partners
Drosos is the biggest partner for AYB-SD. Drosos contributed to the expansion of the training programs of AYB-SD in marginalized communities, as well as the establishment of AYB-SD employment program. The partnership started in 2009.
Vodafone Egypt was the first and one of the biggest partners for AYB-SD. In 2006 and until this moment, Vodafone has been partnering with AYB-SD in the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), which carries out trainings for youth in various universities. The revenues of these courses cover the trainings given to poor youth; the main target group of AYB-SD. In 2007, Vodafone donated 10 computers for AYB-SD computer lab in Ain El Sira. In 2009, AYB-SD partnered with Vodafone in the execution of one of its major CSR programs named ‘Qariaty’, and another project named “Madasty’.
International Youth Foundation (IYF) contributed with the first institutional grant to AYB-SD in 2007. The grant was given for a project named ‘One Stop Shop’, which was about making the Youth Centers in Egypt places for youth to get trainings, employment opportunities, and gain knowledge about various topics. The partnership with the IYF was through Nahdet El Mahrousa (an Egyptian NGO), which is one of the main NGO partners for AYB-SD. In addition, IYF recently selected Raghda El Ebrashi – AYB-SD Founder and Chairperson – among its board members.
