JUSOOR 2017 ANNUAL

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Message from the Board

Dear Jusoor Community, a segment of of Syrian society that does not have many resources focused on it, and yet these formal degrees are critical for the We founded Jusoor (“bridges” in Arabic) seven years ago futures of these students. Finally, we continue to invest in English with a mission of investing in ’s youth for a better language training programs. Our partnership with the American tomorrow. We have been working to ensure that Syrian University of Beirut is now supporting 100 students. In addition, children and youth do not become a lost generation and we launched a program with the Education Development Trust to that on the contrary, they become a key enabler for returning teach our school teachers English and we piloted a program with Syria to peace and prosperity. To date we are proud to say Voxy, a personalized career-aligned language learning app, as that through our programs, and with your support, we have we look to find technology solutions that allow us to scale English invested in the education of 6,000 Syrian young people. language training among refugee communities looking to settle into host countries. Our journey over these years has been full of extraordinary surprises and hope. The heroes in all of this are Syria’s We also ran our Third Annual Entrepreneurship Competition, which children and youth, who fight tenaciously every day to realize has quickly become one of the cornerstones of support for Syrian their own dreams and to safeguard their country’s future startups and Syrian social entrepreneurs both regionally and (civic engagement in Syria has never been stronger). And internationally. With a world-class training bootcamp held in Beirut when we founded Jusoor, we could have never imagined over the past three years, the program has been able to reach 67 the tremendous generosity of our volunteers and donors who teams of more than 135 young Syrians looking to launch and grow travel from around the world to give hope to Syria’s children their businesses. We could not be more proud of these teams — and youth. 55 percent of which are still active and growing their businesses today. Each year we push to introduce new innovations into our work. This year we are quite proud of the growth we saw We were proud to hold our fifth annual global conference, entitled in each of our core programs. The Scholarship Program #RefugeesWelcome in Toronto. The event brought together a continues to flourish. In 2017, we supported the education of global community of organizations, companies, and individuals to 75 Syrian scholars, bringing the total number of students we share learnings and exchange perspectives on what is working have educated to 607. We added programs in Japan, India and where there are gaps in today’s response to the refugee and Mexico and have now partnered with 90 universities in 17 crisis, with a focus on Canada. We were proud to honor Jim countries around the world, including prestigious Universities Estill as the recipient of Jusoor’s first Syrian Bridges Award, for such as Oxford and Cambridge in the UK, Harvard and his extraordinary leadership and philanthropy in sponsoring 58 Columbia in the USA. Our graduates are thriving as change Syrian families to settle in Canada, at our fundraising gala dinner. agents and are already making a tremendous difference And all of the amazing work we collectively did together with you for the global community and Syria. Jusoor scholar Majed was recognized! This year Jusoor was awarded the prestigious Abdulsamad, for example, worked on a project to implement TAKREEM Humanitarian and Civic Services Award. TAKREEM micro-water infrastructure in a Palestinian . He was founded to celebrate such Arab men and women who are hopes to use his new Masters in Architecture degree from each making history in their own way. Winning the award was a Columbia University one day to help rebuild Syria. “Entire true honor for the Jusoor team. We were recognized in Amman in streets, neighborhoods, cities where I had lived were being the presence of HM Queen Noor Al Hussein as well as members of demolished,” says Abdulsamad. “That touched me, and I The Hashemite Royal Family. felt as if I would be lying to myself if I continued to design at a small scale.” Finally, Jusoor continues to build strong partnerships to deliver on our mission. This year, LDS Charities generously came on board to We also piloted new initiatives as part of our Refugee fund core programs in our Refugee Education Program in . Education Program in Lebanon to address the evolving landscape. For example, we are piloting an Early Childhood We are deeply proud of the work we are doing together to support Education program to increase the likelihood of children Syria’s youth. We are confident that our graduates will become doing well in school once they enroll and not dropping out. pioneers in every sector of Syrian society as we work together to The pilot includes 50 children (between the ages of 3 and 4) rebuild the physical and social environment of our dear country . and its impact will be measured based on any difference in performance among children beginning in kindergarten. In The Jusoor Leadership Team addition, we began to pilot a Brevet program to help Syrian Aziza, Dania, Fadi, Hani, Iyad, JP, Leen, Rami, Rania, Safouh, students at 9th grade level get their Brevent diploma. This is Taufiq, Tina and Grace.

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Contents Jusoor Scholarship Program Scholarships have been awarded to students studying in 17 countries: Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Italy, , Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Qatar, , UAE, UK, and USA.

Building Bridges… to the Future

Jusoor launched its Scholarship Program in the fall of 2012. Since then, Jusoor has supported a total of 607 students, which includes 249 students funded directly by Jusoor and 358 students enabled to continue their education through partnerships with other universities and academic institutions around the world. 03 05 08 Message from the Jusoor Scholarship Jusoor Scholarship In 2017, we ran 10 scholarship programs across North America, Europe, and the Arab world. In particular, we focused Board Programs Recipients on adding new programs in Europe and the Arab region to ensure that Syrian students have the option of attending universities around the globe.

11 14 22 Jusoor Harship Fund Refugee Education Entreprenuership 669 607 385 overview Program Program Students mentored Academic Scholarships scholarships awarded enabled by Jusoor

28 30 32 Jusoor Leadership Jusoor Donors Financial Statements 249 139 70 Scholarships Fields of study across all Academic institutions Team funded by Jusoor Jusoor scholars attended 42% 17 Female recipients Countries where Jusoor of Jusoor-funded students are studying scholarships

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IIE Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis Lebanon Scholarship Program

The platform was founded in 2013 by the Institute of International Thanks to the generous support of several Syrian and Education (IIE), Jusoor, Illinois Institute of Technology, and international donors, including the Asfari Foundation, Jusoor Education USA. It encourages universities to commit to has helped to educate 49 talented Syrians in Lebanon over providing scholarships for Syrian students, as interested and the last three years, in fields including International Business, eligible candidates apply to them directly. This program has Interior Design, Biochemistry, and Law. Jusoor leaders also supported over 333 students to date to continue their higher mentored students on CV writing, online work and navigating education at American universities among others. These interviews, and helped to provide them with the leadership included the Jusoor-supported IIT students skills they need to become the future leaders of Syria and in their communities. 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives Scholarship Program Jusoor-Doha Institute Scholarship for Syrian Students Jusoor launched this program in 2016 with the goal of leveraging higher education and philanthropic partnerships Jusoor and Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Doha, Qatar, to address common barriers to educating female students partnered for 2017 to offer 16 scholarships to Syrians pursuing during the Syrian crisis. Twelve scholars have studied in the master degrees in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Public U.S. while 14 have studied in Canada. In 2017 four women Administration and Development Economics, Psychology, graduated from their programs, all of whom received a master Social Work, and Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. degree. In addition to receiving full scholarships, students are Scholarships cover 10 to 100 percent of course fees plus a provided additional support through monthly online mentorship living stipend, health insurance, and travel expenses for eligible sessions, one-on-one mentorship, resume assistance, and international students. The Jusoor and LSE Scholars at Risk Scholarship admitted to a master degree program at St. Antony’s College. career development workshops. Program partners are IIE, IIT, The scholarship covers college fees, course fees, and a full and EducationUSA. Scholarship for Syrian University Students in Jordan The Jusoor and LSE Scholars at Risk Scholarship offered living stipend for the duration of the study program. financial support for one student from Syria for a master’s Jusoor-IIT Initiative for Syrian Students Jusoor partnered with Al-Quds College and Luminus Education degree at the London School of Economics (LSE) from 2016- Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship for Syrian Students from to provide full scholarships to eight Syrian refugee students 2017. The scholarship was valued at £40,000 and covered full This five-year program concluded in 2017, during which 43 in Jordan for the two-year International Diploma program. tuition, fees, and living expenses in London. The scholar was Jusoor partnered with the University of Cambridge’s Global Syrian students attended IIT (16 of whom were directly funded All eight scholars received their diplomas in spring of 2016. affiliated with the Middle East Centre at LSE for the duration of Leaders Scholarship Program and Clare Hall to provide a fully- by Jusoor). Graduates have gone on to work at some of the Many Syrian students in Jordan have undergone the I’itilaf the program and played an active part in the intellectual life of funded one year scholarship to one Syrian graduate student in leading companies around the world, including: Goldman baccalaureate degree, which was not recognized by Jordanian the Centre. 2015 and 2017 to pursue their master degree. The first scholar Sachs, Intel, Google, Apple, and Motorola Solutions. We are universities in 2014. This program was designed to allow these graduated in spring of 2016. The scholarship aims to provide especially grateful to our partners on campus, Vice Provost students to gain a higher education degree, and one which Jusoor-Amal Foundation Scholarship young Syrian women and men with the knowledge base and Gerald Doyle and Program Directors Megan Mozina and Gladis would enable them to continue their education further. leadership they need to contribute positively to Syria’s future. Herst, who had the initial vision to establish this program and The Jusoor-Amal Foundation Scholarship provides Syrian who have done so much to nurture and mentor the students. Jusoor Hardship Fund students in Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan with full Jusoor High School Study Abroad Program scholarships to attend Jordanian universities. The scholarship Jusoor-Chalhoub Scholarship for Syrian Students The Jusoor Hardship fund was established to help retain covers tuition until degree completion, and selected students In 2016 Jusoor implemented the High School Study Abroad students enrolled in undergraduate and Master’s programs may pursue the degree level and field of study of their choice. Program to support Syrian youth who have demonstrated The Chalhoub Group enabled us to fund the education of at academic institutions outside of Syria who are at risk of Six students pursuing their bachelor degrees at Al Zarqa academic excellence, leadership, and a strong sense of seven graduate students between 2014 and 2017. These dropping out because of financial need. To date the program and Albayt Universities have received scholarships since civic responsibility. This program is implemented by Jusoor students completed their degrees at top universities in the has supported 27 students who have been provided one-time the program’s launch. The Amal Foundation seeks to bring with support from the United World Colleges (UWC) Syrian United Kingdom and France in fields ranging from Marketing financial assistance of up to $5,000, which the students can ‘amal,’ the Arabic word for hope, to refugees and their host National Committee and leverages existing mechanisms of and Entrepreneurship to Corporate and Financial Risk use toward university tuition and fees. The funds are awarded communities by giving youth access to education and the both organizations to rescue and enable future global leaders. Management. They have gone on to hold remarkable positions, as a loan without interest, with an individual repayment plan opportunities needed to help them realize their potential. Three scholars have attended Woodstock School in India, including consulting for UN-ESCWA on the National Agenda for developed for each student. Returned funds will support new Asia’s oldest international boarding school, and one scholar the Future of Syria, co-founding a nonprofit organization which students in the futureas a loan without interest, with an individual Jusoor-Oxford Scholarship for Syrian Students has attended Riverstone International School in Boise, Idaho. focuses on teacher training in conflict areas, and excelling in repayment plan developed for each student. Returned funds the private sector. will support new students in the future. Since 2016, Jusoor and St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford have collaborated to offer one scholarship per year for Syrian citizens or in Syria who are

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2017 Jusoor Scholarship Recipients

100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives Jusoor-IIT Initiative for Syrian Students Scholarship Program Illinois Institute of Technology Brown University Farah Abdul Samad, Mossa Hana Diana Kasem Munzer Awad, Omar Alhaj Ibrahim Harvard University Nour Mounajed Lebanon Scholarship Program Illinois Institute of Technology Wessal Jumma Lebanese International University Memorial University Nour Shahin - Graduated Sarah Khalil Marwa Arsheed, Nour Abrash, Hadeel Hamed Middlebury Institute of International Studies Hanan Al-kamel, Younes Alashkia, Khaled Almeer Lama Ranjous Hayat Mansour, Salim Aeicha, Mohammed Ajam Fatal Hanin Alqadi New York Institute of Technology Asala El-Sayed, Shifaa Al Bokaee Alaa Marrawi Lebanese International University Jusoor Hardship Fund Wesam Thib New York University American University of Science and Technology Marianna Al Tabbaa, Zelfa Hamadieh Zeina Kufoozi McGill University Beirut Arab University Rolan Al Attar Northeastern University Islamic University of Lebanon Mohamad Albahesh Haneen Almohammad, Bushra Dabbagh Abdullah Shabanye Miami University École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Mary Shoufan Ryerson University Imam Ouzai University Maya Mahmoud Roua Alkadi Ola Sharbaji - Graduated Middle East Technical University Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Syracuse University Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon Beshar Al Homsi Orwa Barakat Nada Odeh Ehab Alwazzour - Graduated Near East University Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Alberta University Mohammad Alatassi Karmen Kafa Jusoor-Chalhoub Scholarship for Syrian Students Nürnberg Siegen University Ismail Barakat New Mexico State University Hasan Abu Rasheed Sara AlMidany SKEMA Business School Gaziantep University Tallinn University Saeed Baroud, Hasan Daadoush Valparaiso University Haneen Raslan Anmar Salman Hala Alzaitoun University of Sussex Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Universiti Malaysia Perlis Wilfrid Laurier University Qasem Okal Sciences Ehab Kasab Zeina Al Akhchar, Judy Barazi, Roula Karawi, Haian Al Zoubi Technical University of Berlin May Mahrat, Manar Naeem, Rasha Nasri, Jusoor-Doha Institute Scholarship for Syrian Middle East Technical University Northern Osama Al Hosain, Joud Issa Lubna Rahal, Mary Saleh, Meera Tawil, Ghsoun Zin Students Cyprus Campus Universidad Europea de Madrid York University Rushdi Al Faouri, Hasan Al Heraki Bashar Al Homsi Fatima Almualeim May Massijeh Moumena Alajrad, Noura Aljomaa Philadelphia University University of Applied Science in Upper Austria, Shekria Alrefaai, Zaid Alshalabi Faisal Shahtout Linz IIE Syria Consortium for Higher Diaa Alsheik, Waad Bakri, Maryam Burghul Jinan University Hasan Isa Education in Crisis Ahmad Daif, Usama Hajo, Farah Hattab, Hussein Hnit Alaa Ismail University of Balamand Ihssan Khadra, Anas Nassief, Essraa Reda Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hani Rustum Grants to 52 students in total Health University of Dubai Asma Alkhatib Abeer Rupert Othman Jordan University of Science and Technology University of Saarland Fawaz Dabbaghie

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Jusoor Hardship Fund overview

Education is one of Jusoor’s most important endeavors, whether focusing on early childhood education or helping students attend universities outside of the country. Younes is one of the recipients of Jusoor’s University Scholarships, currently studying biomedical engineering at Lebanese International University.

Besides studying, Younes is an avid volunteer in the community. He volunteers with the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and is part of the committee that organizes activities and seminars at his university. When he’s not volunteering, he likes to play sports, watch soccer games, and read about technology. He enjoys his many different classes, noting that each one provides a different satisfaction.

While getting here hasn’t been easy, with the help of Jusoor, University of Strasbourg Jusoor High School Scholarship Fund Younes is taking advantage of his education. He recalls seeing a Ghaith Saad, Ra’eda Hmeidi, Yara Sabra Jusoor post on Facebook where he learned about the University Scholarship opportunity and decided to apply. “If I hadn’t Woodstock School received the scholarship from Jusoor, I wouldn’t be studying at The Jusoor and LSE Scholars at Risk Scholarship Nawara Alaboud, Khaled Bagh, Lea Farah my university. I would be studying communications engineering at a cheaper university because biomedical engineering is London School of Economics Other Jusoor Scholarships not available at many Lebanese universities, even though Saher Alhusayan I love biomedical engineering more than communications Lebanese American University engineering. My family cannot support me with finances, but Jusoor-Amal Foundation Scholarship Mahmoud Khalil Jusoor gave me a chance to complete my studies.” Habesha Project Younes emphasizes that Jusoor has not only changed his life, Zain Al Abideen Ali Al Zarqa University but supports other Syrian youth like himself who are unable Nawar Abudaboos, Yasin Abu Samrah, Mahmoud to attend schools of their choice due to financial constraints. Alhamidi, Raqia Alhariri, Reham Almasaeed “Jusoor is playing a very, very important role by helping students Al Albayt University reach an academic field of their interest, ultimately making it Alaa Alghazawi possible for them to contribute to their country with passion.” Younes says, “I don’t know what words I can say to express my gratitude to be one of Jusoor’s students.” Thanks to Jusoor’s Jusoor-Oxford Scholarship for Syrian Students available scholarships, students like Younes can continue their educational journey in fields like biomedical engineering, Oxford University potentially adding great value to Syria and beyond. Mazloum Ismail

Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship for Syrian Students

Cambridge University Basma Hajir

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Lea Farah Senior at Woodstock High School in India about the Indian culture is that there are hundreds of languages spoken and people worship thousands if not millions of gods, but they live in harmony. If there is one thing that I would bring back to Syria it would be the ability for people from different backgrounds to live together in peace and stop fighting. “In Syria, we are oppressed and you just memorize your lessons and get a good grade. But here you have to understand the subject and topics to do well. I learned to think critically, especially in the classroom,” she says. Learning You wouldn’t expect to find Syrian high school students studying to learn has been a critical component to her schooling and educational success. in India, but Lea Farah is just that! She is one of the students who have been able to complete their high school education She plans to study neuroscience at the University of Vancouver in British Columbia. The wonderful thing about the UWC high school at leading international boarding schools thanks to Jusoor’s program is that it opens up exclusive university scholarship opportunities for graduating students. Lea explains her passion for pursuing support. The Jusoor High School Study Abroad Program mental health: “Most people my age are concerned about building Syria but not a lot are focused on the mental health issue of helping supports Syrian students who have demonstrated academic Syrian people overcome the trauma they’ve been through. Because of the war, people are going through many terrible things. Most excellence, leadership, and a strong sense of civic responsibility. people are depressed or have PTSD and they don’t do anything to get better, because they think it’s shameful.” Changing society’s Implemented in partnership with the United World Colleges outlook on public health is her biggest goal and the reason she has chosen to study the human brain. (UWC) Syrian National Committee, it leverages strengths of both organizations to rescue and enable future global leaders. Another benefit of programs like these is that they help strengthen the reputation of how Syrians are perceived by international communities. Like so many other Jusoor students who study abroad, she recalls, “When I first got here, I felt like I was underestimated “The High School Program invests in emerging leaders at a because I was Syrian. I was talking to another Jusoor student studying abroad and she was also facing the same problem.” By critical time of their personal development,” says Maya Alkateb- increasing the number of Syrian students who study (and eventually) work abroad, Jusoor is playing a key role in shaping how Syrians Chami, Jusoor’s Former Executive Director, “exposing them to a are perceived. vast array of career paths and cultivating their skills so they can make the best use of the possibilities in front of them as adults. Lea believes that Jusoor is vitally important for the future of Syria because of its aim to help youth like her reach their fullest potential by While Syrian doctors and engineers are certainly critical for offering hope. “They’re providing students hope that they can get an education. It encourages young people to keep going, live their Syria’s future, I hope that this program will make young people life, and give back to their country. Jusoor gave me hope that I can do what I want and that I would do well. I’m very thankful because - and their families - consider career paths that are diverse, without Jusoor, I wouldn’t have been able to be here in India, or be able to successfully apply to university and continue accomplishing so that we get the absolutely brilliant future writers, educators, my goals.” economists, and mathematicians of Syria.”

Lea is now in her last year at Woodstock School in India. When she’s not studying for her Advanced Placement classes, she can be found playing basketball as captain of the school’s basketball team, in the biology and chemistry labs doing experiments, and interning at the local hospital. She likes to give “ back to the community by volunteering at a church in town as “a It is important for Lea’s generation to advocate way to connect to the local community.” for the mental health of the people of Syria to When recalling the start of the Syrian War, she describes being promote the reconstruction of a happier nation scared during the outbreak, but goes on to say, “I couldn’t afford “ to be scared because I had no other option; I had to stay there. I knew so many people from my school who died.” For Lea, and build a better Syria in the future. continuing on was her only course of action, her education the only reprieve from the battlefield that had developed in her backyard.

It was always her dream to study abroad at an international continue their education abroad. When Lea was awarded the school to further broaden her horizons. While devastation Jusoor scholarship, she wondered where in the world she was happening just outside her windows, she applied to the would end up, hoping desperately it would be her first choice UWC program—a global education movement with multiple of India. She was delighted to learn that she would, in fact, be schools across the globe. Lea explains how she felt during the studying right where she wanted to all along. process, “I was pretty scared. I tried to remain calm because it was exam week back home so I had to concentrate.” While Her educational experience in India has changed her life in so she didn’t end up getting a placement through UWC, she many ways. She says, “I got to know so many people from all did receive a scholarship from Jusoor, who has partnered over the world and that’s been the most amazing thing so far.” with UWC Syria and considers each year’s runners-up for a She speaks on learning about meeting people from different scholarship. Jusoor works together with partner high schools countries and getting to know about those cultures. She to place the students and provide them the opportunity to especially loves being in India, “One thing that surprised me

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Refugee Education Program Building Bridges... of Hope

Nearly four years ago, Jusoor opened its first remedial schools in Lebanon to tackle the overwhelming needs of an estimated 300,000 Syrian student refugees. Today, the numbers are not much better. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education, just over a quarter of the nearly 500,000 school-aged Syrian children registered in Lebanon are still not enrolled in formal education. Before opening our first school, the Jusoor team spent months traveling around Lebanon interviewing principals, teachers, parents, and children about the educational needs of Syrian students. We found that students were having difficulty even reaching Lebanese schools and that a large number were dropping out. So Jusoor developed an educational model to address the specific needs of Syrian children affected by the war, with the goal of getting these students reintegrated into Lebanon’s formal educational system.

A special thanks to Care in Lebanon who have offered ongoing support to our operations in Lebanon, and to the Education Development Trust for their Capacity Building sessions of English Language training project with our school teachers.

2,074 $590 220+ Students supported in Volunteers since 2013 2017-2018 academic year Average cost to educate through Jusoor’s refugee each student per year education program 40 Syrian teachers employed in 2017

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Jurrahiyeh center story (children, center, families…) Suha Tutunji: Director of Refugee Education Program in Lebanon

Every day, hundreds of Syrian refugees make their way across can contribute to the rebuilding of a better country.” dangerous borders to escape the turmoil gripping their country. According to the High Commissioner for One of the goals of the program is to prepare all participating Refugees, the UN refugee agency, Lebanon hosts over 1.1 million students to enroll in the public school system. The 4,600 children Syrian refugees, out of which 400,000 are children of school age. who have enrolled in Jusoor’s educational centers usually These children have been torn away from their homes, their spend 2-3 years learning languages, science, mathematics neighborhoods, their schools and forced into a life of uncertainty. and participating in peace education, and identity programs, Their families struggle to live their new lives in a foreign land, to ensure success in public school. Once students are ready and in Lebanon; an average Syrian refugee family residing in the to enter the public school system, Jusoor follows them through allocated camps is required to pay $200 per month for rent and an the registration process and offers homework help and remedial equal amount for living expenses. Limitations on work permits for classes to mitigate the chances of dropping out. Syrian refugee adults has created mass child labor, where today, around 180,000 children as young as the age of five are working Following the success of the program, Suha has been involved long hours, often in hazardous conditions. These children, who in expanding the initiative by focusing on early childhood have become the breadwinners of their household, do not have development. Recent research confirms that the first five years the time to enroll in school, do not have the finances necessary are particularly important for the development of the child’s brain; to cover the costs of transportation and school supplies, nor the by the time a child is 5 years old, 90% of the brain connections ability to overcome the language barrier presented in the public are formed. With the help of donors and Alexandra Chen—a child school system. They find themselves unable to live their lives as protection and mental health specialist working with refugees in children, thrust forcefully into a world where education takes a conflict and post-conflict zones—younger children are starting to backseat as the effort to survive becomes their most important attend Jusoor’s early childhood education program. “The more struggle. children are exposed to various cognitive and mind activities, the more they’re able to succeed in school [and] have a higher IQ That is why Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program in Lebanon level. They develop fine motor skills and get their brains working. has proven necessary for the lives of hundreds Syrian refugee We can already observe a big difference from when they arrived, children. Suha Tutunji, Director of the program, finds that and once they move on to formal school. I’m sure the teachers it succeeds in providing displaced Syrian children with an will also notice the improved capacities of children who have environment of normalcy amidst their harrowing circumstances, attended early childhood programs,” Suha declares proudly. as well as providing a holistic program promoting inclusive education and psychosocial support. The program launched in She ends with a message for donors and the significance of their 2013 and, according to Suha, provides “children who have lost involvement in organizations like Jusoor: “There are so many a sense of routine, undergone a massive change being outside things that are needed but having the schools and keeping them of their home and outside of their country, and forced to perform running is one of the most important elements of these children’s the roles of adults” the opportunity to experience an education- lives.” She adds that she wishes “donors could communicate driven childhood in Lebanon. Since its inception, the Refugee with the children somehow, maybe a letter every so often. Education Program has provided children who cannot access Children like this because it feels like someone out there cares formal, public education through a variety of reasons, including for them.” She also emphasizes supporting teachers who work in their commitments in supporting their families, the opportunity to programs like Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program. go to school. They have also worked hard to raise awareness to children’s parents on the importance of education and ultimately “Teachers are the forgotten soldiers. They are the real heroes. encourage the children’s enrollment and success in the formal They are refugees themselves; they have their own challenges schools. The more support children receive from their families, but they come in with a smile and they do their best to make the the more likely they are to continue their education. Yet, children in school as friendly and comfortable for the children.” the program are facing more than a lack of access to education; poor hygiene and malnutrition are rampant in these camps. In With the support of donors, students and teachers alike have order to allow the children to be able to study, Jusoor provides something to look forward to in the face of the trauma they have not only free schooling, but also, transportation, and school experienced fleeing from the war. Supporting Jusoor gives Syrian supplies and mental health support as part of the education. children the opportunity to access basic education and therefore Suha emphasizes that if students have all their needs met, from the reach their full potential. education to psychological support, “they can concentrate more in class. We need them to learn, to study, to be educated, so they

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Baraa

Future architect, Baraa, is fourteen years old and after transitioning from Jusoor’s Jarrahyieh school, is now in the eighth grade at Al Marij Middle School, a public school near her home in the Jarrahyieh camp in Lebanon. Like many Syrian currently displaced in Lebanon, education was not a priority in the camps, until Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program opened the first school in the camp. She remembers, “It was the first place where I started learning and it enabled me to be admitted to a public school later on. Jusoor’s school changed my life because it gave me the chance to be a student in public school today.” As it is the right for every child to have access to education, Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program aims to ensure that children who have been displaced have access to learning in a safe environment. The school in Jarrahyieh is one of three schools that Jusoor started in Syrian refugee camps across Lebanon. The schools serve to encourage and support school-aged children to focus on getting an education before moving on to public middle schools and high schools. The ultimate goal is to inspire students to pursue a college education that will enable them to give back to their community and rebuild their home for a better future.

While at the Jusoor school, Baraa learned reading, English vocabulary and teamwork—all vital in her transition to become a full-fledged public-school student. She likes to read a lot, especially poems by Nizar Kabbani. Like any child she loves spending time with her friends, and often finds herself behind a camera taking pictures of nature. It is no surprise, of course, to hear her express an intense desire to help other children. When asked what she would do if she had a million dollars, she says,

“I would want to donate a great amount of the money to the orphans, to spend the money on buying houses for the deprived children who

don’t have a house so that they can live securely.”

Baraa is thankful for all the help Jusoor and her teachers have given her. “I can’t thank them enough for the chance they gave me. Because of them I am here today, and I would never have continued my education without their help,” she says. In return, she has encouraging words for students like her, who are facing similar challenges in pursuit of their education: “

They have to keep trying and keep seeking the “ future they want to build for themselves. She hopes that with the new skills she will develop, she will achieve her dream of becoming an architect and use her skills to contribute to rebuilding Syria.

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Malek

In another part of the Jarrahyieh camp, fourteen-year-old Malek enjoys playing football with his friends after finishing school and all of his homework for the day. As a sixth grader at the Jarrahiyeh public school, his favorite class is math, saying, “I like to calculate and add numbers.”

Like other refugee children, school was not at the top of the list of priorities when Malek arrived at the camp in Lebanon from his war-torn home in Syria. But, when the Jusoor School opened near to his home, it became second-nature to attend school every day, giving him the opportunity to learn with children his age and make new friends. “The Jusoor school was, for me, a bridge to education and learning since I was a child.” It was there that he was introduced to languages other than Arabic and where he learned his favorite English word, brother, because it is an expression of brotherhood. Compared to public school, the Jusoor school gave him a sense of freedom, allowing him more space to express himself. “I learned to love school a lot. At the Jusoor school, I learned how to read, math, and English,” he says.

When asked what he would like to say to Jusoor, his teachers and the people who have helped him on his educational journey, Malek has only heartfelt words to say: “I want to tell them that I can’t thank them enough for what they have given to me.” He says that if he had a million dollars, “I would donate it to the schools and the children who are deprived of education.” A heartfelt statement to show how providing a child with an education, encourages them to enable others like them to continue their own education, creating a cycle that will ensure a brighter future for Syria. I want to say to students who are facing problems “ in their studies to never leave school, because “ it’s the only option we have to continue building our future, Malek says.

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Entrepreneurship Program Eyad Al-Shami Mujeeb: 1st place in Jusoor’s 2017 Entrepreneurship Competition Building Bridges... of Innovation

In 2015, the Jusoor Entrepreneurship program launched and introduced the first Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition with more than Eyad Al-Shami, the founder of Mujeeb, never thought his research on Natural Language Processing would lead to starting a company. 100 applications and 15 participating teams, the competition gave away $65,000 in financial prizes and provided training to more than 10 It all began in 2015, when he and the Mujeeb team were researching how to make the Arabic language relevant in the field of artificial teams. intelligence. It wasn’t until Google and other large companies released their first commercial chatbots that Mujeeb became something In 2016, Jusoor’s second Entrepreneurship Competition saw more than 400 applications and ran two bootcamps in Lebanon that hosted much bigger. 30 Syrian startups from inside Syria and from around the region. In its third year, the competition in 2017 awarded 3 financial prizes and delivered its bootcamp to 13 teams. The final Demo Day and Mujeeb may have started off with humble beginnings, but it has now evolved into an artificial intelligence platform that builds customer Entrepreneurship Gathering event saw more than 150+ in attendance in Beirut and more than 5,000+ live online views. support chatbots in Arabic. Jusoor’s entrepreneurship bootcamp and competition offered exactly what the Mujeeb team of engineers needed to learn to market their new product. “We learned how to think in a more commercial way,” Eyad said about Jusoor’s bootcamp. “It The competitions have enabled Jusoor to create an entrepreneurship community around its program bringing together young Syrian was 15 days that, honestly, were life-defining.” Jusoor has provided valuable lessons on how to sustain their startup and create a product entrepreneurs and providing a strong network of support. for consumers. More importantly, “Jusoor has so far given us so much publicity, and it has been one of the best things they’ve given us. We couldn’t imagine Mujeeb without the mentors we had through Jusoor.” Jusoor aims to become the backbone to Syrian entrepreneurs and their success.

Like all the participants in the bootcamp, Eyad has been deeply affected by the Syrian War that has been raging for over six years. “For us, in Syria, over the last five-to-six years, we felt like something had closed around us; like we were actually in a box.” Participating in the competition has given him a fresh outlook on his startup company and the future, “We started to believe we could take Mujeeb to the next level.”

Eyad and the team’s determination, entrepreneurial spirit, and hard work—as well as Jusoor’s support and mentorship—drove Mujeeb into 1st place in Jusoor’s 2017 Entrepreneurship Competition. Since winning the competition, Mujeeb has gained fifteen clients in Syria and one 67 135+ $200k outside of the country, including restaurants, real estate agencies, and NGOs. Their goal is to promote further company growth. “We want Startups supported Entrepreneurs benefited Invested in training and to push ourselves further, develop Mujeeb to make us more efficient,” says team member Aghyad Kabbani. While the entire team resides through the program to through the training bootcamps prizes in Syria, he notes that the war; date & competition prizes

3,000+ 32% 36 has forced us to act in our peak state. Our Community members Female applications and Teams (54%) active and up to 55% have female growing their startups co-founders productivity has skyrocketed because of all the “ “ pressure and the challenges we are facing. Our mentality now is, ‘we have nothing to lose,’ so 11 53 50,000 we are all in. We are doing everything to make Startups (17%) Mentorship sessions Cumulative End Users / received investment or were scheduled with the Clients / Beneficiaries reached Mujeeb even more successful. accelerator support teams through startup activities 80+ Direct jobs created. In addition to 100+ freelance jobs posted

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Amr Kahhaleh Libeiroot: 3rd place in Jusoor’s 2017 Entrepreneurship Competition

Omar spent years traveling between Damascus and Beirut during his time at the American University of Beirut. While studying in Beirut, he estimates that he went between the two cities—and countries—hundreds of times. During the trips, he always encountered some kind of difficulty. He reminisces, “Each trip I did, I had a problem. I always struggled with the drivers, over price, over luggage.” It was a repetitive cycle of disagreements with those who wanted to take advantage of a trip deemed necessary for many people, especially Syrian students going to school in Lebanon. Since drivers willing to make the trip were few and far between, customers were forced to avoid confrontation just to get to their final destination. “Whether you were happy or not, you had to stay,” Omar notes.

The countless struggles he encountered during his trips sparked the need to fill the gap he saw in the transportation market between Damascus and Beirut. If he was struggling, there must be hundreds of others also struggling, trying to travel between two countries for work and school while facing impossible challenges. He wanted to alleviate the burden on riders in all aspects, from pricing to knowing the proper documentation necessary to cross the border.

It was then that he reached out to Amr, a friend who was based in California and studying at Stanford University. Together, they decided to create Libeiroot, a website application to help students and travelers alike make the journey between Damascus and Beirut. The beginning proved difficult for the duo. Amr remembers some of the early challenges for him being based in the United States and making a program for Middle East customers: “In Syria/Lebanon, the Internet is really slow and it’s really, really hard to make a website or app that works well with such a poor connection. When the website was ready for testing, I called Omar; he went on and it took a minute and a half to load. I had to scrap all libraries and start from scratch to load just the bare minimum of bytes.” For the best results, Amr could only include the simplest of code needed to render the page fast enough to keep users engaged while also focusing on aesthetics, a necessary component in web design.

Amr adds, “Another difficulty is our marketing approach. Syria bans United States websites and applications, so we can’t target audiences on Facebook, Google, or Instagram. All these startups in the US have access to those modes of advertisement, while we don’t. We have to grow our audience organically through other means. We have to be really interesting and engaging from the very start.” With the Internet and Internet advertising being incredibly restricted in Syria, entrepreneurs must double or triple their efforts to gain traction and attention from Syrian consumers. Thanks to Jusoor, however, Libeiroot and other startups like them have been able to make a big splash on the market. As winners of the bootcamp competition, Libeiroot’s publicity has made it easier to gain new customers and continue to grow the company.

While there have been many obstacles, the team remains optimistic. They recount the positive reviews they’ve received, including one from a female student who was scared of traveling and another from a parent who trusts their knowledge so much that whenever she needs something in Lebanon, she calls them first for any information on current regulations. Libeiroot’s main goal now is to open new routes, focusing mainly on areas that present a challenge for their riders.

When talking about investing in Syrian youth, Amr effuses, “Invest in Syria. When Omar was at the Jusoor bootcamp, his roommate ended up learning far more than he thought was possible in the time. While we already had a business plan for Libeiroot, other companies at the bootcamp didn’t.” He says Jusoor is a great organization to invest in as it helps teams who may be unfamiliar with how to start a company and who need the most support. “I would highly encourage investors to invest in the startups.”

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Ahmad Sufian Bayram Entrepreneurship Program Manager

There was no “Eureka!” moment for Ahmad when he thought about joining the world of entrepreneurship. For him, it started with a simple idea—a company that focuses on customizing gifts. But the dream failed shortly after the war began in 2009, forcing investors out of the country and money they had already promised to invest in his startup. This forced him and his team to close the company and file for bankruptcy. Shortly after, he joined Zoomaal, a crowdfunding platform based in Beirut, during a time when startups and entrepreneurship was booming. He worked there until 2013, when he believed it was time to go back to university in Damascus to finish his studies, but quickly encountered a bleak outcome. Ahmad recounts, “A lot of people might remember this as the darkest time because you couldn’t see what was going to happen. The unemployment rate was very high; it was more than 70% in Damascus. A lot of youth, including myself, didn’t see a future.” It seemed like a helpless situation.

In 2013, Ahmad brought the first Startup Weekend event to Damascus to support and create work in Syria. Startup Weekend events are international gatherings for entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and form teams to make those ideas a reality. The first weekend saw over 125 Syrian entrepreneurs come together. Rania Succar, a board member from Jusoor, happened to be one of the main speakers at the event, introducing Ahmad to the organization where he learned about what they were doing for Syrian youth. The Startup Weekend inspired many people to take the step to create their own business. The problem, however, was Syria’s weak startup ecosystem. Ahmad notes, “There was only one private incubator, and all it provided was office space; no accelerator programs, no VCs, no Angel investors, so no one was there to actually support you through business.” Meaning startups were left with little ability to realise their projects and continue their growth.

So when Ahmed learned about the work Jusoor was doing to launch an entrepreneurship program, he quickly got involved as a founding member of the team. The program is now in its third year and open to Syrians around the world. More than 60 startups participated and over 130 entrepreneurs received training, creating a small ecosystem of Syrian startups. He finds it highly motivating to see the competition’s impact on the teams, noting that, After each program, I’m motivated by the “ impact I’ve made… that I’m able to contribute “ to a positive impact in their life.

He loves being able to work and support Syrian entrepreneurs every day, despite all the challenges, complexities, and issues that arise due to the war.

Besides working with Jusoor, Ahmad has continued to advocate for Syrian entrepreneurs. Gathering information and support is so important to him that he has put together a report, Entrepreneurship in Conflict Zones—Insights on the Startups in Syria, as well as kept up a blog called Startups Syria that includes articles on how entrepreneurship can promote peace in conflict-ridden zones and reasons why people should invest in post-conflict zone startups. As a follow-up to his first study, he has begun research for a new study, Entrepreneurship in Exile, investigating the challenges Syrian entrepreneurs face in host countries where they’re building their businesses. He also serves as a mentor and advisor for various startups.

His final thoughts revolve around the resilience of Syrian people. The war, he says, “Has left people with few options. Many have chosen to follow the path of entrepreneurship. War has actually created better entrepreneurs because they are industrious. They have become more resilient. They have become more original.” The challenges have forced Syrian youth to be more innovative, resourceful, and determined. The struggles, however, remain. Ahmad emphasizes, “We still need more support. Jusoor’s program is one of the very, very few focusing on Syrian entrepreneurs.” A successful Syria is only possible with investment into the ideas and dreams of the Syrian youth.

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Aziza Osman, Board Member Rami Zayat, Board Member Aziza works in social entrepreneurship, sustainability and philanthropy advisory with Sustainable Square, a Rami is a Legal Director in the Dubai office of DLA Piper. He represents a broad range of clients from startups Dubai based boutique consulting firm. She previously worked in market intelligence and strategy for Philips to mature publicly traded companies, government entities, IT companies, investment companies and private Middle East. Aziza holds a Master in Public Administration in Digital, New Technology and Public Policy from equity firms. Rami has a broad practice and has extensive experience advising clients across arangeof Sciences Po Paris. At Jusoor, she launched the Career Development Program which enables young Syrians to industries in connection with local and cross-border commercial, general IT and services contracts, intellectual join the workplace in the countries they’ve arrived in. property and corporate matters. Rami is passionate about preserving Syrian cultural traditions while developing an educational system and economic forum that provides the structural basis for the development of youth.

Dania Ismail, Board Member Dania is the co-founder of Third Eye Agency, a performing arts-focused company based in Dubai. Prior to Rania Succar, Board Member starting her own company, she held the position of Strategy and Business Development Manager at MBC Group Rania leads Intuit’s QuickBooks Payments and Capital businesses. Prior to joining Intuit, Rania was the Director for ten years. Dania is passionate about working with Syrian communities on projects that accelerate the growth of North American Brand Solutions at Google. Rania began her career as an investment banker with Merrill and realize the potential of the country. She directs Jusoor’s Entrepreneurship Program. Lynch covering technology companies and was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company where she advised clients on growth strategies across the technology, telecom, and banking industries in the US and the Middle East. Rania graduated from Harvard College with a BA in economics and received an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. Fadi Salem, Board Member Fadi is a PhD in Public Policy candidate at the University of Oxford. Previously, he was the Director of the Governance and Innovation Program at the Dubai School of Government, Associate with the Belfer Center for Tina Dai, Board Member Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and Fellow with the I+I Policy Research Centre at Tina is a Strategy Manager at Intuit based in San Francisco, where she partners with executive leadership the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. He is a graduate from the London School of Economics on Intuit’s top strategic priorities. Prior to Intuit, she worked at McKinsey & Company in Dallas, where she and University. His areas of expertise include digital transformation and contemporary governance as defined and shaped strategies, and led clients through large-scale organizational change programs. Tina holds well as technology policy and new models of government-citizen interactions in the digital age. a Business Honors and Finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship, and recently facilitated Jusoor’s partnership with a technology platform to develop an English learning solution designed to increase the retention of displaced Syrian students in Lebanon. Hani Jesri, Board Member Hani works in social and behaviour change communication with the global agency M&C Saatchi in London. He previously worked with the Philanthropy and Global Issues team at Portland Communications, and with the multinational PR agency Ogilvy. He has been working with Jusoor since 2012, holding several roles including Safouh Tak, Board Member the Director of Jusoor’s Refugee Education Program that he built in Lebanon. Hani is a Saïd Foundation scholar, Safouh is based in San Francisco and works for Goldman Sachs as a Senior Analyst in the Technology, Media Asfari Foundation fellow, and a member of the conflict research team at LSE. He has a Master of Public Policy and Telecom (TMT) Group in the Investment Banking Division. He was born and raised in Damascus, Syria and from Oxford University, a diploma in leadership from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Economics from earned his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Prior to his Aleppo University. graduation, he served as Vice President for Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects. He led his research at WANGER Institute for Sustainable Energy Research in Chicago and earned his CORe certificate from Iyad Duwaji, Board Member Harvard Business School upon completion of their Pre-MBA program. 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 Taufiq Rahim, Board Member companies in Europe and the UAE. He is a passionate supporter of community activities, education, and self- Taufiq Rahim is the Executive Director of Globesight, a think-tank consultancy based in Dubai empowering help initiatives. social impact in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Taufiq is also the Co-Founder of Progressa, a platform for executive education in emerging economies. He leads YVRDXB with advances synergies between the innovation hubs of Vancouver and Dubai, through market access, investment and knowledge exchange. Taufiq has served as an Expert with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Visiting Fellow at the Dubai JP Chilazi, Board Member School of Government, and on the Steering Committee of theCultural Dialogue in International Security Initiative JP is a Vice President at Bain Capital Private Equity in Boston. Prior to that, he was at McKinsey & Company in the at Chatham House.Taufiq previously worked with McKinsey & Company, the United Nations in Lebanon, and the New Jersey and Dubai offices. JP holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Aga Khan Foundation. He obtained his M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and his A.B. from Princeton. He Business School. At Jusoor, he oversees the organization’s financial operations. is originally from Vancouver, Canada.

Grace Atkinson, Executive Director Leen Al Zaibak, Board Member Grace has worked in the education and development sector for several years in , Lebanon, and the Leen is a Senior Policy Advisor for Policy Planning and Coordination at the Office of International Relations and Netherlands. She previously focused on utilizing digital technology to help the underprivileged to access Protocol for the province of Ontario. Previously, she served as a Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Children university by co-founding the two country offices of Kiron Open Higher Education, where her most recent role and Youth Services. Leen holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Trinity College and a was MENA Regional Director. Grace serves on the the advisory boards for the LASER Project run by the British Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Manchester. She is a leader in supporting Syrian Council in Jordan and the Excellence Centre, Palestine, and has a Master degree in International Relations from refugees resettled in Canada to succeed, and directs Jusoor’s partnerships and programs in Canada. Sciences Po Paris and a Bachelor degree from Leiden University.

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Jusoor Donors

Angels ($500,000+) Desert Crescent Corporation Lady Alexander Houmam Alsayed Rifai Chalhoub Group Elazem Tayeb Issaf Launch Good Fund Hrair Riyadh Neama Waleed Ibrahim Abdulaziz Fidelity Charitable Leen Al Zaibak Issa Dib Safwan Dahoul Into Giving Lena Demashkieh Jamelie Hassan Samawi Benefactors ($100,000-$499,999) Jameel Akhrass Magdalena Boukai Kais Salman Samia Halaby Anonymous Maha Samawi Maha Debs Kazem Khalil Shireen Atassi Asfari Foundation Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak Matthew William Hollis Kevork Mourad Shurooq Amin OPEC Fund for International Development Philips Mikati Foundation Khaled Jarrar Tammam Azzam Sulaiman and Amal Naim Pierre and Nawal Zayat* Mohamed Bashaar Jaber Al Azmeh Tareq Btehy The Duwaji Family* Rami Zayat* Mohammad Gawdat Jamelie Hassan Thaier Helal Wafic Said Rania Succar and Kourosh Vahabzadeh* Mohannad Malas* Lara Zankoul Walid El Masri Google* Rasha Al-Duwaisan MyUS Marwan Qassab Bachi Yasser Safi Talal Sawaf, family and friends Rezayat Group Nadia Jabri Nick Finch Youssef Abdelke Riad Kamal Nina Nasser Mohamad Badr Zavien Youssef Patrons ($50,000-$99,000) Sami Zakaria Nuday Syria Mohannad Orabi Sirine & Ali Ojjeh Samer Daniel, Across Asset Management* Olivenhain Ventures Mouneer Alshaarani Amal Foundation Syrian American Women’s Charitable Association Omar Alfi Nassouh Zaghlouleh American Endowment Foundation Yasmin Alireza and Sharaf Yamani Power Corporation Nja Mahdaoui ANERA Rami Zayat Othman Moussa Arab Syrian American Cultural Association Donors ($5,000-$19,999) Right to Non-Violence Oussama Diab Bay Tree Foundation* Abdulaziz Dadouch Sabri Markabi Rafia Kodmani Boeing Across Asset Management Sacred Heart Community Reem Yassouf Dania and Kareem Sakka Ahmed Tamer Wali Safingest International Google Giving Week Campaign, led by Al Saud Company Sahar Abdulla Jonas Taege Alia El Rousstom Samar Sawaf Sweid We would like to extend our gratitude to the hundreds of Jusoor donors who donated less than $5,000 and/or Sami Idlibi Hossam Shobokshi Amani Al Shawaf Rabbat who have donated their time and expertise. Donations included above are accumulative up to December 2017. Maher Touma* Amer Kasm Sami Zakaria Nadia Chatti Anonymous (10) Samih Toukan Omar Sawaf Bashar and Deborah Sawaf Sarah Abushaar Osama Abbasi Bassam Barazi SAWA for Development and Aid Sabah Al Sabah Blossom Hill Foundation Scotia Trust Save the Children Italy California Access, Inc Tides Foundation The Samawi Collection Center for Arab American Philanthropy* Yusuf Kudsi Varkey Foundation Daliah Merzaban David Mahmalji Contributing Artists and Curators Sponsors ($20,000-$49,999) Deema Succar and Rami Adada* Abdalla Omari Abdul Hadi Debs Foundation DS Federal Abdulla Mourad Al-Madad Foundation Fadi Ghandour Adel El Siwi Alexandra Chen Faleh and Alya Husseini Ammar Abd Rabbo Almutaz Wassif Alsawwaf Ghassan and Manal Saab Ammar Al Beik Amer Boukai Gluskin Sheff Asaad Arabi Anonymous* Goldman Sachs Atassi Foundation Ayman Asfari Habib Lahlouh Ayyam Gallery Capital Guidance Corporation Hoda and Bashar Succar* Camille Zakharia Charities Trust Howard Marks Caroline Ervin Crossroads Foundation Isabella Ponta Und Werner Christiane Graefin ze Rantzau Jad Al-Aoun Saad Ahmad Christies Jochen Wermuth Edward Shahda Kadah Foundation Elias Izoli Khaled Samawi Fadi Yazigi * Including donations made to Illinois Institute of Khalsa Aid Farouk Kaspaules Technology (IIT) for the Jusoor-IIT Initiative for Syrian Students. Kiron Open Higher Education Fuad Abu Assaf

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Fundraising 47,297.00 $32,684.01 73,303.67 Jusoor Financial Statements for the Total Expenditures $ 1,425,609.97 £75,107.00 $156,425.61 $ 1,651,584.94 Net Operating Revenue -$ 224,758.50 -£35,346.88 -$121,631.38 -$ 369,311.90 Year Ending on December 31, 2017 Net Revenue -$ 224,758.50 -£35,346.88 -$121,631.38 -$ 369,311.90 Combined for Jusoor (USA), Jusoor UK, and Jusoor Canada Exchange Rate on December 31, 2017 Presented in US Dollars CAD to USD 1 CAD=0.7957USD 0.80 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position GBP to USD 1 GBP=1.3515USD 1.35

Jusoor (US) Jusoor (UK) Jusoor (Canada) Combined 2017 Expenses by Type USD GBP CAD USD Assets Current Assets Bank Accounts 102,901.76 £74,589.73 $61,278.78 $252,469.31 Fixed Assets 122,984.83 122,984.83 Accumulated Amortization -24,430.24 85.8% PROGRAM SERVICES Furniture and Equipment 147,415.07 TOTAL ASSETS $225,886.59 £74,589.73 $61,278.78 $375,454.14 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities 9.8% GENERAL AND Accrued Expenses 2,448.00 ADMINISTRATIVE Equity Retained Earnings £109,941.61 $62,293.49 $604,766.03 Unrestricted Net Assets $406,613.01 Net Revenue -183,174.42 -£35,351.88 -$ 1,014.71 -231,759.89 4.4% FUNDRAISING TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $225,886.59 £74,589.73 $61,278.78 $375,454.14

Consolidated Statement of Financial Activity 2017 Expenses by Program Revenue Direct Public Support Individual Contributions 297,804.99 £19,762.62 $30,127.01 $348,586.14 Corporate Contributions 551,865.09 £0.00 551,865.09 Foundation Contributions 346,803.39 £19,997.50 $4,667.22 377,533.79 Gifts in Kind 4,378.00 4,378.00 64.6% REFUGEE PRIMARY Total Revenue $1,200,851.47 £39,760.12 $34,794.23 $1,282,363.02 EDUCATION Expenditures Program Services Refugee Primary program 901,235.84 £3,845.00 906,432.36 32.1% Higher Education Scholarship 291,375.53 £61,176.00 $95,211.25 449,814.49 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS Entrepreneurship Training and Support 31,955.11 $10,000.00 39,912.11 Annual Global Conference 1,504.59 $17,093.55 1,504.59 Mentorship Program 5,365.79 5,365.79 2.8% Total Program Services 1,231,436.86 £65,021.00 $122,304.80 1,416,630.67 ENTREPRENEURSHIP General and Adminstrative TRAINING AND SUPPORT Management and General 130,506.98 £6,793.00 $32.00 139,713.18 Accounting and Legal Services 15,196.00 £3,293.00 19,646.49 Other Supporting Services 1,173.13 $1,404.80 2,290.93 0.5% OTHER Total General and Adminstrative 146,876.11 £10,086.00 $1,436.80 161,650.60

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Consolidated Statement of Functional Expenses January - December 2017

PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDRAISING TOTAL

Refugee Higher Entrepreneurship Annual Accounting Other Jusoor US (USD) Primary Education Training and Global Mentorship Management and Legal Supporting Education Scholarships Support Conference Activites Total and General Services Services Total

Amortization Expense ? $4,334.00 $4,334.00 $0.00 $4,334.00

Bank Service Charges $106.00 $124.00 $230.00 $2,324.47 $1,173.13 $3,497.60 $1,172.73 $4,900.33

Business Expenses $1,364.67 $1,364.67 $1,848.90 $1,848.90 $3,213.57

Enrichment Activities for Students $2,811.50 $2,552.98 $5,364.48 $0.00 $5,364.48

Facilities and Utilities $115,811.50 $17.33 $115,828.83 $0.00 $115,828.83

Equipment and Supplies $40,631.49 48,869.87 $0.00 $41,112.95

Fundraising Costs* $608.00 1,254.83 $0.00 $27,594.10 $28,202.10

Grants $13,050.00 $5,000.00 $13,600.00 $31,650.00 $0.00 $31,650.00

IT Services $1,789.16 $33.00 $1,822.16 $5,276.02 $7,611.00 $12,887.02 $1,391.57 $16,100.75

Personnel** $366,034.24 $500.00 $366,534.24 $120,813.81 $1,200.00 $122,013.81 $15,449.60 $503,997.65

Professional Services $16,315.27 $1,500.00 $2,100.00 $19,915.27 $6,385.00 $6,385.00 $1,689.00 $27,989.27

Scholarship, Travel & Student Fees $280,805.43 $0.00 3 $280,805.43

Training and Speaker Expenses $58,361.84 $744.25 $16,255.11 $431.07 $75,792.27 $0.00 $75,792.27

Transportation for Children $217,874.30 $217,874.30 $0.00 $217,874.30

Transportation for Management $7,048.91 $40.87 $1,073.52 $8,163.30 $243.78 $243.78 $8,407.08

School Construction*** $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Miscellaneous and Other Expenses**** $60,036.96 $60,036.96 $0.00 $60,036.96

Total Expenditures $901,235.84 $291,375.53 $31,955.11 $1,504.59 $5,365.79 $1,231,436.86 $130,506.98 $15,196.00 $1,173.13 $146,876.11 $47,297.00 $1,425,609.97

* These are mainly expenses associated with Jusoor’s Fourth Annual Conference and Fundraising Dinner.

** Most of the personnel expense is spent on teacher salaries in Lebanon, under the Refugee Primary Education Program.

*** Cost of building a school in Jurrahiyeh Camp in Lebanon and a playground in Jusoor’s school in Jeb Jennine.

**** This is mainly the cost of winter coats and supplies for students in Lebanon.

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Consolidated Statement of Functional Expenses January - December 2017

PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDRAISING TOTAL

Refugee Higher Entrepreneurship Annual Accounting Other Jusoor UK (GBP) Primary Education Training and Global Mentorship Management and Legal Supporting Education Scholarships Support Conference Activites Total and General Services Services Total

Expenditures £0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Bank Service Charges £5.00 £5.00 £16.00 £40.00 £56.00 $61.00

Business Expenses £0.00 £375.00 £375.00

Personnel £1,470.00 £1,470.00 £6,402.00 £6,402.00

Professional Services £0.00 £3,253.00 £3,253.00 £3,253.00

Scholarship, Travel, Books & Student Fees £61,171.00 £61,171.00 £0.00 $61,171.00

School Construction £2,375.00 £2,375.00 £0.00

Total Expenditures £3,845.00 £61,176.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £65,021.00 £6,793.00 £3,293.00 £0.00 £10,086.00 £0.00 $75,107.00

Jusoor Canada (CAD)

Expenditures $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Bank Service Charges $3.00 $3.00 $32.00 $48.80 $80.80 $18.88 $102.68

Enrichment Activities for Students $650.49 $650.49 $0.00 3

Fundraising Costs $0.00 $0.00 $32,665.13 $32,665.13

Grants $10,000.00 $10,000.00

Professional Services $0.00 $1,356.00 $1,356.00 $1,356.00

Scholarship, Travel, Books & Student fees $94,557.76 $94,557.76 $0.00 $94,557.76

Training and Speaker Expenses $17,093.55 $17,093.55

Total Expenditures $0.00 $95,211.25 $10,000.00 $17,093.55 $0.00 $122,304.80 $32.00 $0.00 $1,404.80 $1,436.80 $32,684.01 $156,425.61

* These are mainly expenses associated with Jusoor’s Fourth Annual Conference and Fundraising Dinner.

** Most of the personnel expense is spent on teacher salaries in Lebanon, under the Refugee Primary Education Program.

*** Cost of building a school in Jurrahiyeh Camp in Lebanon and a playground in Jusoor’s school in Jeb Jennine.

**** This is mainly the cost of winter coats and supplies for students in Lebanon.

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Consolidated Statement of Functional Expenses January - December 2017

PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDRAISING TOTAL

Refugee Higher Entrepreneurship Annual Accounting Other Jusoor Combined (USD) Primary Education Training and Global Mentorship Management and Legal Supporting Education Scholarships Support Conference Activites Total and General Services Services Total

Amortization Expense ? $4,334.00 $4,334.00 $0.00 $4,334.00

Bank Service Charges $106.00 $133.14 $239.14 $2,371.56 $54.06 $1,211.96 $3,637.58 $1,187.75 $5,064.47

Business Expenses $1,364.67 $1,364.67 $2,355.71 $2,355.71 $0.00 $3,720.38

Enrichment Activities for Students $2,811.50 $3,070.57 $5,882.07 $0.00 $0.00 $5,882.07

Facilities and Utilities $115,811.50 $17.33 $115,828.83 $0.00 $0.00 $115,828.83

Equipment and Supplies $40,631.49 $481.46 $41,112.95 $0.00 $41,112.95

Fundraising Costs* $608.00 $608.00 $0.00 $53,585.74 $54,193.74

Grants $13,050.00 $5,000.00 $21,557.00 $39,607.00 $0.00 $0.00 $39,607.00

IT Services $1,789.16 $33.00 $1,822.16 $5,276.02 $7,611.00 $12,887.02 $1,391.57 $16,100.75

Personnel** $368,020.95 $500.00 $368,520.95 $129,466.11 $1,200.00 $130,666.11 $15,449.60 $514,636.66

Professional Services $16,315.27 $1,500.00 $2,100.00 $19,915.27 $10,781.43 $1,078.97 $11,860.40 $1,689.00 $33,464.67

Scholarship, Travel & Student Fees $438,717.65 $438,717.65 $0.00 $0.00 $438,717.65

Training and Speaker Expenses $58,361.84 $744.25 $16,255.11 $14,032.41 $89,393.61 $0.00 $0.00 $89,393.61

Transportation for Children $217,874.30 $217,874.30 $0.00 $0.00 $217,874.30

Transportation for Management $7,048.91 $40.87 $1,073.52 $8,163.30 $243.78 $243.78 $29.00 $8,436.08

School Construction*** $3,209.81 $3,209.81 $0.00 $0.00 $3,209.81

Miscellaneous and Other Expenses**** $60,036.96 $60,036.96 $0.00 $0.00 $60,036.96

Total Expenditures $906,432.36 $449,814.49 $39,912.11 $15,105.93 $5,365.79 $1,416,630.67 $139,713.18 $19,646.49 $2,290.93 $161,650.60 $73,332.67 $1,651,613.94

* These are mainly expenses associated with Jusoor’s Fourth Annual Conference and Fundraising Dinner. Exchange Rate on December 31, 2017

** Most of the personnel expense is spent on teacher salaries in Lebanon, under the Refugee Primary Education Program. CAD to USD: 1 CAD = 0.7957 USD 0.80 GBP to USD: 1 GBP = 1.3515 USD 1.35 *** Cost of building a school in Jurrahiyeh Camp in Lebanon and a playground in Jusoor’s school in Jeb Jennine.

**** This is mainly the cost of winter coats and supplies for students in Lebanon.

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Donations per Amount up to December 2017: Total Donated per Amount Donations over Time

0 - 20 21 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 500 Total Contributions 501 - 1,000 Individual Contributions 1,001 - 2,500 Corporate Contributions 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,500 Foundation Contributions

7,501 - 10,000 Gifts in Kind 10,000 - 15,000 15,001 - 25,000 25,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 >100,000

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $ 4,378 Donations per Amount up to December 2017: Number of Donations per Amount

0 - 20 21 - 50 $377,534 51 - 100 101 - 500 501 - 1,000 1,001 - 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,500 $551,865 7,501 - 10,000

10,000 - 15,000 $220,545 15,001 - 25,000

25,001 - 50,000 $819,555 $443,105 $1,442,871 $2,046,764 $1,282,363 $348,586 50,001 - 100,000 >100,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017

0 250 500 750 1,000

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75 Syrians employed as teachers and administrators since 2012

248 Jusoor-funded university students since 2012

250+ volunteers since 2013

359 academic scholarships enabled by Jusoor since 2012

669 mentored students since 2012

4,631 Syrian children enrolled in our schools since 2012

136,039 Community Members since 2012

Jusoor’s Global Impact 4,631 248

3,500 173 2,500

74 1,250 33

2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017

Number of Jusoor-funded Children graduating university scholarships from Jusoor’s schools (cumulative) (cumulative) Thanks to Azhar Siddiqui, Lauren Kastner/The Hawk Eye, and Mohamed El-Ma’andi for photography, and to Dana Theodory, Joud Tanta and Saeed Kendakji for design. Joud Tanta and to Dana Theodory, Kastner/The Hawk Eye, and Mohamed El-Ma’andi for photography, Thanks to Azhar Siddiqui, Lauren

University Scholarships Funded by Jusoor (Cumulative)

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