HH Sheikha Moza, Queen Maxima celebrate 10K scholarship milestone in virtual event on World Refugee Day

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, participated in a joint, virtual event alongside HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, to celebrate the milestone achievement of granting 10,000 scholarships to displaced youth, through a partnership between Education Above All's Al Fakhoora programme and Dutch NGO, SPARK. During the event, which took place on the UN World Refugee Day, Her Highness congratulated scholarship recipients for their inspiring and "unwavering ambition" towards continuing their education. She also called on universities, learning centers and tech companies to join in the collective responsibility of ensuring graduates of these program are equipped to find meaningful employment and connect with the virtual and traditional job market, to empower them to contribute to their communities. Her Highness continued: "I do not want for this conversation to end, but rather it must be a renewed beginning. These 10,000 scholarships provided us with an exemplary path to follow, to grant new hopes, new opportunities, and new lives to tens of thousands of other displaced youth." After her speech, Her Highness met with three scholarship recipients, Noor Jomaa, Jouman Najjar, and Rami Farhan, through a Zoom video call, where they shared with Her Highness their experiences with the program and future aspirations.