Jameel Prize - Istanbul Tour

The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. Its aim is to explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider debate about Islamic culture and its role today. The Jameel Prize is an initiative of Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, who also funded the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art at the V&A. The Jameel Prize and its exhibition at the V&A in London are supported by the Jameel Foundation, and the tour of the Jameel Prize exhibition is supported by Abdul Latif Jameel Community Service Programs.

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Edge of Arabia - Transit

As part of the official exhibitions programme of the European Capital of Culture 2010, Edge of Arabia presented TRANSiTION, the two month closing exhibition of Istanbul 2010. This is Edge of Arabia’s most ambitious exhibition to date, and the largest ever showing of Gulf artists in Turkey. TRANSiTION is a showcase for 22 emerging Saudi artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art practice in the Kingdom. These artists, whose work spans a full range of installation, performance, photography, painting, video and sculpture, represent a new generation of creative voices, reaching out across borders.

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1001 Inventions - Istanbul Tour

By personal invite from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 1001 Inventions launched the block-buster exhibition at the historic Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul on 18th August 2010. Hot on the heels of the record-breaking residency at the London Science Museum, the global tour began with Istanbul the ideal first host city as the exhibition formed part of the ‘Capital of Culture’ programme. The 1001 Inventions exhibition was entitled ‘1001 ICAT BILIM VE TEKNOLOJININ 1000 YILLIK SERUVENI’ and given an iconic position in Sultanahmet Square, nestled in between the Hagia Sophia and the Great Blue Mosque, two of Istanbul’s most famous landmarks.

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SCOJO-Arabia Project

Saudi Arabia , May 2008 (Six Months) Medical & Business Development Consultant Scojo Foundation's mission is to reduce poverty and generate opportunity through the sale of affordable eyeglasses and complementary products. In just 6 years, Scojo Foundation and its partners have sold over 80,000 pairs of reading glasses, trained over 1000 Vision Entrepreneurs, and referred over 80,000 people for advanced eye care in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

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Food Force PC Game in Arabic

United Arab Emirates, Sep 2007 Project Liaison Officer between ALJ & UN/WFP ALJ-CSP sponsored world's first humanitarian video game in Arabic, which is an action-packed educational game about hunger and the importance of humanitarian aid work.

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Franchising Support for Youth Program

Saudi Arabia , Mar 2007 - Sep 2009 Deputy Program Director Small Scale Franchising program was designed as a new program under ALJ-CSP in order to support young people with ready business idea (from franchisor) and small business loan (from ALJ-CSP). Presenting business models, market surveys and cooperation with entrepreneurs by ALJ-CSP.

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World Food Program - Saudi Junior Professional Officer Project

Saudi Arabia , Feb 2007 (To date) Program Director JPO (Junior Professional Officer) training and employment program leaded by WFP – UN. Saudi young people received on-job training at UN/WFP operations.

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Health & Smart – HIV/Aids Training Program

Kenya , Feb 2007 (Four Months) Monitoring & Evaluation Team Member Re-checked the training system and material that was modified from Healthy Oakland Team curriculum, a school-based program for youth in the US and added appendixes to the training material for To Love Children Association.

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Middle East Small Business Training CD

Saudi Arabia, Feb 2007 (Six Months) Training Script Editor Prince’s Trust Small Business Training CD modified and re-structured for Middle East conditions. E-learning project was planned for ALJ-CSP small business clients in order to have familiarization for business before entering to business.

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Grameen Jameel Scholarship

Bangladesh, Jan 2007 - Feb 2011 System Development & Evaluation and Liaison Manager Vocational Training and Fund Program for Grameen Bank Project (Under supervision of Nobel laureate Muhammed Yunus). ALJ-CSP expressed gained vocational training programs experience to Bangladesh.

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