Sulaimani Kurdistan, April 21, 2016: Rwanga Foundation was privileged to be a part of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) Annual Job Career Fair held in Sulaimani for the purpose of supporting students and youths. The focal aim of taking part in this fair was to inform the students about Rwanga Foras project as an eye opener in encouraging them to engage either for job opportunities or training courses online and offline. The students were very excited about Rwanga Foras project especially those who were about to finish their University curriculum and are in the stage of seeking jobs.
Silatech and Microsoft Citizenship joined hands in April 2012 to create Foras Ta3mal named (Masr Ta3mal) in Egypt as an employability portal. Thereafter, it was expanded from Qatar to Libya and Morocco, then across some other countries in the MENA region.
Foras wants to bring together different resources for the young people who are eager to learn and perform but they do not know where and how to start. Foras is therefore a platform that could be relevant to every young person in the mentioned countries. A platform that would provide round-the-clock skills e-learning and connect young graduates to career paths and potential entrepreneurs.
In Iraq, the Foras Project started in 2013 funded and managed by the USAID until the end of 2015. Starting from January 2016, the project was handed over and is now managed by Rwanga Foundation funded by Silatech and Microsoft. The Foras Project – which is now called Rwanga Foras – works all over Iraq to register new companies, provide job opportunities and deliver training courses.
