3DOTs Bahrain bags laurels

Student company 3 DOTs from Bahrain won two prestigious accolades including High School Company of the Year award, supported by Oman Oil and OMIFCO and, the Remarkable Customer Service Award funded by Citi Foundation in the 9th chapter of the annual INJAZ Al-Arab Young Arab Entrepreneurs Competition.

Held at Shangri-La Hotel in Oman, 14 teams made up of young Arab entrepreneurs from across the region vied for the titles of “University Company of the Year” and “School Company of the Year” 2015. 

USE FORFAIT from Morocco won the University Company of the Year, sponsored by Omantel. The University and High School Product of the Year awards were given to Pinnacle Inc. from Tunisia and Electronic Company from Morocco respectively. 

Pinnacle Inc. also bagged the 2015 FedEx Access Award. Other accolades included the Best Social Impact award, which was granted to Creative Young from Yemen for the University category and Drops from KSA for the High School category. 

During an honouring ceremony yesterday at Al Iman School, Shaikha Hessa Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, INJAZ Bahrain Executive Director, said: “We are very proud of 3DOTs. They have put into practice all the skills that they have acquired while practicing through the INJAZ Bahrain Company programme.” 

Commenting on the event, Akef Aqrabawi. President and CEO, JA Middle East/ North Africa, INJAZ Al-Arab said: “The Middle East is home to a vast amount of entrepreneurial talent and our annual competition seeks to reward young people who are striving to create companies of the future.” 

As many as 14 teams from Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Yemen participated.