Jusoor Annual Report | 2022

JUSOOR

2022
ANNUAL
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Among our notable achievements this year are:

In the Scholarships department, we launched

our High School Scholarship project, which
provided education to over 160 Syrian high
school students in Jurahiya Center and Tuyoor
Al Amal School in Tripoli, Lebanon.

We also welcomed 23 scholars pursuing their

education in academic institutions worldwide to
our community and celebrated the graduation
and the beginning of new journeys of 6 scholars
joining our alumni network.

Message from the ED & the In our Refugee Education department, we celebrated the opening of our fifth center in Lebanon,
the Pine Community School (PCS) / The Ali Ghandour Schooling for Excellence and Diversity

Board of Directors (AGSED), in partnership with the Ghandour family in addition to two new partnerships with the
Goodwill School and Malaak Educational Center in Lebanon, securing the right to education for
hundreds of Syrian children. This meant that we extended our reach to over 2,500 Syrian children
This year sees Jusoor’s 11th year of existence, and we are overwhelmed with gratitude for the studying in schools every year, including two new Early Childhood Education classrooms.
opportunity to support and empower the gifted and brilliant young generation of Syria. It brings
us the greatest joy to convey the significant impact Jusoor has had on Syrian children and youth. In our Entrepreneurship department, Startup Roadshow 4, provided entrepreneurship training to
We are thrilled to report that our mission to unlock the potential of Syrian children and youth 159 startups in Jordan and Lebanon.
continues to flourish - thank you to each of our supporters for your unique contribution!
Our Agriculture Accelerator project provided 33 agriculture and agri-tech businesses from Jordan
Our belief in the power of education to transform lives remains unshakable, and we are dedicated and Lebanon with training, mentorship, and legal support. This exciting project culminated in
to providing Syrian youth with the tools and resources they need to succeed. From schools and a Demo Day pitching competition, where six innovative businesses won cash prizes and were
educational centers in Lebanon and resources for entrepreneurs in the Middle East, to global offered further coaching, investment, and access to finance.
scholarship and career development opportunities, we are committed to supporting the future of
Syria every step of the way. “My Ramadan Wish” campaign raised over $100,000 USD to support the education of hundreds
of displaced Syrian children living in informal tented settlements near our Jurahiya center in
Together, we have achieved exceptional outcomes that have touched the lives of countless Lebanon.
young Syrians. With enormous pride, Jusoor now runs seven schools and educational centers
providing Syrian and Lebanese children with primary and secondary education, opening the door Our Annual Bridges Award celebrated SPARK and its founder Yannick Du Pont for their
to countless opportunities that would have been out of reach otherwise. This means in total, since outstanding leadership and partnership in enabling education, entrepreneurship, and career
our founding, we have provided over 11,681 children with an education, the majority of whom opportunities for thousands of Syrian youth.
would have had no access without our support. We have also provided young scholars with high
school and university scholarships around the world, enabling them to access higher education, We are humbled and inspired by the bravery and resilience of the young people we serve and
a pathway to a brighter future, a chance to break free from the limitations and hardships of their the progress we have made together, but we know that there is still much work to be done. Our
past, and a new beginning. To date, we have supported 354 scholars to receive secondary and big, bold goal is to reach one million Syrian youth by 2031. As we look to the future, we remain
tertiary education in the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Asia. dedicated to our goal of empowering Syrian youth through education, and we believe that with
the continued support of our generous donors, we can make an even more significant impact in
We have invested in the entrepreneurial potential of Syrian and host communities to build the years to come.
sustainable businesses that generate jobs and economic growth, drive local development,
develop resilient communities, and create lasting change in the world. Our latest accomplishment As we enter a new year filled with hope and possibilities, we invite you to join us in our journey to
in empowering youth in the Levant region is our pilot Career Development Program which has empower and uplift Syria’s bright and resilient youth. Let’s continue to work together towards a
proven to be a resounding success, offering young people in the region a pathway to long- world where all young people can thrive and reach their full potential.
term employment opportunities. This program aims to address one of the most pressing issues
facing the region; the lack of meaningful employment opportunities for Syrian youth. We are Thank you for being a vital part of our journey.
committed to expanding this program and reach even more young people in need. Since starting Grace Atkinson, Executive Director
our Entrepreneurship Program in 2014, we have trained 1,883 entrepreneurs and seen 509
businesses launched. Our goal is to continue building bridges between youth and employers, The Jusoor Board of Directors:
breaking down barriers to opportunity, and creating a brighter future for all. Ahmad Nehlawi, Dania Ismail, Leen Al Zaibak, Maya Ghosn,
Rami Zayat, Rania Succar, Safouh Takrouri
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Table of Content Bridging the Opportunity Gap

Refugee Education Scholarship

Program Program
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In 2011, a global community of Syrian diaspora came together with the goal of building bridges
between the boundless potential of young Syrians and their opportunities for education,
entrepreneurship and global community engagement. They formed Jusoor (meaning ‘bridges’ in
Arabic) which is an international non-governmental organization with the mission of “Maximizing
The Potential of Syrian Youth Through Education”.
Entrepreneurship Donors
Program in Gratitude Since then, Jusoor’s programs have expanded and the organization has become a leading global
actor in international scholarships, refugee education and entrepreneurial programs for Syrian
26 34 refugee and host community children and young adults. Jusoor is known for its innovative approach
to development challenges, high-velocity execution, the strength of its global strategic partnerships
and its active volunteer base. All of Jusoor’s programs are designed to have a multiplier effect: they
build the capacity of individuals who in turn benefit whole communities and empower the next
generations.

The Syrian conflict since 2011 as well as the economic collapse in Lebanon since 2019 have meant
the support Jusoor is able to galvanize and provide is meaningful and essential for the lives of
Jusoor’s Financial thousands of young people.

Team Statements v

36 40 Our Impact So Far

11,681 354 509

Children Scholarships Startups
Educated Awarded Supported

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Changing the Lives of 1,000,000 Syrian Youth

Jusoor celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2021, marking a decade of successfully changing the
lives of 10,000 Syrian children and youth. As we looked to the future, we set a new and ambitious
goal for the next decade: to positively impact the lives of 1,000,000 Syrian youth by 2031.

This new goal marks the start of a new chapter in Jusoor’s mission, as we work towards bridging
the opportunity gaps by providing more resources, expertise and knowledge to result in a better
future for thousands of ambitious Syrian youth.

Same Big Bold Vision; New Chair of the Board

Our organization is dedicated to making a meaningful impact, and we have been working tirelessly
to ensure that we have the right individuals in positions of leadership. In light of this, in 2022 we
announced Safouh Takrouri as our new elected Board of Directors Chairperson.

Safouh is a Jusoor scholarship program alumnus, and his journey serves as a shining example of
the unwavering resilience and fortitude of Syrian youth. In a mere eight years, he has transformed
from being a scholarship recipient to leading our organization, which now provides education to
thousands of Syrian children and youths annually. Safouh is part of the Strategy & Analytics group

Highlights at Snowflake, based in San Francisco. Previously, he held various roles at Goldman Sachs over the
course of five years in their Technology Strategy and Investment Banking departments, advising
companies in the software and eCommerce space.

We are extremely fortunate to have him at the helm, and we are eager to witness the incredible
accomplishments he will achieve in his new role.

of 2022 We want to express our gratitude to Rania Succar, our Co-Founder and former Chair of the Board,
for her years of dedication to Jusoor. Her hard work and commitment have been instrumental in
helping us grow from a small group of Harvard friends to a multinational organization making a
positive impact. We’re grateful to still have her on our Board of Directors as a valued member.
Thank you, Rania.

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About the Program *

Almost half of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon are
children, many of whom have been out of school Jusoor
for years or have never had a formal education. Educational
Additionally, families face financial difficulties Centers in
Lebanon
due to Lebanon’s economic crisis, ranked as
possibly amongst the worst top 3 worldwide
since 1850, according to the World Bank.
*
Since June 2013, Jusoor’s Refugee Education
Program in Lebanon has helped thousands
of displaced Syrian children continue their
education. The program, which has been *
developed in response to distinct challenges that
children face due to the impact of the conflict in
Syria, seeks to ensure Syrian refugee children as
*
well as other vulnerable Lebanese children have
a holistic, well-rounded primary school education
and a strong psychosocial support system.

Our complete program^ includes ECE, Primary * Jusoor Partner School

Education, Homework Club, Azima and Brevet.

Refugee Our Impact in 2022

Education 88 1,656 2,166

Program
Early Childhood Primary Education Total Number of
Students Students Students^

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2022 Program Highlights Program Partners

This year Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program has
Jusoor expanding its reached a new milestone, of now providing education
reach more than ever, to more than 2000 children in a single year. This
comes after Jusoor’s three new partnerships with local
reaching 2,000+ Lebanese schools which are providing education to
students by adding Syrian and Lebanese children.
three new schools Jusoor’s fifth school is in partnership with the Ghandour
Family. The Pine Community School (PCS) / The Ali
Ghandour Schooling for Excellence and Diversity in
the village of Derkousheh, Chouf, provides a precious
opportunity to the community to continue providing
education. The school originally had to close its doors
due to the lack of funding, depriving more than 120
students from receiving education. Thanks to the
generosity of the Ghandour Family, a three-year plan has
been put in place to revive the institution by restoring
some of its infrastructure, building the capacity of the
teachers and increasing the number of students and
available grade levels.
Our Pride
Our sixth school partnership is with Malaak Educational
Center, located in Sammounieh, Akkar, Lebanon. This
is Jusoor’s first school in the North region of Lebanon.
Finally our seventh school is with the Goodwill School
in Aatchane, Bikfaya, Lebanon.

Modernising Jusoor’s Curriculum with 21st century skills

“We were impressed with Jusoor’s great work in helping the

In 2022, Jusoor continued to invest in integrating the latest trends in modern education across
its schools, and presenting students with the knowledge and skill they deserve. Providing quality
less fortunate individuals and families, especially during this
education to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon is one of Jusoor’s most essential goals. In the challenging time and the harsh financial situation in Lebanon.
case of Syrian refugee children, education should not only cover the basics, but to prepare the
children to develop skills essential to daily living, such as developing critical thinking, reasoning, We are proud to be working with Jusoor now and for the long
and learning how to discern right from wrong. run in honor of our father’s legacy in his passion for education
In 2022, Jusoor’s teachers implemented mental math in the school curriculum, and it has been
and helping others.”
observed so far that many gifted students are excelling at using this new skill. Unfortunately, some
of these children must work to support their families, and being able to use mental math fluently will Fadi Ghandour
undoubtedly help them avoid being scammed or taken advantage of. This addition to the curriculum Executive Chairman, Wamda Group
is also unique where mental math is not a topic of focus in traditional Lebanese education.

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throughout Lebanon (Beirut Center, Jurahiya “I wake up at 7 a.m. every day, and the first
Mohammad Center, and Jeb Jennine Center). thing I do is finish my homework. My time after
Discovers His Talents Once Back in School school hours usually involves playing with my
A Dedicated Student with Many Talents neighbors and exercising because I love sports,”
Mohammad says.
Mohammad’s learning journey has had its
challenges. “I still remember receiving a failing During his free time, Mohammad assists an
grade on my first English language quiz,” interior painting technician, who teaches him the
Mohammad says. “But I did not give up. I wanted basics of applying various finishes to interiors.
to do better and to be one of the best students in “I love learning this craft because it is related to
class, so I worked hard to fulfill this goal.” building and fixing homes, something I always
dreamt about doing,” Mohammad says.
Thanks to the school, Mohammad is now
discovering qualities that make him proud of
himself, such as being a hard worker, a dedicated
learner, and a very good mathematician.

“When I become an engineer, I want to build environment for her children. “The first thing I did
safe, warm homes for poor people.” Mohammad, when I arrived was to look for good schools for
12, is a young Syrian living in Jeb Jennine, West my children, but again, Mohammad’s enrollment
Bekaa, Lebanon. After missing several years of seemed impossible because he had missed
school, Mohammad is finally catching up thanks several years,” Mohammad’s mother says.
to Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program. He
now feels that his dream is attainable: “I have Soon after, Mohammad’s mother learned
always wanted to earn an education because I about Jusoor’s essential educational services
know that being educated will help me improve offered at Chalhoub-Jusoor Jeb Jennine Center.
my life and the lives of my family members.” After succeeding in his placement test, Jusoor
welcomed Mohammad, who could finally begin
School Cut Short his educational journey.

Mohammad could never complete a single school Jusoor Supports Syrians’ Right to
year in Syria: his schools would repeatedly Education
close due to the conflict. In 2018, eight-year-old
Mohammad fled Syria with his mother and three At Jusoor’s Jeb Jennine Center, Mohammad
siblings to seek asylum in Lebanon. His mother was enrolled at the primary school level. There,
hoped he could finally attend school regularly in he received 2-year courses specifically designed
their new home, but her attempts to enroll him to help him and other Syrian children and youth
were futile. catch up on numeracy, literacy, and life skills
needed to transition into Lebanese public schools
“Schools did not enroll Mohammad because successfully.
he did not own any school certificates,”
Mohammad’s mother explains. Consequently, Like Mohammad, more than 800 children per year
at 9 years old Mohammad still had not finished receive a second chance at education thanks
the KG3 learning level. Determined not to give to the “Back to School - Primary Education”
up, Mohammad’s mother moved from Beirut project, which is part of Jusoor’s Refugee
to Jeb Jennine in hopes of finding a better Education Program implemented in three centers
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“My favorite part of the day is studying, and Now that she has begun her educational
Mona & Ola I spend more than five hours a day studying journey, Mona feels that her dream is attainable:
Finally Start their Educational Journeys and working on my assignments,” Mona
says. Mona also helps her younger sister. She
“When I grow up, I want to become a doctor to
treat people with illnesses,” Mona says.
teaches Ola to write and holds her hand while
writing to support her.

Mona, 12, and Ola, 7, have always wanted to daughters. “I do my best to provide whatever
attend school. They were also both born with they ask for, and therefore I work around 12
paralysis that hinders the growth of their lower hours daily to meet their needs,” Shadi says.
bodies. Unable to walk or sit in a chair, Lebanese
schools that host Syrian refugees refused to School, at last
enroll Mona and Ola because of their specific
needs. Mona and Ola longed to go to school like other
children. Sadly, Shadi and Siham’s countless
Mona and Ola were denied their right to attempts to enroll them in school in Lebanon
education for many years. Now, thanks to all failed. “Schools did not admit them because
Jusoor’s support, they have a teacher and the they believed it would be a huge responsibility,
opportunity to learn from home – the first step since my daughters need very close attention or
on their educational journey. else they could be at risk of falling off the chair
and hurting themselves,” explained Shadi.
Seeking safety
Shadi adds: “My daughters’ brains are fully
In 2013, Mona and Ola’s parents fled Syria in functional, and they are brilliant. I believe that if
search of safety. Originally from Homs, a Syrian given the adequate opportunity, they have a lot
city that endured heavy armed conflict, the to offer to humanity.”
family decided to settle in Bekaa, Lebanon.
Shadi, the girls’ father, resumed his work as a After some time, Shadi and Siham learned about
bread baker. Shadi and his wife Siham tried hard Jusoor’s Azima Program. The project, which is
to find a cure for their daughters’ condition but part of Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program,
to no avail. Nevertheless, they were determined allows Syrian refugee children to continue
to give their girls the best possible life. their education through online study at home.
Through this project, Jusoor provided Mona and
Mona and Ola’s condition requires constant Ola with a smartphone and internet bundle to
attention and coordination from Shadi and Siham. access lessons and assignments online, finally
The pair demonstrate exemplary teamwork, giving them the opportunity to attend school.
working together to protect and care for their

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About the Program

The Jusoor Scholarship Program enables Syrian youth to continue their academic studies and attain
an education that will be essential to their futures as well as to the future of Syria. By supporting
Syrian students to access excellent education institutions around the world, Jusoor is helping to
create the next generation of Syrian leaders and building capacity for the country in years to come.

Jusoor’s Scholarship Program aims to bridge the gap between the potential of young Syrians and
opportunities for further education. The program helps Syrian youth stay academically focused,
access world-renowned institutions, and become their own success stories while changing the
world for the better.

Jusoor Scholars,
in 20 Countries

Our Impact in 2022

Scholarship 7
New Graduates
23
New Scholars
4
New International
High School Students
160
New High School
Students in Lebanon

Program Scholars are spread between:

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain,
Lebanon, Jordan, Tanzania, India

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2022 Program Highlights Program Partners

New Scholars in 2022
• Sara Aljaafari • Nour Albrzawi • George Abou Assaleh
• Judi Aldalati • Allayth Saleh • Mohammad Al Ghabra
• Heba Hamzeh • Abdulkader Fattouh • Assma Alrefai
• Samar Moussa • Hamed AlRiyabi • Nour Khayou
• Sidra Raslan • Maram Alowenan • Hussain Bu Subayt
• Lina Othman • Iehab Kahwati • Husain Ali
• Aveen Hussein • Ahmad Trad • Anna Maria Kassis
• Mhd Omar Altenbkji • Zeidan Ahmad Alsbehe
• Subhi Abo Rdan • Raghad Altinawi
• Abdalazeez Jerby • Anonymous

New Graduates in 2022

Alik Sarian Duaa Alderi Ibrahim Alkaseer
Health Sciences Education High School (UWC) Our Pride
Ahmed Alsayadi Anas Alaa Eddin
Electrical Engineering Master’s in Public Policy

Osama Alhosain Hayat Mansour

Civil Engineering Pharmacy

Community Meetups, After 2 Years of Social Distancing

After two years of lockdown and a social distancing,
we were finally able to reunite in person meetups
with our community members in various areas in
the world. We managed to hear from them during
feedback sessions, and also had the opportunity
to provide workshops on community engagement.

Academic Mentorship “Nelson Mandela once said, “History will judge us by the difference we
make in the everyday lives of children”
In 2022 we relaunched the Academic Mentorship project, Jusoor is doing a remarkable job at that by giving opportunities and
which provided guidance to Syrian students applying
tools to thousands of kids in the last 12 years. Thank you again for all
to universities and scholarships. The project aimed to
connect ambitious Syrian students with mentors from the you do you have been incredible.”
international community. Throughout the project, mentees
met with their mentors on a monthly basis for six months, Laïla Munif
Honorary Ambassador of Jusoor Scholars
receiving assistance in selecting universities, preparing for language proficiency exams, obtaining
reference letters, and refining their application materials. The project successfully paired 55
mentees with 42 mentors, fostering valuable connections and support within the Syrian diaspora.
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Like Warda, many Syrian scholars have Today, Warda is a project manager at Compliance
Warda received financial support from Jusoor for and Capacity Skills International LLC, working
Builds Peace Through Education their academic careers. As of December 2022,
Jusoor’s Scholarship Program has provided 354
on developing practical strategies against
gender-based violence and enhancing human
scholarships to Syrian students. Jusoor aims to rights protections as part of her larger interest
help create the next generation of Syrian leaders
in peace-building and conflict resolution. Warda
by supporting Syrian students’ access to an wishes her story would inspire other Syrian youth
excellent education. to follow their dreams and never lose hope:
“Syrian youth are passionate about learning and
Warda wanted to give back to her Syrian searching for every possible way to reach their
community. She began volunteering with Jusoor dreams. If we all invest in education, it will be a
to mentor students who wish to pursue their win-win for everyone, and peace will come.”
education overseas. “As a mentor, I have the
opportunity to meet many wonderful people
from Syria who are talented and have the
will to learn and provide much more for their
country and humanity, but are lacking access to
opportunities. Syrians deserve to be heard and
seen not as refugees but as people with many
talents to offer,” Warda says.

“I believe that all Syrian people should be agents After doing her best to support conflict resolution
of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Syria inside Syria, she decided to take a step back
is a very diverse country, and peacebuilding and become an expert in peacebuilding and
should be a collective effort.” Warda Sahtout, conflict resolution. She hoped to contribute to a
31, studied International Conflict Resolution at better solution to the increasingly complex and
Columbia University with support from Jusoor, protracted conflict. In 2017, Warda decided to
and is now putting her peacebuilding vision into pursue a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution
practice. overseas.

A Peacebuilder by Nature Big Dreams = Big Efforts

Warda demonstrated a penchant for ending Warda knew that her fulfilling her dream would
disputes early on in life. She remembers that, as require lots of hard work. “I remember how
a child, she rarely fought with her siblings, and long my days were in 2018 when I worked on
when they argued with each other, she would do applications while having a full-time job. I used
her best to resolve the misunderstanding. This to go to a coffee shop after work and spend
inclination toward peacebuilding would serve around six hours working on my scholarship,
her later, when the conflict broke out in Syria. English language, and interviewing skills. I lost
many friends over that year because I was
Warda graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in swamped; I couldn’t hang out with anyone,”
Economics from the University of Damascus Warda explains.
in 2014. Even before graduating, however,
she knew that she wanted to work in the After months of hard work, Warda won two
humanitarian field – it seemed a natural place scholarships: a Chevening scholarship to the
for her, given the crisis in her country. “The more University of Sussex and Jusoor’s scholarship
I participated in humanitarian response in Syria, to Columbia University. “I chose Jusoor’s
the more interested I grew in knowing more about scholarship because Columbia is one of the
improving the response into a more sustainable best universities in the world, and New York City
solution for the conflict,” Warda says. is one of the best places for networking, work
opportunities, and merit-based competition.”
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Omar “The support that Jusoor offered me will help me

fulfill my goal of contributing to Syria’s economic
Integrates Development Practice and Humanitarian Action development and growth through reducing
poverty and creating innovative economic
opportunities,” Omar says.

Over the past decade, Omar has relocated many

times, but his current trip to the UK might be
the hardest of them all: he had to leave his wife
and 2-year-old son in Türkiye. “My journey was
tough and full of challenges, but I am trying to
help develop my country. This is what keeps me
going every day.”

Omar Tenbekji’s professional and academic leave my job because I felt that there was a
journey is marked by displacement. Halfway bigger need for me in the humanitarian field.”
through a sales and marketing career, Omar,
now 38, pivoted to the humanitarian field to Omar returned to humanitarian work and
occupied leading positions in several key
stand in solidarity with the people of his country,
relocating several times in the process. Today, organizations. After a few years, however, he
with help from Jusoor, he is enrolling in a realized that successfully responding to the
Development Studies Master’s program at the long-term and complex crisis in Syria would
University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. require deeper contextual knowledge and tools.
His guiding north star remains the same: a “At one point, I felt like the information and
commitment to helping the Syrian people. framework I had were not sufficient to respond
to the protracted crisis anymore, and that I
A Moral Call needed a more academic background and in-
depth understanding of the context. That’s when
Omar earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business I decided to pursue my life dream of earning a
Management from the University of Greenwich, master’s degree in development studies,” Omar
London, in 2009. He returned to Syria and left explained.
again in 2012, seeking a safer and more stable
work environment. Upon arrival in Türkiye, he “Fall down seven times, get up eight”
was overcome by the Syrian people’s dire need
for assistance. He began volunteering with a Omar wanted to earn a Master’s degree from a
charity organization providing aid to Syrians in British university but couldn’t afford it. He first
Türkiye and Northern Syria. Six months later, he applied for a Chevening scholarship in 2015 to
left for Jordan, where a job at an international help fund his studies, but his application was
company awaited him. rejected. Two years later, he tried again and was
rejected again.
The company offered Omar the potential for
significant professional and financial growth. But Omar did not give up. In 2022, upon applying
Nevertheless, he couldn’t shake a pressing a third time, Chevening and Jusoor awarded him
urge to return to humanitarian action in Türkiye. a co-funded scholarship to pursue a degree in
“Although I loved my profession, I decided to Development Studies.
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Catalyzing Change: Some of the aspiring students SYE has helped this year
Jusoor’s Support Fuels SYE’s Educational Endeavors
Jusoor’s support to the Syrian Youth Empowerment Initiative (SYE), a non-profit co-founded
by alumni from our Scholarships Program to providing conflict-affected a pathway to higher
education, had a significant impact on the organization’s activities and the students they serve.
Jusoor’s contributions primarily focused on covering testing fees for four students and application
fees for 12 students. Additionally, Jusoor provided high-quality counseling support and university
outreach for 25 students and their volunteer mentors. The total support provided by Jusoor
amounted to $30,000 USD.

SYE reported that this year was their most successful year to date, with the highest completion
rate, the most full scholarship offers, and students securing admissions and scholarships to new
universities. Jusoor’s contributions specifically supported SYE’s One Year Program, allowing SYE One Year Program Student, Meriana Jad, from Aleppo, was admitted to Brown
them to eliminate financial barriers by covering testing and application fees for approximately 10 from Damascus, will be attending NYU University with his full cost of attendance
students and offering counseling support to 25 students. This support represented about 30% Abu Dhabi on a full scholarship this fall. covered by university aid. At Brown,
of SYE’s operating budget for the year. he hopes to explore the sciences and
subjects like diplomacy.
SYE’s report also highlighted the challenges faced by the initiative, including the impact of
an earthquake on students, which required additional emotional and logistical support. The
organization’s staff, consisting of two members, worked tirelessly to support over 100 volunteers
and more than 300 students across their programs, making it challenging to allocate time for
innovation and growth. However, investing in data management practices, such as building a
student portal, proved beneficial in navigating the earthquake’s impact and streamlining reporting
processes.

Building relationships with universities and admissions officers was highlighted as crucial for
SYE’s work. These relationships facilitated new opportunities for students and helped navigate
challenges caused by the earthquake, especially when students faced difficulties in meeting final
requirements.

SYE’s report also provided key statistics and highlights, showcasing the impact of their programs.
The One Year Program had 76 students receiving mentorship, and over $14 million in scholarships Fadi, from Hama, was admitted to Tufts Rima, from Damascus, was admitted
University with his full cost of attendance to Bowdoin College with her full cost of
were offered to SYE students. The program had a high completion rate, and the number of
covered by university aid and plans attendance covered by university aid.
universities offering full scholarships increased from the previous year. SYE emphasized their to pursue a BFA there, one of the first
commitment to gender equity, with 51.3% male, 44.7% female, and 3.9% non-binary students. students who will be pursuing the arts.

Profiles of successful students were shared, demonstrating their achievements and university
acceptances, including prestigious institutions such as Brown University, Bowdoin College, Tufts
University, and United World Colleges (UWC). The report also highlights the Prep Program, Grad
Program, and Open Source program, which provided resources, mentorship, essay support, and
webinars to help students prepare for college and graduate studies.

Overall, Jusoor’s support had a significant positive impact on SYE’s efforts to provide educational
opportunities and support to Syrian students, contributing to their success and streamlining
efforts to help Syrian youth secure admissions and scholarships to universities worldwide.

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About the Program

Jusoor Entrepreneurship Program was launched in 2014 with the aim of supporting both the
host community and refugee founders to launch and grow their startups. Since then, Jusoor has
operated within the MENA entrepreneurial community and expanded its presence in Jordan, Iraq,
Lebanon, and Türkiye with many innovative projects to help guide entrepreneurs through their
business development with funding, training and mentorship.

In 2021, Jusoor continued to give the youth the tools they need to establish their own startups and
businesses, and become active members of the entrepreneurial society. With the aim of creating
a strong collaborative community, the program initiated two projects in 2021; Jusoor’s Startup
Roadshow Wired, and Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator.

Supporting Entrepreneurs,
Startups and Small Businesses in

Jordan
Lebanon
Türkiye
Iraq

Our Impact in 2022

Entrepreneurship
Program 123
Startups
Supported
46.29%
Female
Participation
$221,034
Invested in
Trainings
315
Entrepreneurs
Trained

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2022 Program Highlights Program Partners

Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator

In 2022, the entrepreneurship program concluded the Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator. The accelerator
supported start-ups addressing solutions to challenges faced in the agriculture sector in Jordan
and Lebanon. An inspiring group of the participating entrepreneurs were trained, mentored and Our Pride
technically assisted in order to accelerate and grow their businesses to be ready for investment and
scalability. The participating teams pitched their business ideas revolving around Agri Production,
Agri Trading, Agri Finance, Agriculture; Technology and Related Services, Hydroponics, Aquaculture,
Horticulture, and Apiculture.

The accelerator aimed to support these start-ups in addressing solutions to challenges faced in
the agriculture sector in Jordan and Lebanon. Out of 33 teams, Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator
awarded the six winning teams - three from Lebanon and three from Jordan - an equity-free seed
money prize worth $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 for first, second, and third places. Concluding three
months of training, mentorship, and legal support, Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator was concluded
with a Demo Day on April 6th, where 33 teams pitched their ideas to a group of seasoned judges
from all across the entrepreneurial investment landscape.

There are many aspects of Jusoor that I have been really

impressed with and especially the combination of the
professionality of their work with the strong link to the
community, which I think is really powerful.

Mr. Yannick Du Pont

Founder and CEO of SPARK

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Abdallah learned about Jusoor’s “Startup

Abdalla Roadshow 3” program three months after
The Power of Persistence in Entrepreneurship launching his business. He and his partners
signed up for the program to deepen their
knowledge of business models.

“Through enrolling in Jusoor’s program,

we gained insight into legal details about
businesses, and we gained some knowledge
in time management, thinking outside the box,
being more creative, and planning.”

But Abdallah’s favorite part of the program was

meeting other entrepreneurs who experienced
similar challenges to Syrian startups in Türkiye
and exchanging ideas on overcoming them.
“Jusoor offered us a community of like-minded
people, which is the most important part of the
program.”

By the end of the program, Abdallah and his

partners had changed their business model:
“We decided to focus on selling products with
high-profit margins to grow bigger.”

Today, Abdallah wants his business to further

serve his community: he plans to create
branches that offer job opportunities to Syrian
“Founding my business in a new community In 2016, Abdallah founded his first business in refugee women, expanding on the community
was never easy, but persistence can do Türkiye, which specialized in exporting goods support.
wonders.” Abdallah Badawi, 37, is a Syrian from Türkiye to various parts of the world. “My
refugee entrepreneur residing in Istanbul, business was growing and succeeding, but I
Türkiye. Excited by innovation in the digital age, wanted to develop it further.” Abdallah hoped to
Abdallah has always wanted to start his own use digital technologies online as they were a key
business using the latest technologies. After element to unlock a huge stream of possibilities
several business ventures, he co-founded the by providing services to virtually anywhere they
online “Jeenakom Market” with his brother and can extend to. To that end, he implemented a
best friend in 2020. Since then, and with a little feasibility study for a new business model in
help from Jusoor, his business has continued to 2019. At the end of 2020, Abdallah launched the
grow. new “Jeenakom Market” with the support of his
two co-founders: his brother and best friend.
“The past two years taught me that persistence “That’s why I call Jeenakom a family business,”
and insistence on learning something new every Abdallah says.
day are keys to success,” Abdalla says.
Jeenakom Market is an app and website that
Arriving in Istanbul as a refugee in 2013 was delivers goods from the company’s warehouses
challenging for Abdallah. The sudden change in to customers in Istanbul within 45 minutes. “After
culture, language, and the surrounding slowed the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, the need for
his ambitions as he needed to find his new online delivery increased due to long phases of
passion and that will be inspired from this cultural lockdown; that’s when I realized that the right
change. “It took me one year before I figured out time for starting my business had come.”
what I wanted to do,” Abdallah explains.

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Maha After three months of training, Maha won

second place in a competition organized by
Today, Maha’s “Spreadly” is available at many
grocery stores in Lebanon, offering customers
Building a Healthy Movement One Jar at a Time Jusoor Agriculture Accelerator to support 33 a healthy snack made of natural ingredients.
participating start-ups in addressing solutions “Leading a successful business is a daily
to challenges faced in the agriculture sector in challenge that requires real belief in one’s vision.”
Jordan and Lebanon. Maha’s vision is to spread her brand to offshore
markets, exporting her offering to more people
Going Big with rising need to her products.

Maha soon put her newfound knowledge from

Jusoor’s Agriculture Accelerator and other
programs to use. “Six months ago, I left my full-
time job and decided to focus on my business.
Today, I have an 80-square-meter factory in
Beirut that includes a small showroom and
various machinery. I also have a full-time team
working with me, and our most recent success is
establishing our e-commerce store on a reliable
website.”

When the financial and economic crisis hit “Eventually, when the demand for my nut butter
Lebanon in October 2019, Maha Mrad, 31, increased, I decided to start selling it, but I
turned the crisis into a healthy opportunity for kept the whole thing as a side business. Later, I
herself and her community by founding a nut created an Instagram page and started working
butter business: “Spreadly.” A first-time business on the label and design.”
owner, Maha learned to grow and manage
“Spreadly” thanks to several entrepreneurship Kicking Off
programs, including Jusoor’s Agriculture
Accelerator project. “As someone who comes from an engineering
background, I didn’t know how to run a
Creativity during crisis successful business, especially in the context of
a crisis. I didn’t even have the entrepreneurial
Before “Spreadly,” Maha worked as an engineer. mindset,” Maha says.
She exercised regularly, loved healthy food —
especially nut butter — and enjoyed buying nut Along her entrepreneurial journey, Maha learned
butter from her local grocery store. However, about Jusoor’s Agriculture Accelerator Project,
when the economic crisis hit, grocery stores powered by Sanad Academic and part of the
started running out of goods, and prices went Jusoor Entrepreneurship Program. She joined
through the roof. Maha started looking for other the program in 2022 and learned helpful skills
ways to enjoy her nut butter. for managing her business.

She started by making peanut butter. “The peanut “With Jusoor, I received group mentoring
butter was a success with my colleagues at work. sessions where I learned about storytelling as a
The next challenge was preparing a chocolate marketing strategy. Over this phase, I crystallized
hazelnut butter that resembled the flavor of my understanding of Spreadly as a ‘healthy
Nutella but used only natural ingredients,” Maha movement.’ Next, I learned about the essentials
says. These ingredients were being supplied of running a business, such as the break-even
from local farms, shops, and villages. After a few point, the basics of production, and how to price
tries, Maha got the taste and texture of peanut a product. After that, Jusoor helped me connect
and chocolate hazelnut butter just right, and her with various branding agencies and allowed me
coworkers began asking for special orders. to benefit from one-on-one coaching sessions
with successful entrepreneurs in the field.”
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Donors over all time

Jusoor Donors - In Gratitude
Honorary Custodian Society The 10,000 Lives Mudassir Sheikha and
The below lists those people, companies and organizations who donated more than US$5,000 in Ambassadors ($500,000+) Club ($100,000+) Sabah Yusuf
2022. Also included are donors since 2011 who gave more than US$10,000. Our heartfelt thanks (1 mil+)
Waleed Ibrahim Anonymous Rania Succar and
extend to all of them. We would also like to extend our gratitude to every single supporter as, no Amr Salahieh and Abdulaziz Kourosh Vahabzadeh
matter how large or small, every donation and initiative really counts. Laïla Munif Ayman Asfari and the
Asfari Foundation Sulaiman and Amal
Chalhoub Family Naim
Donations included below are accumulative up to December 31st, 2022. Gifts and names are Philanthropy Dania and Kareem
recorded to the best of our current knowledge. Please contact [email protected] if any error. Sakka Talal Sawaf
Latter-day Saint
Charities Finance in Motion The Ghandhour
Family in Honor of Ali
MacKenzie Scott Lena Demashkieh and Ghandour
Fahad Roumani
SPARK Wafic Said

Bridges Circle ($10,000+) Formagrid Inc. Nina Nasser

Aaref and Fariha Hilaly Ghassan and Manal Saab Nora and Ali Diab
Abdulla Mohamed Ali Ghanem Gluskin Sheff Omar Ghosheh
Al Mazrui
Hadia and Marwan Ghandour Omar Sawaf
Al Pace
Hossam Shobokshi Osama and Lara Abbasi
Dr. Alexandra Chen
Isabella Ponta Und Werner Ossama and Marjan
Ali and Sirine Ojjeh Hassanein
Donors in 2022 Iyad Duwaji
Almutaz Wassif Alsawwaf Rachel Kleinfeld
Jad Al-Aoun Saad Ahmad
Benefactors ($500,000+) Iyad Duwaji Champions ($5,000+) Amira Dan Rami and Iffat Zayat
Jameel Akhrass
Anas Aljumaily Ramy Adeeb and Lamia
Latter-day Saint Charities Magdalena and Amer Boukai Aaref and Fariha Hilaly Jochen Wermuth Wahba
Anas and Suzi Osman
Chalhoub Family Philanthropy Magdy Eletreby Afaf Mansour Magdy Eletreby Riad Kamal
Anonymous
SPARK Mudassir Sheikha and Sabah Anas and Suzi Osman Maher Touma Right To Play
Yusuf Azmi Mikati
Majed Alibrahim Salah Bachir
Anonymous Dr. Bashar and Hoda Succar
Noor Sweid Dr. Manal Fakhoury
Patrons ($100,000+) Bassam Barazi Samar Sawaf Sweid
Omar Ghosheh Bassam Barazi
Mansour and Lana Nehlawi Samer Danial and Lama
Amr Salahieh and Laïla Munif Farid Elkasm Boukai Family Foundation
Ramy Adeeb and Lamia Mansour Fustok Bchara
The Ghandhour Family in Wahba Hassan Sawaf Christie Pang and Brian Mak
Honor of Ali Ghandour Mark Sakkejha Sami and Ranya Idliby
Rania Succar and Kourosh Lena Demashkieh and Fahad Daliah Merzaban Sami Zakaria
Vahabzadeh Roumani Matthew Hollis
Dania Ismail Samih Toukan
Pioneers ($10,000+) Right To Play Maya Bichara
Mamoon Hamid Aaliya Yaqub Deema Succar and Rami
Mohammad and Najla Al Shatha Al Noaimi
Anonymous Samer Danial and Lama Maysoon Beydoun Adada
Zaibak Sophia Parker
Bchara Deena Shakir and Mehdi
Dania and Kareem Sakka Mohammad Wajih Ismail Mohammad Gawdat
Sulaiman and Amal Naim Alhassani Tarek Jallad
Mohannad Malas Rakesh Wanga Mohammad Wajih Ismail
Elazem Tayeb Issaf Waterloo Foundation
Tarek Jallad
Dr. Manal Fakhoury Shatha Al Noaimi Essam Duwaji Dr. Mohammad Yasser Ascha Yusef and Rasha Kudsi
Waterloo Foundation
Dr. Mohammad Yasser Ascha Taroub Anabtawi Fadi Salem and Maya Malas Mohannad Malas Zain Telecommunications
Zain Telecommunications Mohannad Sweid
Fidelity Charitable Account Umm Ramy and Moutia Assaf Dr. Faleh and Alya Husseini
Finance in Motion Fares and Alya Hajjar Nadia Chatti
Formagrid Inc. Fidelity Charitable Account Nelson and Margaret Chen

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Board of Directors Jusoor Trustees

Ahmad Nehlawi Dania Ismail Dr. Alexandra Chen, Trauma Psychologist
Investment Principal, The Capital Partnership Director of Strategy
and Business Development at Telfaz11 Dr. Alexandra Chen (A.B., A.M., Ed.M., PhD., Harvard University) is a child psychologist and trauma specialist from
Ahmad supports London-based The Capital Hong Kong serving refugees in conflict and post-conflict zones. For over a decade, Alexandra has been working
Dania Ismail is Telfaz11’s Director of Strategy with war-affected children and their families in and from the Middle East and Africa, most recently as advisor to
Partnership’s venture capital and private
and Business Development. Dania was MBC UN agencies on the Syria crisis. Alexandra is currently partnering with UN, World Bank, government ministries,
placements. Ahmad has 10 years of investment
Group’s Strategy and Business Development international and grassroots non-profits to design early childhood and mental health interventions in Lebanon, Syria,
banking and private equity experience, helping
Manager for nine years before joining Telfaz11. Iraq, Jordan and Turkey. Alexandra’s doctoral work studied the impact of trauma and toxic stress on refugee children’s
corporations and SWFs with corporate finance
She founded Third Eye Agency, a Dubai-based cognitive functioning and mental health. Alexandra has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos since 2011
and capital markets. Ahmad worked at J.P. on behalf of refugee children, and has been interviewed by NYTimes, NPR, Aljazeera, and other international news
music and events management company
Morgan in Equity Capital Markets and Corporate outlets. She also serves on the Board of Directors and Trustees for multiple non-profits globally. Alexandra speaks 10
responsible for creating and running some of the
Finance. Before that, Ahmad worked on M&A languages, including Chinese, Arabic and French.
most iconic music events in the city. A passionate
and restructuring at Perella Weinberg Partners.
advocate for empowering young people, Dania
Ahmad has a McGill B.Com. Ahmad advocates
is a Jusoor Co-Founder, Board Member, and
for Syrian youth who want a bright future.
Entrepreneurship Program Director.
Fadi Salem, Director of Policy Research

Rose Farah Maya Ghosn Fadi Salem is an internationally recognized authority in digital governance and technology policy domains, recently
Associate at CrossBoundary Investor and Advisor selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government worldwide by Apolitical. He is currently the
Director of Policy Research at the MBR School of Government, and is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Dubai Policy
Rose is an Associate at CrossBoundary in London-based Maya Ghosn invests in and Review journal and leads the Future Government and Innovation Group in the School as a Senior Research Fellow.
Dubai. Prior to joining CrossBoundary, Rose advises purpose-driven tech startups and He also serves as a member of several governance and advisory boards, such as Smart Dubai Office’s Artificial
was a strategy consultant at The Bridgespan nonprofits in Lebanon. She helped the Chan Intelligence Ethics Advisory Board, the Digital Government Society Board, and Board of Trustees of Jusoor. Globally,
Group in New York and Singapore, where she Zuckerberg Initiative scale from 30 to 600 over Fadi has led projects with the United Nations, OECD, World Bank among other in areas of digital transformation,
helped launch the firm’s presence in Southeast five years. She was their 160-person Education Govtech, innovation policies, smart cities development; policy implications of Artificial Intelligence, the 4th Industrial
Asia. She graduated from Duke University as a team’s Operations Director. Before joining Revolution, IoT, big data and open government.
Robertson Scholar. CZI, she worked for McKinsey’s Social Sector
practice on gender equality and family planning
projects in the U.S., Canada, Denmark, and
Iyad Duwaji, Business Entrepreneur
India. She’s Lebanese/Brazilian and holds a B.S.
from Stanford University. Iyad is a business entrepreneur and managing partner of different investments vehicles. Prior to that, he was the CEO
of SHUAA Capital, a publicly listed company in Dubai that won many distinctions. Iyad holds an MBA in Finance from
the University of Texas at Arlington and has served as a director of different public and private companies in Europe
and the UAE. He is a passionate supporter of community activities, education, and self-help initiatives.
Rami Zayat Rania Succar
Legal Director VP of QuickBooks Payments
Rami is DLA Piper’s Legal Director in Dubai. Rania is the CEO of Mailchimp and VP of
He represents start-ups, public companies, QuickBooks Payments and Capital at Intuit.
government agencies, and IT companies. Rami
has extensive experience advising clients across
Before that, she was Google’s Director of Brand Kareem Sakka. Publisher of Raseef 22
Solutions for North America for five years. Rania
industries on government contracting, large worked for McKinsey in the US and Dubai before
complex IT contracts, local and cross-border Kareem Sakka is currently Publisher of Raseef 22, a media platform covering contemporary Arab affairs. Kareem
joining Google. Rania co-founded the Harvard
corporate commercial, general IT and services started his career in the First Interstate Bank’s headquarters in Los Angeles offering financial services to Fortune
Arab Alumni Association in 2001 and was
contracts, intellectual property and corporate 500 companies. His resume spans big names he has worked with, such as Citibank and Capital Trust where he
president until 2008. She has a Harvard MBA, a
commercial matters. Rami focuses on non- acquired expertise in risk management and corporate and project financing. Kareem holds a BA in Economics from
Harvard MPA in International Development, and
contentious IT projects, including large-scale the University of Southern California and an MBA from Georgetown University.
a Harvard BA in economics.
outsourcing and managed services transactions.

Safouh Takrouri Leen Al Zaibak, Senior Policy Advisor

Strategy & Analytics at Snowflake
Leen is a Senior Policy Advisor for Policy Planning and Coordination at the Office of International Relations and
Safouh is part of the Strategy & Analytics group at Protocol for the Province of Ontario. Previously, she served as a Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Children and
Snowflake, based in San Francisco. Previously, Youth Services. Leen holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, and a Master
Safouh held various roles at Goldman Sachs of Arts in International Relations from the University of Manchester. She is a leader in supporting Syrian refugees
over the course of five years in their Technology resettled in Canada, and directs Jusoor’s partnerships and programs in Canada.
Strategy and Investment Banking departments,
advising companies in the software and
eCommerce space. He holds a B.S. in Electrical
and Computer Engineering from the Illinois
Institute of Technology in Chicago. Samer Danials, President of Across Asset Management

Samer is an entrepreneur and president of Across Asset Management, a holding investment company based in
Houston, Texas. Samer holds a Bachelor of Engineering from UCL, University of London, and Master’s Degree in
Economics and Finance from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris. He serves on the boards of several
business and social organizations across North America, Europe, and the Middle-East.

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Jusoor Team

Muayad Khamis Tanya Nammour Haytham Hamadeh Karim Dabagh

Entrepreneurship Program Academic Assistant Refugee Education Admin Finance Assistant
Assistant Assistant

Grace Atkinson Suha Tutunji Bassam Issa Mahmoud Al Tahan

Executive Director Head of Refugee Education Head of Finance Head of Communications

Jood ZaidAlKilani Elodie Sampere Emma Redondo Hala Kabalan

Community Engagement Director of PR, Resource Mentoring and Aftercare Content Coordinator
Assistant Mobilization and Partnerships Project Manager

Ziena Abu-Dalbouh Sarah Shedeed Richard Bampfylde Maher Ghalyoun

Head of Entrepreneurship Head of Scholarships Head of Fundraising MEAL Associate

Luciana Younan
Communications Assistant

Negin Najjarnejad Catherine Stevenson Mary Catherine Huneycutt Sarah Khalil

Operations Associate Program Development and Grant Fundraising Associate Scholar and Alumni
Funding Associate Engagement Coordinator

Hasan Daouk Mira Khaled Ali Al Ayash Edward Seraydarian

Marketing Operations Scholar and Alumni Internal Communications Administrative Assistant
Coordinator Engagement Coordinator Assistant

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Jusoor Financial Statements for the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activity

Year Ending on December 31, 2022
January - December 2022
Combined for Jusoor USA, Jusoor UK, and Jusoor Canada

Jusoor (US) Jusoor (UK) Jusoor (Canada) Combined

USD GBP CAD USD

Income
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Individual Donations Restricted $ 639,100.31 £ 24,505.51 $ 5,783.13 $674,346.41

Individual Donations Unrestricted $ 400,893.84 £ 10,532.91 $413,557.56

January - December 2022 Corporate Contributions Restricted $ 509,629.28 $509,629.28

Corporate Contributions Unrestricted $ 75.23 £ 5.00 $81.24

Jusoor (US) Jusoor (UK) Jusoor (Canada) Combined
Foundation Grants Restricted $ 933,169.58 £ 25,000.00 $963,227.08
USD GBP CAD USD
Foundation Grants Unrestricted $ 28,582.46 $28,582.46
ASSETS
Gifts in Kind $ 44,942.48 $44,942.48
Current Assets
In-Kind Rent Revenue $ 18,000.00 $18,000.00
Bank Accounts $ 6,425,114.00 £ 84,226.94 $ 24,771.53 $ 6,551,151.58
Uncategorized Revenue (refund) $ 56,421.58 £ 54.09 56,486.61
Other current Assets
Total Income $ 2,630,814.76 $ 60,097.51 $ 5,783.13 $ 2,708,853.13
Prepaid expenses and other assets $ 7,500.00 $ 7,500.00
Gross Profit $ 2,630,814.76 $ 60,097.51 $ 5,783.13 $ 2,708,853.13
Property and equipment, net of $ 5,138.00 $ 5,138.00
accumulated depreciation

Total other Current Assets $ 12,638.00 £0.00 $ 0.00 $ 12,638.00

TOTAL ASSETS $ 6,437,752.00 £84,226.94 $ 24,771.53 $ 6,563,789.58

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities

Accrued Expenses $ 43,210.00 $ 43,210.00

Total Liabilities $ 43,210.00 $ 43,210.00

Equity

Temp. Restricted Net Assets $ 265,320.00 $ 265,320.00

Retained Earnings £ 32,965.35 $ 40,178.87 $ 79,813.11

Unrestricted Net Assets $ 6,129,222.00 $ 6,129,222.00

Net Income $ -43,210.00 51,261.59 $ -15,407.34 $ 3,014.47

Total Equity $ 6,394,542.00 £84,226.94 $ 24,771.53 $ 6,477,369.58

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$ 6,437,752.00 £84,226.94 $ 24,771.53 $ 6,520,579.58

Exchange Rate on December, 2022 Exchange Rate on December, 2022

CAD to USD 1 CAD = 0.74016 USD 0.7402 CAD to USD 1 CAD = 0.74016 USD 0.7402
GBP to USD 1 GBP = 1.2023 USD 1.2023 GBP to USD 1 GBP = 1.2023 USD 1.2023

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Activity Consolidated Statement of Financial Activity

January - December 2022 January - December 2022

Jusoor (US) Jusoor (UK) Jusoor (Canada) Combined Jusoor (US) Jusoor (UK) Jusoor (Canada) Combined

USD GBP CAD USD USD GBP CAD USD

Expenditures Expenditures
Rent $ 23,000.00 $23,000.00 Technology costs $ 63,068.79 £ 132.89 $63,228.56

Running Costs (utilities, admin) $ 822,704.78 $822,704.78 Stationery and Supplies $ 36,296.23 $36,296.23

Teacher Salaries $ 314,131.00 $$314,131.00 Employment Taxes $ 16,491.32 $16,491.32

Management Salaries $ 770,484.71 $770,484.71 Payroll suppliers $ 6,606.23 $6,606.23

Student transportation $ 198,900.00 $198,900.00 Accounting costs $ 29,200.00 £ 1,993.00 $ 1,303.08 $32,899.26

Staff travel $ 42,348.17 £ 3,636.31 $46,720.11 Amortization Expense $ 21,483.00 $21,483.00

Personnel $0.00 Uncategorized Expenditure $ 1,934.23 $1,934.23

US-based Personnel $ 74,331.00 74,331.00 Professional development $ 14,135.31 $14,135.31

Personnel $ 74,331.00 £ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 74,331.00 Total Expenses $ 3,211,431.04 $ 8,835.92 $ 21,190.47 $ 3,243,244.94

Repairs and Maintenance $ 6,440.67 $6,440.67 Net Operating Income $ -580,616.28 $ 51,261.59 $ -15,407.34 -$ 534,391.81

Net Income $ -580,616.28 $ 51,261.59 $ -15,407.34 -$ 534,391.81

Furniture and equiptment $ 350.00 $350.00

Printing $ 14,005.77 $14,005.77

In-Kind Rent Expense $ 18,000.00 $18,000.00

Events $ 13,571.38 $13,571.38

External consultants $ 203,912.57 £ 2,992.72 $207,510.72

Bank fees $ 13,077.40 £ 81.00 $ 17.50 $13,192.29

PayPal Fee $ 69.21 $ 69.21

Total Bank fees $ 13,146.61 £ 81.00 $ 17.50 $ 13,261.50

Legal costs $ 23,718.84 $23,718.84

Tuition fees $ 381,689.70 $ 19,869.89 $401,559.59

Scholar Relocation and travel $ 17,326.69 $17,326.69

Grants to other organisations $ 30,000.00 $30,000.00

Prizes / cash distribution $ 30,738.00 $30,738.00

Exchange Rate on December, 2022 Exchange Rate on December, 2022

CAD to USD 1 CAD = 0.74016 USD 0.7402 CAD to USD 1 CAD = 0.74016 USD 0.7402
GBP to USD 1 GBP = 1.2023 USD 1.2023 GBP to USD 1 GBP = 1.2023 USD 1.2023

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2021

Consolidated Statement of Functional Expenses | January - December 2022 | Jusoor Combined (USD)
Program Services Supporting Services
Total
Total Higher
Entrepreneurship Total Refugee Total Program Management and Other Supporting Total Supporting
Program services Career Development Education Total Fundraising TOTAL
Training and Education services General Services Services
Scholarships
Support

Expenses

Rent $23,000.00 $23,000.00 $0.00 $23,000.00

Running Costs (utilities, admin) $37,770.02 $1,100.00 $724,882.52 $763,752.54 $842.24 $58,110.00 $58,952.24 $822,704.78

Teacher Salaries $314,131.00 $314,131.00 $0.00 $314,131.00

Management Salaries $3,500.00 $164,509.06 $127,125.72 $171,242.64 $466,377.42 $40,078.76 $126,056.37 $137,972.16 $304,107.29 $770,484.71

Student transportation $198,900.00 $198,900.00 $0.00 $198,900.00

Staff travel $5,669.54 $8,049.59 $4,100.13 $17,819.26 $19,070.76 $536.91 $4,921.24 $29,148.89 $42,348.17

US-based Personnel $0.00 $74,331.00 $74,331.00 $74,331.00

Repairs and Maintenance $6,440.67 $6,440.67 $0.00 $6,440.67

Furniture and equipment $350.00 $350.00 $0.00 $350.00

Printing $2,312.00 $10,985.00 $13,297.00 $708.77 $708.77 $14,005.77

In-Kind Rent Expense $18,000.00 $18,000.00 $0.00 $18,000.00

Events $555.99 $2,600.00 $3,155.99 $10,415.39 $10,415.39 $13,571.38

External Consultants $2,341.00 $89,241.54 $726.24 $10,924.23 $103,233.01 $72,318.01 $14,512.80 $17,446.90 $104,277.71 $207,510.72

Total Bank Fees $8.29 $8.29 $13,068.63 $175.81 $8.77 $13,253.21 $13,261.50

Legal Costs $0.00 $21,500.83 $2,218.01 $23,718.84 $23,718.84

Tuition Fees $401,559.59 $401,559.59 $0.00 $401,559.59

Scholar Relocation and Travel $15,008.34 $15,008.34 $2,318.35 $2,318.35 $17,326.69

Grants to other organizations $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $0.00 $30,000.00

Prizes / cash distribution $30,738.00 $30,738.00 $0.00 $30,738.00

Technology costs $3,903.67 $3,903.67 $27,639.17 $13,475.72 $18,210.00 $59,324.89 $63,228.56

Stationery and Supplies $1,135.88 $35,160.35 $36,296.23 $0.00 $36,296.23

Employment Taxes $0.00 $16,491.32 $16,491.32 $16,491.32

Payroll suppliers $0.00 $6,606.23 $6,606.23 $6,606.23

Accounting costs $0.00 $26,203.08 $6,696.18 $32,899.26 $32,899.26

Amortization Expense $21,483.00 $21,483.00 $0.00 $21,483.00

Uncategorized Expenditure $1,631.23 $1,631.23 $303.00 $303.00 $1,934.23

Professional development $3,391.02 $1,802.48 $600.00 $5,793.50 $6,840.42 $1,501.39 $8,341.81 $14,135.31

Total Expenses $0.00 $5,841.00 $337,534.85 $587,063.83 $1,542,269.51 $2,498,046.74 $322,967.54 $222,084.80 $192,794.20 $745,198.20 $3,243,244.94

Exchange Rate on December, 2022

CAD to USD 1 CAD = 0.74016 USD 0.7402

GBP to USD 1 GBP = 1.2023 USD 1.2023

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Expenses by Program Donations Over Time

63+13+231
Career Development
Program
Scholarship
Program 0.23%
23.72%

Refugee
Education
Entrepreneurship Program
Program
62.4%
13.63%

$8,194,075.27
Expenses by Type

77+17+6
Fundraising Programs
5.98% 76.86%

$2,708,853.13
$2,163,474.46
Support Services
17.14%

$1,697,898.63

$2,284,702.66
$1,529,783.79

$1,534,277.51
$1,227,698
2021 2022

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Jusoor is also a registered charity in the UK, Canada, and Jordan.

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