{"id":5942,"date":"2018-04-16T12:55:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2018-04-16T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:59:30","slug":"maharat-min-google-launches-to-grow-digital-skills-of-the-arab-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/maharat-min-google-launches-to-grow-digital-skills-of-the-arab-world\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Maharat min Google\u2019 launches to grow digital skills of the Arab world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Google\u2019s first digital skills program in Arabic designed to help youth find jobs, grow their careers or start their own businesses.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Online learning platform offers <strong>100 <\/strong>lessons across <strong>26 <\/strong>core topics, all in Arabic and free of charge<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>org to award <strong>$1 million grant <\/strong>to INJAZ Al-Arab, a regional nonprofit organization, which will offer in-person trainings to students in rural areas and underprivileged communities<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Google signs agreement with MiSK Foundation to roll out in-person trainings to students across Saudi Arabia in one year<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Total of <strong>200,000 people <\/strong>to be trained by INJAZ Al-Arab and MISK Foundation, with a target of <strong>50% <\/strong>female participation <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Monday, April 16 (Dubai)<\/strong> \u2014 Google announced today the launch of \u2018Maharat min Google\u2019, a free digital skills-building program in Arabic, in an effort to help people in MENA find jobs, advance their careers or grow their businesses. Based on a blended learning model, \u2018Maharat min Google\u2019 provides free courses, tools, and in-person digital skills training to students, educators, job seekers and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The online platform \u2014 g.co\/Maharat \u2014 has <strong>100<\/strong> lessons across <strong>26 c<\/strong>ore topics in digital marketing that include search engine marketing, social media, video, e-Commerce, geo-targeting, and data analytics, among others. Google will provide a certificate upon completion of the full course, which takes about <strong>nine<\/strong> hours to complete.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00090-767x511.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be bringing \u2018Maharat Min Google\u2019 to the Middle East and North Africa \u2014 our contribution to the future of the workforce in MENA. This program is free of charge, available in Arabic and accessible on any platform. \u2018Maharat Min Google\u2019 draws on our 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that connect people and businesses, helping them grow and succeed online. We know how valuable digital tools are to MENA\u2019s future and we at Google are proud to be an engine supporting their growth,\u201d said Matt Brittin, Google\u2019s president of business operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Google also signed an agreement with Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation (MiSK) which will conduct in-person trainings to more than <strong>100,000<\/strong> students across Saudi Arabia. Both collaborations with Injaz and MISK will target <strong>50 percent<\/strong> female participation. Google is looking for further local partnerships across the region with governments, universities, private-sector businesses and nonprofits to expand the reach of its \u2018Maharat min Google\u2019 program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-3-767x511.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the Misk Foundation, we emphasize the importance of this initiative as it is an extension to the our commitment to develop the Saudi youth\u2019s skills, focusing in particular on 21st century skills which will result in a ready-to-market generation as well as prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovator. And since obtaining digital skills is the cornerstone to achieve this, the Misk Foundation partnered on this initiative with Google and the other participating and sponsoring organizations,&#8221; said Deema Al Yahya, Adviser and CEO of MiSK Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Google also announced at the launch event that Google.org, Google\u2019s philanthropic arm, is granting $1 million USD to INJAZ Al-Arab, <em>a regional nonprofit organization, <\/em>which will roll out in-person trainings to <strong>100,000<\/strong> students across 14 countries in MENA focusing on youth in underprivileged and\u00a0 rural areas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-Akef-Aqrabawi-CEO-of-INJAZ-Al-Arab-7.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00108.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00114.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Untitled-attachment-00120.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Akef Aqrabawi, CEO of INJAZ Al-Arab, said: \u201cWe are very happy with Google\u2019s support to offer digital literacy skills across the MENA region and to expand the reach of a program like \u2018Maharat min Google\u2019. We share a common vision with Google and want to support the Arab youth, especially those in rural areas and underprivileged communities, in preparing them for future job opportunities and in empowering them to become successful entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a recent study by the World Economic Forum,<strong> 1 in 5 <\/strong>jobs in the Arab world will require digital skills that aren\u2019t widely available today. <strong>51%<\/strong> of youth consider unemployment their biggest concern and only <strong>38%<\/strong> believe their education gives them the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/245762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skills they need<\/a> to enter the workforce. In MENA, there are 30 million women educated, connected and of working age, which represents the largest economic opportunity in the region today.\u00a0 More than <strong>50%<\/strong> of university graduates are females, yet only <strong>25%<\/strong> participate in the workforce.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAHARAT-MIN-GOOGLE-YOUTH-HUB-2-767x511.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Courses are available on g.co\/Maharat and new lessons will be added in the future.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s first digital skills program in Arabic designed to help youth find jobs, grow their careers or start their own businesses. \u00a0Online learning platform offers 100 lessons across 26 core topics, all in Arabic and free of charge org to award $1 million grant to INJAZ Al-Arab, a regional nonprofit organization, which will offer in-person [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5942"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5955,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5942\/revisions\/5955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}