INJAZ Bahrain Youth Festival successful

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

INJAZ Bahrain, a non-profit organisation and a member of Junior Achievement, has concluded its first edition of the INJAZ Bahrain Youth Festival on 25 March, with great success, attracting more than 3,000 visitors’ during a two-day period.

The festival, organised by INJAZ Bahrain and hosted at Water Garden City, was inaugurated by Her Highness Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, INJAZ Bahrain Chairperson, in presence of Ayman Al Moayed, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Ms Latifa Al Bonoodha, Assistant Undersecretary for Education at the Ministry of Education, Lulwa Ghasan Al Muhanna, Director of Directorate of Licensing and follow up of private schools at the Ministry of Education, Dr Khaled AlAlawi, Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Development at Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Al Noaimi Executive Director of Nasser Vocational Training Centre, Mr Ali Al Baqali, Chief Executive Officer of Alba, and Mr Yasser AlAbbasi, President of GPIC. A key milestone in INJAZ Bahrain’s journey towards building a generation of well-equipped young entrepreneurs, the festival saw the participation of 50 student companies (31 high schools and 19 universities) from across the Kingdom.

Providing an ideal platform for budding local student companies, the exciting youth festival hosted a market featuring local products and services by young Bahraini entrepreneurs as well as an array of entertaining activities including live music and performances, children’s activities, and other fun activities.