a simple tag line. It reflects a set of values by which AMIDEAST lives and operates, implementing programs every day to improve the lives of others. Amazingly, we have found the roadblocks and challenges created by the instability in the Middle East and North Africa to be little match for the human spirit of those we have been able to touch. The stories of men and women, young and old, who go on to connect to others with inspiration, support, knowledge, and insights to improve their own lives and the lives of others are nothing short of transformational. In these pages you’ll meet some of them: • F atim, a young Moroccan woman who gained employability skills that enabled her to avoid the fate of her many unemployed peers • A hmed, an English teacher in one of Cairo’s poorest neighborhoods who is excited to discover that teaching methods learned in our new PCELT program are improving his students’ learning and, therefore, their chances for a brighter future • D ina, a young Jordanian woman helped by the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project to start her own business of providing healthy foods to consumers • A mmar, a dedicated young man from Yemen who is using his Fulbright scholarship to seek a sustainable path to development for his country Their successes have broader implications for strengthening the foundation of stability in the countries in which AMIDEAST operates. This is true, in particular, for our programs that target youth and women — affecting nearly 16,000 individuals. Youth and women with knowledge and skills valued in the workplace are empowered to make a positive difference in their communities at a time when their contributions and the engagement of this sizeable demographic is crucial. We thank you for your generous support, without which we would not be able to make a difference in these critical times. We look forward to working together in the coming months and years. Sincerely,

Mary W. Gray Theodore H. Kattouf Chair President and CEO

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

YOUTH & WOMEN ENGAGED

15,700

YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN

across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) benefited from programs designed to engage and empower them.

GLOBAL EDUCATION ADVANCED

WORKFORCE SKILLS BUILT

709

1,125

AMERICAN STUDENTS

advanced their language skills and knowledge of the Arab world through AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs.

1,025

MENA STUDENTS

accessed scholarship and exchange opportunities in the USA or at U.S.-style institutions through programs supported by AMIDEAST.

JOB SKILLS TRAINEES

gained vital employability skills through programs targeting recent graduates in four countries.

61,000

ENROLLMENTS

in English language and professional skills training were recorded at AMIDEAST centers in 12 countries.

TEACHING & LEARNING IMPROVED

ADVICE PROVIDED & TESTS ADMINISTERED

975

2,854

100,000 219,000

in Lebanon and Palestine were improved through the introduction of measures to boost Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 learning outcomes.

benefited regionwide from opportunities for professional development in school administration and the teaching of the English language and other subject areas.

received information and guidance on U.S. study from AMIDEASTmanaged Education USA advising centers in seven countries.

SCHOOLS

EDUCATORS

STUDENTS

TESTS

administered by AMIDEAST testing centers advanced the academic and career goals of test-takers regionwide.

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ADVANCING ENGLISH LANGUAGE & WORKFORCE SKILLS

ADVANCING

ENGLISH LANGUAGE &

ADVANCING ENGLISH LANGUAGE & WORKFORCE SKILLS

WORKFORCE SKILLS

ADVANCING ENGLISH SKILLS and other workplace competencies can make a critical difference in the academic and professional lives of people throughout the Middle East and North Africa. As a leader in international education and training, AMIDEAST is using its experience and expertise to help meet the need for skills training and higher education opportunities that ultimately expand the region’s knowledge base. In 2014, AMIDEAST delivered training to 61,000 individuals, including aspiring entrepreneurs, and worked with organizations and companies to develop their most important asset: their people. IMPACTS Incubating Entrepreneurs. The AMIDEAST Entrepreneur Institute in Beirut helped accelerate Lebanon’s entrepreneurial talent by developing business, financial, and marketing skills. Empowering Arab Women in Business. The Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project supported the success of 74 aspiring women business owners regionwide through training and other support. Improving English Language Teaching. The Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT), offered in partnership with SIT Graduate Institute and with support from the GE Foundation and U.S. embassies, helped transform teaching in English classrooms regionwide, with 104 newly certified teachers in 2014. Helping Partner Institutions Achieve Higher Standards. By setting rigorous standards for language institutes in 13 Egyptian cities, the Offsite Service Providers initiative benefited over 4,200 English-language learners across Egypt. Training with a Community Focus. At youth centers managed by AMIDEAST on behalf of OCP Groupe, nearly 1,000 youths received training in employability skills, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit management, expanding opportunity in three mid-sized Moroccan cities.

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WORKFORCE SKILLS FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMY English Language Competency In 2014, more than 51,000 individuals enrolled in English language courses offered at AMIDEAST training centers in 11 countries. Designed for individuals of varying ages and skill levels, these courses advanced their personal, academic, and professional goals by helping them to become confident users of English for a variety of purposes. The centers also tailored instruction for organizations in the public and private sectors, enabling them to build the competencies of their employees in workplace English, including in specialized fields such as law, medicine, antiquities, and journalism. English language training remained a high priority for AMIDEAST regionwide, but particularly in the Francophone countries of North Africa, where learning English has become an increasingly valued goal. In Morocco and Tunisia, enrollments were significantly higher as AMIDEAST expanded its capacity to serve greater numbers of students, including many young learners. In Egypt, AMIDEAST’s nine-year-old Offsite Service Providers initiative supported the efforts of language institutes in 13 cities beyond Cairo and Alexandria to provide quality instruction, benefiting more than 4,200 language learners. In Gaza and Yemen, AMIDEAST’s dedicated staff maintained their English language programs despite periods of turmoil. Certification of English Teachers In an era when knowledge of English can significantly expand youth opportunity, the shortage of qualified language teachers in the region’s school systems is a serious obstacle. AMIDEAST continued to address this challenge with its new training program for teachers, the Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT). Working in partnership with World Learning/SIT Graduate Institute and with generous support from the GE Foundation and U.S. embassies, AMIDEAST moved beyond the crucial pilot phase to make this valuable professional development course available in eight countries: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank/ Gaza, and Yemen. By year’s end, 314 teachers had completed the internationally recognized certificate program, acquiring fresh approaches to teaching that promise to improve language learning for the thousands of students in their classrooms. Demonstrating PCELT’s potential to impact the most challenging classrooms, PCELT graduates included educators serving marginal communities such as Palestinian refugee schools, Cairo’s Mokattam neighborhood, remote areas of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, and rural Yemen. Professional Skills Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa is closely linked to the development of skills required in an

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increasingly complex and modern economy. AMIDEAST training centers in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, UAE, and the West Bank/Gaza supported the needs of individuals, companies, and organizations for specialized training to improve professional and managerial competencies. Courses offered ranged from business writing and presentation skills to leadership, customer service, negotiation, problem-solving, proposal writing, public speaking, research methodology, and team-building. AMIDEAST training centers also met the region’s growing need for certifiable management skills by delivering training courses developed and certified by the Project Management Institute. Moreover, AMIDEAST offered a range of assessment tools that measure language and other workforce competencies, benefiting jobseekers, employees, and employers. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship can be a powerful engine of growth and job creation in the Middle East and North Africa. Individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset are also encountering career success and bringing fresh energy to the workplace. As a training organization, AMIDEAST has found that courses that teach the “how-tos” of business are valuable options for individuals who cannot afford the high cost and time of more extensive training, such as offered by an MBA program. AMIDEAST offered cutting-edge workshops in basic business skills and mentored new and aspiring entrepreneurs in Lebanon through the AMIDEAST Entrepreneur Institute. Previously operated as the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute, the program was rebranded in 2014 with support from the AMIDEAST/ Lebanon Advisory Board in order to advance entrepreneurship in Lebanon. In addition, a third round of training was offered through the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project (AWEP), targeting underserved women in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco who seek to start a business or expand an existing one. This AMIDEAST-Citi Foundation partnership trained 74 women, bringing the total number of women benefitting from AWEP to nearly 300. A fourth training round will be implemented in 2015 in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco. Elsewhere, entrepreneurship training offered at the Rhamna Skills Center helped launch 30 startups in and around the Moroccan city of Benguerir, where AMIDEAST operates the large youth facility on behalf of OCP Groupe. AMIDEAST also prepared to launch entrepreneurship programs at two other OCP centers that it manages. In Oman, AMIDEAST was pleased to support a major corporate social responsibility initiative of the Bank of Muscat aimed at building that country’s small and mediumsize enterprise sector.

TEACHER TRAINING IMPACTS UNDERSERVED STUDENTS Ahmed Mahrous teaches English in a school in Mokattam, one of Cairo’s poorest and most culturally isolated areas. The challenges teachers face are considerable, not least of which is the traditional expectation of many parents that, at 15 years old, girls leave school to marry and boys go to work. Having the right attitudes and techniques can make a crucial difference in a teacher’s effectiveness, as Ahmed discovered in the Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT) course.

“The PCELT course changed my life. PCELT taught me how to solve problems and set goals with my students in mind.” “Three years ago, the PCELT course changed my life. I have been teaching for 10 years, but have been a real teacher for only three of them,” says Ahmed. “My way of thinking, planning, and analyzing is completely different now. I taught without motivation or purpose before. Now, I continually question and assess what I do in the classroom. PCELT taught me how to solve problems and set goals with my students in mind.” Ahmed is pleased that PCELT’s emphasis on collaborative learning has been nothing short of transformational for his students. “I see a real difference. Students who don’t get along now work together in groups; students who can’t read are getting help from stronger students. They now fight with their parents to come to class.”

A WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR’S PATH TO EMPOWERMENT Meet Dina Zabalawi, an up-and-coming entrepreneur in Jordan who hopes to someday own a business that promotes healthy, wholesome eating. Just one year ago, this was just a dream. A lack of basic business skills was only part of the challenge facing her. She was also unsure that her ideas would be well received.

“AWEP gave me confidence to become a young Jordanian entrepreneur.” That changed when the Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans encouraged her to apply for the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project (AWEP). During AWEP’s in-class training, she proved to be a quick learner, absorbing lessons such as how to develop and implement a business plan, make a persuasive pitch, and take advantage of networking. In the program’s supportive environment, she flourished and her self-confidence grew. By program’s end, Dina was prepared to enter the world of business. At a special AWEP event that enabled the women to showcase their business plans to prospective funders, she impressed the audience with her pitch and a speech she delivered on behalf of the whole group. The event opened doors, helping her connect with a key investor who shared her ideas of promoting healthy meals in the region. “I now feel different about myself,” Dina says. “AWEP gave me confidence to become a young Jordanian entrepreneur.”

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EMPOWERING

YOUTH &

EMPOWERING YOUTH & WOMEN

& WOMEN

ONE CONSTANT THAT AMIDEAST has learned over its more than 60 years of providing educational and training services in the Middle East and North Africa is that youth and women in the region want to make a difference in their own lives and in the lives of others. This is true even amid the political, economic, and social uncertainty following the Arab Spring. In 2014, AMIDEAST helped make this possible, with nearly 16,000 young men and women benefiting from programs specifically designed to give them the skills, know-how, and education to make a difference. The net result: today, many are achieving their dreams and helping others do the same. IMPACTS Developing Foundational Skills. The English Access Microscholarship Program provided English language and other skills training to more than 6,500 non-elite high school students in eight countries across the region. Advancing Employability. AMIDEAST partnered with the Union for the Mediterranean to launch Skills for Success速 to improve the job prospects of 450 young women in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. Opening Doors to U.S. Higher Education. The Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund matched a record 26 talented, deserving Arab youth with scholarships for undergraduate study in the United States. Advancing the College Dreams of Palestinian Youth. AMIDEAST enabled 124 high-achieving young Palestinian men and women, many from refugee backgrounds, to earn scholarships for undergraduate study in the United States and elsewhere. Fostering Youth Community Engagement in Yemen. The USAID-funded PYCE project connected 6,500 Yemeni youth to their communities through sports, recreational programs, and other activities.

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MEETING CHALLENGES WITH NEW SKILLS Laying Foundations Language learning that starts at a young age is likely to have a lasting impact. For that reason, AMIDEAST continued to expand its English programming for young learners year-round. Many AMIDEAST centers also supported special programs designed to expand youth opportunity, none more so than the English Access Microscholarship Program. In the decade since this transformational program of the U.S. Department of State was created, AMIDEAST has managed grants that have helped nearly 27,000 teenagers from economically disadvantaged sectors across the region. In 2014 alone, more than 6,500 secondary school students in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen benefited from the program’s emphasis on English language instruction, ICT, critical thinking, leadership development, and community engagement — elements of a solid foundation that will enhance the chances for later success of these young men and women. For some, this has meant being able to take advantage of important opportunities for high school exchange and higher education that require a command of English. AMIDEAST was also pleased to develop and administer the seventh year of Camp Discovery, a multifaceted summer camp program sponsored by the U.S. Consulate in Jersusalem for at-risk Palestinian youth from refugee camps and other marginalized areas of the West Bank and Gaza. With a focus on English language training, artistic expression, scientific discovery, team-building, and leadership development, the three-week camp has offered a fun and enriching summer experience for 4,500 mainly refugee children — 648 in 2014 alone. Making Higher Education Possible For a growing number of talented, deserving young Arab men and women, the dream of higher education is becoming a reality thanks to the efforts of AMIDEAST. The Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund (DKSSF) facilitated the successful applications of 26 students from Egypt, Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank for admission and financial assistance to cover their undergraduate studies in the United States. This record number for a single year brought to 69 the number of students supported since AMIDEAST established the DKSSF in 2006 to assist promising Arab youth with outstanding academic credentials but lacking the financial resources to realize their potential. AMIDEAST also supported several U.S. Department of State programs that made it possible for 186 students to realize their aspirations to pursue their undergraduate studies in the United States or in the region. They included 70 participants in the Opportunity Fund program and Competitive College Clubs at AMIDEAST-administered EducationUSA advising centers and 116 Palestinian students assisted directly by Abraham Lincoln Incentive Grants and the A-Plus Scholarship Program. Also of note, AMIDEAST made it possible for the Hope Fund to obtain

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full scholarships for four Palestinian students from refugee backgrounds, covering the cost of their undergraduate studies in the United States. Improving Job Prospects Too many young men and women across the Middle East and North Africa graduate without skills essential for the workplace, depriving the region of a valuable demographic asset. AMIDEAST’s Skills for Success® program is designed to overcome this mismatch by emphasizing valued transferable job skills such as English language proficiency, problem solving, critical thinking, and computer skills. First introduced in Egypt in 2012, it was formally launched by AMIDEAST and endorsed by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in March 2014 in support of the UfM’s goal of advancing the socioeconomic empowerment of women in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Skills for Success—Employability Skills for Women program began training 180 young women high school graduates in Jordan and Morocco in summer 2014, with plans to train 90 more women in each of Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia in 2015. When complete, this initiative will have improved the job prospects of 450 women. In Morocco, AMIDEAST was pleased to support the efforts of OCP Groupe to address the country’s high rates of unemployment, especially among college graduates, and to expand youth opportunity in cities where the large phosphate company operates. At two youth centers established by OCP and managed by AMIDEAST, more than 600 recent graduates received employability skills training similar to the Skills for Success program. The job placement rate at the oldest of them — the Rhamna Skills Center in Benguerir — exceeded 60 percent, boding well for the centers’ potential to tackle youth unemployment. Encouraging Citizen Engagement Local communities greatly need the talents and energy of their youth to grow, thrive, and become places of vibrancy for all who live there. A large youth cohort represents a huge potential benefit for society if given the opportunity to become engaged in positive ways. Community service is a core component of the English Access Microscholarship Program. It is also emphasized by the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, both during YES students’ exchange year in the United States and through YES alumni organizations that AMIDEAST manages in the region. In addition, AMIDEAST implemented the USAID-funded Promoting Youth Civic Engagement (PYCE) in Yemen project. Working directly with a cadre of nearly 500 PYCE youth leaders, the project engaged 6,500 young adults in the five governorates of Aden, Sana’a, Lahej, Marib, and Abyan in sports, skills training, and community engagement activities designed to improve youth opportunity and advance civic responsibility among at-risk Yemeni youth.

EDUCATION OPENS THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY College was a dream for Charlie Hanna. His family’s income from farming in the Bekaa Valley was limited, and a war was underway in Lebanon in July 2006, when he turned to AMIDEAST for support. For most students, finding and obtaining a full scholarship in the midst of a war, let alone a month before the start of the fall semester, would be nearly impossible. But Charlie was well known to AMIDEAST’s advising staff in Beirut; they knew how much he had accomplished during a year in Idaho on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, and that he was a hard-working, dedicated student.

“Thanks to opportunities for study in the United States, I broadened my horizons and equipped myself with everything I need to succeed in life.” The Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund (DKSSF) at AMIDEAST submitted Charlie’s application to Berea College, which quickly admitted him with the same full funding all Berea students receive. After Charlie graduated with a double major in political science and finance and a minor in economics, doors opened for him. Working first on a USAID project in Lebanon, he was later hired by the Beirut office of the giant telecommunications firm Ericsson. Today he is a regional financial controller for that global company, based in Erbil, Iraq. “Thanks to opportunities for study in the United States, I broadened my horizons and equipped myself with everything I need to succeed in life.”

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND CAREER Like far too many young Moroccans, Fatim Zahra Rachid had graduated from college but couldn’t find a job in her field despite her professional license in quality management. Her prospects improved when she joined Rhamna Skills, a training center recently opened by OCP Groupe in Benguerir, her home city. She was admitted to its track for young professionals, where she was able to develop marketable skills to add to her resume. The center’s offerings of extracurricular activities gave her opportunities to network and gain experience in event planning.

“I discovered that motivation and a diploma weren’t enough. Rhamna Skills surrounded me with experienced trainers who helped me improve my career prospects.” Rhamna Skills’s career center taught Fatim how to search for a job and approach interviews with confidence. It also encouraged her to broaden her scope of research beyond just jobs in her field. By expanding and diversifying the kinds of jobs for which she could apply, the center enabled her to find a position in customer service at the Benguerir-based regional office of Banque Populaire, one of the largest banks in Morocco. “Like all fresh graduates, I was excited about the prospect of becoming employed in a field that I am passionate about. But I discovered that motivation and a diploma weren’t enough. Rhamna Skills surrounded me with experienced trainers who helped me improve my career prospects,” Fatim recalls.

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BUILDING

INSTITUTIONAL

BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

CAPACITY

STUDENT OR TEACHER, worker or supervisor, AMIDEAST aims to develop the capacity and productivity of each in ways that will improve their lives and their communities. In 2014, our efforts focused on building capacity in the education sectors of Lebanon and the West Bank/Gaza, where we sought to improve teaching and learning. In Saudi Arabia, a training program developed by AMIDEAST is advancing the country’s Saudization goals by providing Saudi nationals with a bridge between school and a career. IMPACTS Reforming Education in Lebanon. Through the USAID-funded D-RASATI 2 project, AMIDEAST implemented leadership development, school improvement, and extracurricular activity components to strengthen the public school system. Improving School Performance in Palestine. With USAID support, the Leadership and Teacher Development Program introduced strategies focused on bolstering leadership and teaching at schools in the West Bank and Gaza. Supporting Marginal Schools in Palestine. The School Support Program, made possible with USAID resources, improved learning and community engagement at 50 schools in marginal areas of the West Bank. Strengthening Higher Education in Palestine. The Palestinian Faculty Development Program fostered an institutional culture of teaching and learning within Palestinian higher education. Building Saudi Electric Company’s InHouse Training Capability. AMIDEAST helped launch and managed a bridging program to provide English language and technical skills training for approximately 400 new recruits annually, advancing the company’s Saudization goals.

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MAKING BETTER SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS Improving School Performance in Lebanon and Palestine In 2014, the basic education reform goals of the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) were supported by AMIDEAST through two major USAIDfunded projects. In its third program year, the Leadership and Teacher Development (LTD) Program continued to build the system’s capacity to equip schools with qualified teachers and administrators, improve school facilities and information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities, bolster district leadership support for schools, fortify the linkages between schools and their communities, and enhance pre-service teacher education in Gaza. At the national level, LTD recommended reforms in education policy and key ministry departments based on results of its functional audit of the ministry. It also partnered with the National Institute for Education and Training (NIET) to codesign a new national teacher licensing program and establish the National Cadre of Teacher Educators, which delivered high quality professional development to 282 school principals and over 1,200 teachers of mathematics, science, Arabic, English, and technology education. The School Support Program (SSP), an initiative focused on strengthening school leadership, teaching quality, infrastructure upgrading, community engagement, and student performance in 50 schools located in marginalized areas of the West Bank, completed an intensive school assessment process to select the schools to be included in the program. It also began implementing district-wide events with parents, teachers, students, and other community members. AMIDEAST worked with NIET to enroll principals in a 10-month intensive Leadership Diploma Program and distributed laptops to schools for these principals to use. In addition, over 2,000 students took part in museum visits, counselors were trained in a career services curriculum, parent councils were elected, and awareness sessions organized.

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In Lebanon, AMIDEAST advanced the national goal of closing the performance gap between its public schools, which are known to enroll the most underprivileged youth nationwide, and its private schools, where twothirds of Lebanon’s students enroll. Since October 2013, AMIDEAST has partnered with World Learning to implement the USAID-funded Developing Rehabilitation Assistance to Schools and Teacher Improvement (D-RASATI) 2 Project. AMIDEAST is responsible for implementing three components: a leadership development program to strengthen the administration of individual schools; a school improvement program to empower school teams to undertake needed reforms at their schools; and a program to enhance schools’ abilities to provide extracurricular learning opportunities for their students. AMIDEAST delivered the nine-month leadership training to principals of 223 schools and 630 school leaders who make up the school improvement teams at 205 schools. It also helped frame a national strategy for extracurricular activities. Building a University System for Palestine The USAID-funded Palestinian Faculty Development Program (PFDP) brought further improvement to the quality and effectiveness of Palestine’s higher education system. Marking its ninth program year in 2014, AMIDEAST provided crucial support to Palestine Polytechnic University’s new Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Kadoorie Center for Learning and Teaching Innovation at Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie, complementing two existing Centers for Teaching Excellence at An Najah National University and Bethlehem University. AMIDEAST also implemented a series of national roundtable seminars designed to engage senior decision makers in formulating policy recommendations for Palestinian higher education.

LEARNING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, LEADING FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING As the new principal of the Al Maghayyer Secondary School for Girls in the West Bank, Sawsan Youssef felt overwhelmed by many challenges, from the school’s inadequate facilities to juggling daily administrative tasks. However, nothing prepared her for making the transition from teacher to principal, not even a decade of teaching experience.

“This program should be compulsory for all principals. Without it, I would still be facing daily administrative problems. It would also help change the stereotype of the ‘bossy’ principal.” In her second year as principal, Sawsan began to overcome her steep challenges after she joined the Leadership Diploma Program, a course introduced by the Leadership and Teacher Development (LTD) Program to improve in-service professional development of school administrators. In the course, she learned strategies for exerting effective leadership, particularly with how to engage administrative staff, teachers, parents, and other community members in the process of devising and implementing solutions. These strategies soon paid off, she recalls, by enabling her to play an active role in supporting her teachers, overcome financial problems facing the school, improve its physical environment, refurbish the library, and upgrade its computer lab — ultimately making a difference in her students’ learning. “This program should be compulsory for all principals. Without it, I would still be facing daily administrative problems. It would also help change the stereotype of the ‘bossy’ principal to one who urges participation of faculty and the community in decision making,” says Youssef, who has since taken these lessons to the Abu Qash Secondary Girls’ School, where she became principal, overseeing 20 teachers and 400 students.

BUILDING A SKILLED WORKFORCE IN SAUDI ARABIA In Saudi Arabia, AMIDEAST helped launch and then managed a training program designed to raise the English language, math, and science skills of approximately 400 new recruits of the Saudi Electric Company each year. Implemented under the auspices of Saudi Electric Services Polytechnic (SESP), an SEC subsidiary, the program will advance SEC’s Saudization goals, enabling it to maintain its already high Saudization rate of 87 percent, the highest of any company within the kingdom. The new English Language and Technical Bridging Program is housed at the Juaymah Training Center, a state-of-the-art facility north of Dammam. AMIDEAST undertook the recruitment of a team of educators qualified in various subject areas and set up the training center, readied the curriculum, and developed the learning management system in preparation for the arrival of the first training cohort in December 2013. Under a five-year agreement signed in 2013, AMIDEAST will manage the program, supervise delivery of all instruction, and provide quality assurance services designed to maintain its high standards. As fiscal 2014 came to a close, 345 trainees were nearing completion of the year-long program and preparing to move on to the technical training component of their programs, to be followed in six months by on-the-job training. Meanwhile, SESP and AMIDEAST prepared to welcome a second cohort of 400 trainees to start in November 2014.

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EXPANDING

GLOBAL

EXPANDING GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

Ever since AMIDEAST’s founding in 1951, international educational and cultural exchange has been fundamental to its mission of strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and those who live in the Middle East and North Africa. With that mission as relevant as ever in 2014, AMIDEAST supported scholarship and exchange initiatives that advanced the educational and professional goals and global understanding of more than 1,700 students and professionals from these two geographical areas. IMPACTS Educating Global Leaders. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program, the flagship program of the U.S. Department of State, helped 304 outstanding young men and women to realize their potential through graduate study in the United States.

UNDERSTANDING

Fostering Understanding in High School. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program brought 210 high school students to the United States for an exchange year, building bridges between the United States and countries with significant Muslim populations. Developing Future Leaders. 62 young men and women who want to make a difference in their communities received scholarships for undergraduate study through the Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program. Promoting International Educational Exchange. EducationUSA centers managed by AMIDEAST assisted more than 100,000 individuals seeking information about U.S. study opportunities and AMIDEAST’s testing centers administered 219,000 tests for university admissions as well as for professional achievement. Advancing Americans’ Understanding of the Arab World. AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs provided in-region study opportunities for 709 American students.

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BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP In today’s shrinking world, leadership increasingly requires a global perspective. Nothing achieves this capability better than firsthand experience of another country. AMIDEAST was proud to partner with governmental and private sponsors to offer nearly 20 scholarship and exchange programs. These opportunities enabled more than 1,000 students and professionals from the Middle East and North Africa to engage in study and research in the United States or at American-style institutions in the region. Educating Future Leaders No program better illustrates the benefits of educational exchange than the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, the flagship program of the U.S. Department of State. The Fulbright Program is dedicated to developing the talents of young men and women who stand out for their academic achievements, leadership potential, and desire to make a difference in their societies. AMIDEAST has been proud to administer the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in the Middle East and North Africa since 1970. During the course of the 2013–14 academic year, AMIDEAST cooperated with U.S. embassies and the binational Fulbright commissions in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco in administering grants for 304 men and women from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen. In addition, it helped place 160 Fulbright Program nominees from these countries into study programs for the 2014–15 academic year. AMIDEAST supported a dozen initiatives that benefited students and young professionals from the region. Worthy of special mention is the Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program, which enabled 62 highly motivated, talented men and women to receive scholarships covering their undergraduate studies at the American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, and the American University in Cairo. Since its creation by the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative in 2007, this valuable program has developed a cadre of 225 university-

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age leaders who are civic-minded, intellectually able, and professionally skilled, capable of becoming community, business, and national leaders in the future. Building Bridges of Understanding An academic “exchange year” in another country during secondary school is a life-changing experience like no other. It offers an opportunity to develop language skills, acquire knowledge and insights, and expand a student’s sensitivity and understanding of other cultures, producing benefits that last a lifetime. In 2014, AMIDEAST was pleased to again help administer the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, assisting in the selection of 210 high school students from Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen to spend a year of high school in the United States. In countries where AMIDEAST has offices, it also supported alumni organizations that ease the transition home and keep the YES experience alive beyond the exchange year in the United States. Advising and Testing Services Complementing AMIDEAST’s international educational exchanges were its extensive advising and testing operations in the region. AMIDEAST hosted and helped sponsor a network of nine EducationUSA Centers in Egypt (Cairo and Alexandria), Gaza, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, the West Bank, and Yemen. Part of the U.S. Department of State’s network of more than 400 EducationUSA centers worldwide, they recorded close to 100,000 contacts with individuals seeking information and guidance about U.S. study. As an international leader in the field of standardized testing, AMIDEAST operates high quality testing centers that administer the key tests required for university admissions in the United States and elsewhere. In 2014, these centers, located in 16 countries across the region, administered 219,000 tests.

SEEKING A DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR YEMEN Ammar Mohammed is using his Fulbright grant to find solutions to the problems facing African-Yemenis, a marginalized population in his country, Yemen. He is particularly interested in how leadership and social entrepreneurship can assist in their integration. As a student of sustainable international development at SIT Graduate Institute, he also seeks approaches that lead to lasting solutions to the challenges facing his country.

CREATING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARAB WORLD In 2014, 254 students enrolled in summer, semester, or fullyear study options offered by AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World, earning credit for coursework in Modern Standard and Colloquial Arabic and in area studies. Programs were offered again in Jordan and Morocco, and for the first time in Oman. An important focus of activity was the customization of shortterm programs. AMIDEAST assisted 13 U.S. institutions in the development and implementation of short-term education abroad programs in Jordan, Morocco, and the UAE. Through activities such as homestays, lectures, cross-cultural discussions, site visits to community organizations, service learning projects, and cultural excursions, 455 participating high school and college students gained invaluable insights that expanded their understanding of the region and fostered newfound connections with its citizens. By tailoring these short-term programs to meet sponsors’ objectives, AMIDEAST meets a variety of needs and interests. As in previous years, intensive language study was the focal point of several programs. Notably, two U.S. Department of State-funded programs in Morocco and Oman advanced the Arabic language proficiency of 111 secondary and postsecondary students. Other customized programs enabled participants to explore special topics, including engineering leadership, student affairs in higher education, human rights and community service, the Middle East dimension of peace and conflict resolution, and gender, maternal and child health in Morocco.

“Social change ‘for the better’ needs the power of intention; people need to embrace the idea and, most importantly, take part in the process.” Ammar was one of five Fulbright Foreign Students selected by the U.S. Department of State to participate in the 2014 Fulbright-Millennial Trains Project. The 10-day transcontinental train ride gave him a chance to meet African-American social entrepreneurs and see firsthand the benefits achieved when marginalized American populations were given an opportunity to set up their own enterprises. These encounters, along with his research and studies, have helped Ammar develop a conceptual framework that he believes will enable him to make a difference in Yemen: a grassroots, “participatory development” organization that engages stakeholders in the research of possible solutions, the implementation of these solutions, and advocating government action when policy change or improvement is needed. “Change is a multi-faceted notion. On the macro level, it requires political will supported by popular will. On the micro level, social change ‘for the better’ needs the power of intention; people need to embrace the idea and, most importantly, take part in the process. My program at SIT has shaped and sharpened this participatory perspective.”

ANNUAL REPORT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION September 30, 2014 (With Comparative Totals for 2013)

ASSETS 2014 2013 Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,712,940 $ 5,200,147 Reimbursable expenditures under contracts and grants 5,540,444 4,768,214 Receivables, net 2,656,825 2,049,259 Promises to give, net 724,367 854,489 Inventory, net 2,350,904 2,020,086 Prepaid expenses and other 2,264,187 1,670,061 Investments 13,336,411 13,618,375 Property and equipment, net 1,335,090 1,648,771 TOTAL ASSETS $ 34,921,168 $ 31,829,402 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 4,917,170 $ 4,153,909 Line of credit 1,834,445 2,600,000 Severance payable 1,895,256 1,789,640 Accrued expenses 2,188,840 1,925,495 Refundable advances 5,608,527 4,985,579 Deferred revenue 410,832 272,814 Capital lease obligation 242,033 351,296 Deferred rent 232,517 264,944 Total liabilities 17,329,620 16,343,677 NET ASSETS Unrestricted Undesignated 3,227,421 Board designated endowment 11,538,834 14,766,255 Temporarily restricted 2,825,293 Total net assets 17,591,548 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 34,921,168

1,220,449 11,941,511 13,161,960 2,323,765 15,485,725 $ 31,829,402

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Year Ended September 30, 2014 (With Comparative Totals for 2013) Unrestricted

2014 Temporarily 2013 Restricted Total Total

SUPPORT AND REVENUE Grants and contracts $51,257,883 $ - $51,257,883 $49,532,963 Fees for services 23,850,576 - 23,850,576 23,412,461 Contributions 144,600 556,881 701,481 1,453,986 Investment income 1,446,930 - 1,446,930 1,224,000 Other 6,867 - 6,867 189,887 Net assets released from restrictions 55,353 (55,353) - Total support and revenue 76,762,209 501,528 77,263,737 75,813,297 EXPENSES Program services: Field offices 38,784,915 - 38,784,915 40,037,227 Exchange programs 23,371,769 - 23,371,769 26,402,081 Other programs 1,853,419 - 1,853,419 1,662,307 Total program services 64,010,103 - 64,010,103 68,101,615 Supporting services 11,147,811 - 11,147,811 6,868,800 Total expenses 75,157,914 - 75,157,914 74,970,415 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 1,604,295 501,528 2,105,823 842,882 NET ASSETS Beginning 13,161,960 2,323,765 15,485,725 14,642,843 Ending $14,766,255 $ 2,825,293 $17,591,548 $15,485,725

FINANCIALS

DONORS & SPONSORS We are grateful for the support of our donors and program sponsors, without which our work would not be possible. In addition, we deeply appreciated the generous donations received for the Gaza Student Humanitarian Fund, enabling AMIDEAST to assist students and their families who suffered devastating losses during the war in Gaza in summer 2014.

CONTRIBUTIONS $200,000+ United Arab Emirates $50,000–$74,999 Anonymous Occidental Petroleum Corporation $20,000–$49,999 Antoine Frem Antoine and Carol Kareh AIG Lebanon Lockheed Martin Corporation Georges Makhoul Youssef Matar Harry Nadjarian Semaan Foundation $10,000–$19,999 Hussam Abu Issa Ammer Aker Kutayba Alghanim Walid Assaf Michel Asseily Hanna Ayoub Salwa AlSiniora Baassiri Amid Baroudi Moustafa Bissat Paul Boulos Nabil Bustros Habib Debs George Doumet Kanan Hamzeh Rana Zaim Idriss Nasser Kamal Samer Khoury May Makhzoumi

Bashar Masri Mustafa Miqdadi Anis Nassar Raghida Raheem Wafa Saab Solidere Robert Tarazi Asma Zein $5,000–$9,999 Amine Abboud Richard Abdoo Said Baransi Mounir Douaidy Ali Ghandour Maha Kaddoura Talal Nassereddine Salim Sfeir Salim Zeenni $1,000–$4,999 Reem Abboushi Odeh and Candace Aburdene Ali Alamine Stacy Bakri Randa Barghouti Curtis and Judy Brand Ahed Bseiso Wyche Fowler Edward Gabriel Amal Ghandour Doris C. Halaby Theodore H. Kattouf D. Patrick Maley III Robert Pelletreau, Jr. Magda Saleh Leila Sharaf

Up to $999 Jenin and Nuha Abu-Hashem Katherine Ackley Bartholomew Alexander Geoffrey and Lee Anderson Kate Archambault Ghada Attieh Charles Azen Carole Bahou Barbara Batlouni Joseph Bellipanni Serenella Boustany Chris Bramwell Zakir Chalikulangara Nashira Chavez Sherrill Cleland Jerry Davis John Davis Vincent and Kerry DeSomma Hasan El-Khatib Deidre Evans-Pritchard Sabrina Faber Joao Fernandes Charles and Samira Geadah Sami Ghawi Deborah Gordon Mary W. Gray Charles N. Griffin James Q. Griffin Helen Habiby David Heuring Alan W. Horton James Hughes Shama Hussain Carol Hutton

Paul Jabber Sarah Jackson Roby and Sheena Jacob Michael Kattouf Basila Kattouf Steven Keller Ayham Khleif Samar Khleif Mary King Huda and Jochen Kraske Cara Lane-Toomey William Lewis Mary Liddy Georgette Ioup Betsy Maalouf Kerry McIntosh Albert Mokhiber Lia Nigro Kevin O’Connell Joseph Phillips Edward Prados Corey Reis William A. Rugh Jerome Sherman Chris Shinn Helena Simas Sara Sirota Paul Toomey Nicholas and Patricia Veliotes Jennifer Wells Mary Wozny Ayad Zein Majed Zouhairy

PROGRAM SPONSORS American Bar Association American Councils for International Education Bank Muscat Binational Fulbright Commission of Egypt Bowling Green State University Castle Worldwide Choate Rosemary Hall School Citi Foundation Colorado State University Council of International Schools Cyprus Fulbright Commission Educational Testing Service

Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs Foundation for International Education GE Foundation Hope Fund Corporation John Jay College of the City University of New York Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange Kosmos Energy Kryterion Lauder Institute of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Linden Tours

Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange Nexen, Inc. Norwegian Department of Foreign Affairs OCP Foundation Open Society Foundations Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) Foundation PepsiCo Saudi Electric Services Polytechnic (SESP) Tunisian Bar Association Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education Union for the Mediterranean

U.S. Agency for International Development U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) U.S. Education Group University of Maryland/ College Park University of Miami University of Virginia University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee World Learning

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SENIOR STAFF OFFICERS The Hon. Theodore H. Kattouf President and CEO Kate Archambault Vice President Exchange Programs Linda DeNicola Vice President Finance and CFO Vincent V. DeSomma Vice President Business Development James T. Grabowski Vice President Field Operations Leslie S. Nucho Vice President Programs Gregory Touma Vice President Administration

HEADQUARTERS MANAGEMENT Sara Z. Birk Controller

EGYPT Shahinaz Ahmed Country Director Quincy Dermody Assistant Country Director Edmond Chamatt Alexandria Branch Director IRAQ Christopher Ludlow Country Director JORDAN Dana Shuqom Country Director KUWAIT Samar Khleif Country Director LEBANON Barbara Shahin Batlouni Country Director MOROCCO

Jerome Bookin-Weiner Director, Education Abroad

Joseph Phillips Country Director

Elisabeth Westlund Dahl Director, Business Development

Hassna Lazar Director, Operations

Kate DeBoer Director, Fulbright Foreign Student Program

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Juleann Fallgatter Director, Advising and Testing Services Imad Samha Director, Information Technology Amanda Smith Director, Office Systems Alicia Waller Director, Human Resources Jennifer Wells Director, Contracts and Grants

COUNTRY MANAGEMENT

SENIOR STAFF

Sarah Jackson Country Director SAUDI ARABIA Donald Schmidt Country Director TUNISIA Chris Shinn Country Director UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Rula Dajani Country Director

WEST BANK/GAZA Steven Keller Country Director Maha Hasan Assistant Country Director Said Assaf Chief of Party, Leadership and Teacher Development Program Phillip Butterfield Chief of Party, School Support Program John Knight Chief of Party, Palestinian Faculty Development Program Anees Abu Hashem Gaza Field Operations Manager YEMEN Edward Prados Country Director Sabrina Faber Chief of Party, Promoting Youth Civic Engagement (PYCE) Project

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT Ghada Abdelrahman Regional Director, Finance David Heuring Director, Education Program Development Morad Qahwash Regional Manager, Information Technology Helena Simas Regional Director, English Language Programs

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Dr. Mary W. Gray Chair Professor of Mathematics, American University Washington, DC *

The Hon. Theodore H. Kattouf President and CEO Former U.S. Ambassador Washington, DC *

The Hon. Nicholas Veliotes Vice Chair Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State Washington, DC *

The Hon. Robert H. Pelletreau Treasurer Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State Washington, DC *

MEMBERS Mr. Richard A. Abdoo (Emeritus) President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dr. Odeh Aburdene President, OAI Advisors Washington, DC *

H.E. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Consul General of Saint Kitts and Nevis New York, New York Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunis, Tunisia Ms. Judith Barnett President, The Barnett Group, LLC Washington, DC Dr. Paul F. Boulos President, COO, & CTO, Innovyze Broomfield, Colorado *

Mr. Curtis Brand Former President, Mobil Shipping & Transportation Company; former Chairman, Mobil Saudi Arabia Washington, DC *

Dr. Sherrill Cleland President Emeritus, Marietta College; Trustee, KnowledgeWorks Foundation Sarasota, Florida *

The Hon. Robert S. Dillon (Emeritus) Former AMIDEAST President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador Washington, DC Mr. Hasan M. El-Khatib President, Dena Corporation Elk Grove Village, Illinois Mr. Antoine N. Frem Vice Chairman, INDEVCO Group; Chairman and CEO, Interstate Resources-USA Beirut, Lebanon The Hon. Edward M. Gabriel President, The Gabriel Company, LLC; former U.S. Ambassador Washington, DC Mr. James Q. Griffin Vice President and Secretary, Wilmerding, Miller & Co. Princeton, New Jersey Mr. Mohammed Grimeh CEO, Standard Chartered Securities (North America) Regional Head of Financial Markets, Americas New York, NY Mrs. Doris C. Halaby (Emerita) Chair, Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center New York, New York Dr. Alan W. Horton (Emeritus) Former Director, Center for Mediterranean Studies Randolph, New Hampshire Mrs. Ghada Irani Beverly Hills, California Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. New York, New York

Dr. Samir Khalaf (Emeritus) Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon Dr. Mary E. King (Emerita) Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University for Peace, Costa Rica; Visiting Fellow, Rothermore American Institute, University of Oxford, England Washington, DC Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Hanover Energy Associates London, England *

The Hon. William A. Rugh Former AMIDEAST President and CEO; former U.S. Ambassador Washington, DC *

Mr. Frederick C. Seibold, Jr. Consultant; former Vice President and Treasurer, Sears World Trade Washington, DC H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf Senator and former Minister, Jordan Amman, Jordan Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO OCP Groupe Casablanca, Morocco Mr. J.T. (Jack) Tymann (Emeritus) President, Smart Partnerships International; former President of CBS/Westinghouse International Services Co. Washington, DC Dr. Hillary Wiesner Director of Programmes KAICIID Vienna. Austria Executive Committee Members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADVISORY BOARDS AMIDEAST/Lebanon Advisory Board (ALAB) Mr. Anis Nassar ALAB Chair Chairman Anis Nassar Group of Companies Dubai, UAE Ms. Asma Zein ALAB Vice Chair General Manager, Infofort Lebanonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Crypta SAL Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Wafa Saab ALAB Secretary CEO and Board Member Tinol Paints International Co. Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Amine Abboud Former Chairman and CEO Nestle Waters (Middle East, Africa and Central Asia) Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Doha, Qatar Dr. Salwa AlSiniora Baassiri Director General Rafik Hariri Foundation Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Walid Assaf Chairman and General Manager Societe Moderne Libanaise Pour Le Commerce (SMLC) Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Michel Asseily President Prime Investments Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Hanna Ayoub Chairman Hameng Holdings Company Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Amid Baroudi Director Eastern Consultants Group Limited (BVI) Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Moustafa Bissat General Manager and Chairman National Technology Company, Eduware Beirut, Lebanon Dr. Paul Boulos President and COO Innovyze Broomfield, Colorado Mr. Nabil Bustros Co-founder, Chairman and CEO MIDIS Group Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Raphael Debbane Chairman DESCO Holding SAL Debbane Saikle Group Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Habib Debs President and CEO Advanced Technology Systems Co. McLean, Virginia Mr. Mounir Douaidy General Manager and CFO Solidere Beirut, Lebanon Mr. George Doumet Chairman and President Federal White Cement Ltd. Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Antoine Frem Vice Chairman, INDEVCO Group Chairman and CEO, Interstate Resources Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Rana Zaim Idriss President and Founder The Gulf Company for Development and Real Estate Investment Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Maha Kaddoura President Kaddoura Association for Philanthropy Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Georges Makhoul CEO Constellation Holdings Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ms. May Makhzoumi President and CEO Makhzoumi Foundation Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Youssef Matar Vice Chairman Dar Al-Handassah Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Mustafa Miqdadi Co-Director Agrimatco Ltd. Amman, Jordan Mr. Harry Nadjarian Chairman and CEO Industrial Motor Power Corporation Los Angeles, California Ms. Tania Semaan Founder and Director Semaan Foundation Dubai, UAE Mr. Robert Tarazi Managing Director, Beton Doha, Qatar Mr. Salim Zeenni Chairman American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce Beirut, Lebanon

AMIDEAST/Palestine Advisory Board (APAB) Mr. Ammar Aker APAB Chair CEO, The Paltel Group El-Bireh, Palestine Ms. Maha Abu Shusheh Chairwoman, Palestinian Shippers Council Manager, Abu Shusheh Contracting El-Bireh, Palestine

Mr. Said Baransi Chairman, PalestinianAmerican Chamber of Commerce Ramallah, Palestine

Mr. Nasser Kamal Chairman Palestinian Construction Product Company, Ltd. Nablus, Palestine

Dr. Adnan Mjalli Owner and President Transtech Pharmaceuticals Greensboro, North Carolina

Mr. Ahed Bseiso President Home Engineering Company Gaza City, Palestine

Mr. Hassan Kassem CEO, Dimensions Consulting Ramallah, Palestine

Mr. Talal Nassereddine CEO, Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company Ramallah, Palestine

Mr. Samir Hulileh CEO, PADICO Holding Company Ramallah, Palestine

ADVISORY BOARDS

Mr. Bashar Masri Chairman and CEO Massar International Ramallah, Palestine

TRAINING PARTNERS A Aden Vision Training & Consulting, YEMEN Al Akhawayn University, MOROCCO Al-Azhar University, GAZA Al Ibdaa Private School, OMAN Al Sahwa Schools, OMAN American University, DC Appalachian State University, NC Arab American University of Jenin, WEST BANK Arizona State University, AZ Atlantic Institute, YEMEN Auburn University, AL Azzan Bin Qais Private School, OMAN B Ball State University, IN Berea College, KY Best Workshops for Educators, Inc., OR Bethlehem University, WEST BANK Beyond Excellence, JORDAN Birzeit University, WEST BANK Boise State University, ID Boston University, MA Bridgewater College, VA Brigham Young University, UT Bryn Mawr College, PA C California State University/ Fullerton, CA California State University/ Sacramento, CA Carnegie Mellon University, PA Claremont Graduate University, CA Clark University, MA Clemson University, SC Columbia College, IL Columbia University, NY Cornell University, NY Creative People Solutions, YEMEN D DePaul University, IL Dickinson University, PA Dorval, MOROCCO Drexel University, PA Duke University, NC Duquesne University, PA E Earlham College, IN Eastern Mennonite University, VA École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, MOROCCO Emerson College, MA

Emory University, GA Emporia State University, KS Expand Lebanon, LEBANON F Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ Fifth Dimension, YEMEN Florida Institute of Technology, FL Florida International University, FL Florida State University, FL G George Mason University, VA The George Washington University, DC Georgetown University, DC Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Golden Gate University, CA Gonzaga University, WA Grand View University, IA H Hartford Seminary, CT Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Harvard University, MA Hawaii Pacific University, HI Hebron University, WEST BANK Hood College, MD Howard University, DC Hunter College, NY I Illinois State University, IL Indiana University/ Bloomington, IN Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN Injaz, LEBANON Institut de l’Agdal, MOROCCO Institute of Traditional Islamic Arts & Architecture, JORDAN

M Marshall University, WV Maryland Institute College of Art, MD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA Michigan State University, MI Mississippi State University, MS Missouri University of Science & Technology, MO Mohammed V University, MOROCCO Montana State University/ Bozeman, MT Montclair State University, NJ Monterey Institute of International Studies, CA N An-Najah National University, WEST BANK New Horizons, YEMEN The New School, NY New York Medical College, NY New York University, NY North Carolina State University, NC North Dakota State University/ Fargo, ND Northeastern University, MA Northern Arizona University, AZ Northwestern University, IL Nova Southeastern University, FL O Ohio Northern University, OH Ohio State University, OH Old Dominion University, VA Oregon State University, OR P

Kansas State University, KS Kennesaw State University, GA Kent State University, OH

Palestine Polytechnic University, WEST BANK Parsons School of Design, NY The Pennsylvania State University, PA Pepperdine University, CA Le Petit College, MOROCCO Petroleum Institute, UAE Philadelphia University, PA Portland State University, OR Pratt Institute, NY Purdue University, IN

Lebanese Center for Civic Education, LEBANON Lehigh University, PA Long Island University, NY Louisiana State University/ Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University Health Services Center, LA

Qasid Arabic Institute, JORDAN Al-Quds Bard College for Arts & Sciences, WEST BANK Al-Quds University, WEST BANK Qurum Private School, OMAN

J The Johns Hopkins University, MD K

R Rice University, TX

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Reyadah (Al-Amal Foundation for Training and Entrepreneurship), YEMEN Roanoke College, VA Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Roosevelt University, IL Rutgers University, NJ S St. Cloud State University, MN Saint Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, WA Saint Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, VT San Francisco State University, CA Sarah Lawrence College, NY Savannah College of Art & Design, GA Save the Children, Ramallah, WEST BANK School for International Training, VT School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL Searle Center for Advancing Learning & Teaching, Northwestern University, IL Smith College, MA Southern Illinois University/ Carbondale, IL Southern Methodist University, TX Stanford University, CA The State University of New York/Albany, NY The State University of New York/Binghamton, NY The State University of New York/Buffalo, NY The State University of New York/Stony Brook, NY Syracuse University, NY T Tanmia, MOROCCO Texas A&M University, TX Texas Christian University, TX Texas Tech University, TX Trinity College, CT U Ultimate, YEMEN University of Alabama/ Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alaska/ Anchorage, AK The University of Arizona, AZ University of Arkansas/ Little Rock, AR University of Bridgeport, MA University of California/ Davis, CA University of California/ Riverside, CA

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University of California/ Santa Barbara, CA University of Cincinnati, OH University of Colorado/ Boulder, CO University of Colorado/ Denver, CO University of Florida, FL University of Georgia, GA University of Illinois/Chicago, IL University of Illinois/ Urbana-Champaign, IL University of Iowa, IA University of Kansas, KS University of Louisville, KY University of Maryland/ College Park, MD University of Massachusetts/ Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts/ Boston, MA University of Massachusetts/ Lowell, MA The University of Memphis, TN University of Miami, FL University of Michigan/ Ann Arbor, MI University of Minnesota/ Twin Cities, MN University of Missouri/ Columbia, MO University of Missouri/ Kansas City, MO University of Nebraska/ Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska/ Omaha, NE University of Nevada/ Las Vegas, NV University of Nevada/Reno, NV University of New Hampshire, NH University of New Haven, CT University of New Mexico, NM University of Nizwa, OMAN University of North Carolina/ Chapel Hill, NC University of North Carolina/ Greensboro, NC University of North Florida, FL University of North Texas, TX University of Northern Colorado, CO University of Oklahoma, OK University of Oregon, OR University of Pennsylvania, PA University of Pittsburgh, PA University of Rochester, NY University of San Francisco, CA University of Scranton, PA University of South Carolina, SC University of Southern California, CA The University of Southern Mississippi, MS

University of Texas Health Science Center/Houston, TX The University of Texas/ Austin, TX University of the Arts, PA University of Toledo, OH The University of Utah, UT University of Washington, WA University of Wisconsin/ Green Bay, WI University of Wisconsin/ Madison, WI University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee, WI University of Wisconsin/ Stout, WI University of Wyoming, WY V Valparaiso University, IN Vanderbilt University, TN Vassar College, NY Villanova University, PA Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, VA W Wake Forest University, NC Washington State University, WA Washington University in St. Louis, MO Webster University, MO West Virginia University, WV Western Michigan University, MI Wright State University, OH Y Yale University, CT

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