WHERE WE WORK
We aim to serve all people living in the 25 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While these countries vary culturally and politically, the main social issues facing them are similar: lack of high-quality education from pre-primary to higher education, persistent youth unemployment, high levels of poverty and illiteracy, human rights violations and gender inequality. Some countries suffer from conflicts, while others bear the weight of the refugee crisis caused by the conflicts. Both of these factors deepen the difficult social issues already present.
Afganistan

LANGUAGE:
DARI, PASHTO
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Million Population
Algeria

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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AZERBAIJAN

LANGUAGE:
AZERBAIJANI
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POVERTY LEVELS
Million Population
BAHRAIN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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Million Population
EGYPT

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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%
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Million Population
IRAN

LANGUAGE:
FARSI
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%
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Million Population
IRAQ

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC, KURDISH
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JORDAN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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Million Population
KUWAIT

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
%
ILLITERACY LEVELS
Official statistics not published
Poverty Levels
Million Population
LEBANON

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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Million Population
LIBYA

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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Million Population
MAURITANIA

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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Million Population
MOROCCO

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC, BERBER
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%
POVERTY LEVELS
Million Population
OMAN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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ILLITERACY LEVELS
Official statistics not published
Poverty Levels
Million Population
QATAR

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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ILLITERACY LEVELS
Official statistics not published
Poverty Levels
Million Population
SAUDI ARABIA

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
%
ILLITERACY LEVELS
Official statistics not published
Poverty Levels
Million Population
SOUTH SUDAN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC, ENGLISH
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Million Population
SUDAN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC, ENGLISH
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Million Population
SYRIA

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC, ENGLISH
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TAJIKISTAN

LANGUAGE:
TAJIK
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TAJIKISTAN

LANGUAGE:
TAJIK
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THE HOLY LAND

LANGUAGE:
HEBREW, ARABIC
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Million Population
TUNISIA

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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TURKEY

LANGUAGE:
TAJIK
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Million Population
UAE

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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YEMEN

LANGUAGE:
ARABIC
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