A Program That Provides University Education to Refugees in Jordan Camps Was Announced
by Evan Nasseri Seo ExpertFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Abu Dhabi, UAE (18/5/2018) - Upon an invitation by the leaders of this joint project, Mrs. Yvelyne Wood, Mr. Bryan Wood, Mr. Mohammed Al Badie and Dr. Yaseen AlKamas,
a presentation was held at the Pearl Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi to
announce a non-profit project managed by the Swiss International
Humanitarian Organization (UniRef) after uniting the efforts of the
Jordan Red Crescent, Isra University and the Emirati business
conglomerate Al Badie Group.
The conference was characterized by
its thorough schedule and its invitee list of prominent local and global
figures that included the President of the UAE Red Crescent as well as
the Ambassador of Jordan in UAE, the President of Jordan Red Crescent
and a wide range of ambassadors, activists and more.
The schedule
involved an announcement that the academic courses will begin in 2019
with 250 beneficiaries in the first year. Another noteworthy stop included
words from UniRef’s founders Mrs. Yvelyne and Mr. Bryan Wood in which
they emphasized on the project’s value: “UniRef’s educational and
development initiative will offer young refugees the opportunity to be
less dependent on humanitarian aid and take ownership of their own
future”, the founders said.
Their words also included an
addressing of thanks to Dr. Yaseen AlKamas, the COO of Al Badie Group,
for his highly-appreciated role in liaising between the Swiss
organization and the group that played a major part in seeing this
project come true, “…whose humanist values are still demonstrated today
by his commitment to the UniRef mission”, said the founders referring to
Dr. AlKamas, “He is involved wholeheartedly in providing young refugees
and victims of war with an education of excellence”.
The
conference and the project it announced made a positive impact on all
those who consider making university degrees available for refugees and
enabling them to make vocational training a priority.
About Dr. Yaseen AlKamas
Dr.
Yaseen AlKamas is the COO of Al-Badie Group of companies, he got his
bachelor’s in Aeronautics Engineering from the University of Manchester,
He graduating with honor in 1987. In 2002, he got a Ph.D. in Aerospace
Engineering. Today, he carries the CFA Charterholder title.
For more information, please visit https://yaseenalkamas.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/program-that-provides-university-education-to-refugees-in-jordan-camps-was-announced/
Media Contact:
Al Badie Group
Hamdan Street, Al Badie Tower, Level 2-3
P.O. Box 229, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971-2-6322344
Fax: +971-2-6345284
E-mail: yaseenalkamas@gmail.com
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