JA MENA launched INJAZ BEYOND BORDERS, the first virtual Innovation Camp Challenge sponsored by Citi Foundation in 13 countries on April 16th . The challenge that falls under the JA #Keeplearning initiative aimed to engage 300 students, volunteers & INJAZ team members in a twist on our well-known innovation camps complete with business challenges, jury, presentations & awards. The Challenge ‘INJAZ Beyond Borders’ is built around proposing solutions to gaps and weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19 crisis in Education, Healthcare and Technology. The challenge also moves towards a better understanding of how technology can accelerate digital education to reach more youth all over the MENA region.
The challenge was kicked off by a welcoming note from Carmen Haddad, Vice Chair of Citi Middle East and Akef Aqrabawi, CEO of INJAZ Al-Arab who also served on the main judging panel along with Savas Cizmeci, and Laila Mamou, Chairperson of INJAZ Morocco.
Four Teams won the challenge, two teams under the education and another two under the health. Solutions varied between improvement of education content delivery amongst crises, providing more flexible integrated systems that allow learning to go uninterrupted, how to empower the healthcare community to fight the Coronavirus and how to facilitate the access to COVID-A-19 medical data for researchers to understand the virus and find ways to protect, treat & manage the disease & its effects.
“INJAZ Beyond Borders has proved that there are no boundaries or limitations to inspire students from diverse backgrounds and help them gain new experiences, drive innovation and competitive advantage.” Shahd Ismaeel, INJAZ Bahrain.
JA MENA launched INJAZ BEYOND BORDERS, the first virtual Innovation Camp Challenge sponsored by Citi Foundation in 13 countries on April 16th