Gaza Sky Geeks
Palestine, State of
Since 2011, Mercy Corps' Gaza Sky Geeks has trained over 60,000 Palestinian youth in coding, freelancing and startup skills through …
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Proyecto Juventud, Tecnología y Empleo de Jordania (YTJ)
Jordan · Amman · See the Jordan profile
Programa financiado por el Banco Mundial (200 M$) que formó a 10.591 jóvenes en competencias digitales e integró planes de estudio digitales para 402.757 estudiantes, además de digitalizar 200 servicios públicos con 52,9 millones de transacciones.
US$200M
Financiación del proyecto
10,591
Jóvenes formados en competencias digitales
402,757
Estudiantes alcanzados con currículos digitales
Details
- Maturity
- Scaling
- Promoter
- Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Jordan
- Period
- 2020–2025
- Keywords
- digital skills, youth employment, e-government, refugee inclusion, MENA
Context
El proyecto Jordan Youth, Technology, and Jobs (YTJ) es un programa financiado por el Banco Mundial (200 M USD) que forma a jóvenes en competencias digitales y mejora los servicios públicos digitales.
Results
El proyecto de 200 M USD formó a 10.591 jóvenes en competencias digitales y entregó currículos digitales a 402.757 estudiantes, además de mejorar 200 servicios públicos digitales que generaron 52,9 millones de transacciones.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
- Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Jordan — accessed 2026-06-21
- World Bank: Expanding Economic Opportunities for Youth, Women, and Refugees in Jordan — accessed 2026-06-21
- Jordan News – $85.82M disbursed for YTJ — accessed 2026-06-21
- Jordan Pulse – Project exceeds targets — accessed 2026-06-21
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