AJMI -Doha

Al Jazeera Media Institute signed on Monday, May 12/ 2025, a partnership agreement with Al Fakhoora Program of Education Above All Foundation to implement a series of media training programs in a number of countries targeted by the program.

In this context, Ms. Iman Al Ameri, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute, said: "This agreement comes to expand media training impact and to enhance its role in supporting communities that need professional empowerment. We are not only giving professional tools, but we are opening new outlets of expression for environments where hope is often trapped by silence. 

She added: "Media is no longer just a profession, but a fundamental right and an empowering tool, and through this partnership we reaffirm our deep belief that every human being has a story that deserves to be told, and a voice that must be heard.

Mr. Talal Al Hathal, Director of Al Fakhoora Program at Education Above All, commented: "Signing this partnership agreement with Al Jazeera Media Institute is an important milestone in our ongoing efforts in Qatar Scholarship Program of Education Above All Foundation. When we sign partnership agreement with Al Jazeera Media Institute which is considered one of the most prominent media institutes in the region, we seek to enable our students to acquire distinguished media skills through training programs, workshops and specialized seminars that contribute to polishing their knowledge and enhancing their capabilities. to positively communicate and impact their communities."

He added: "We believe that opening new horizons for our young cadre is not just an opportunity to learn, but a direct investment in a brighter and more impactful future for their communities, which we seek to achieve through these strategic partnerships."

The aim of this partnership is to empower youth in communities affected by and plighted with crisis through providing them with professional media skills that enhance their abilities to express and advocate in order to build a generation capable of interacting with issues and causes of their communities and get the world hear their voices.

Al Fakhoora program is one of Education Above All Foundation programs that aim to empower conflict-affected areas young people to access higher education and build their capacity to be effective leaders in their communities. The program provides free comprehensive scholarships that cover tuition fees, psychosocial support, vocational training, volunteering opportunities and community engagement activities.