Riyadh-- Mohammed bin Salman Foundation "Misk" launched in Prince Mohammed bin Salman Non-Profit City in Riyadh yesterday the "Youth Impact Council Initiative", which is the first platform concerned with supporting the growth of youth organizations by providing an effective environment and sharing experiences and information that serves organizations in the non-profit sector aiming at making them more sustainable and effective, and in a manner that enhances the means of interconnection between workers in the sector, and creates new opportunities to maximize the impact of quality youth organizations.
The Youth Non-Profit Organizations Initiative includes non-profit associations and institutions, experts and specialists in the non-profit, governmental and private sectors, volunteers in youth programs and bodies that graduated from the Youth Non-Profit Organizations Building Program of the track "Misk for Community''.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation "Misk" also launched the Youth Non-Profit Organizations Incubator Program, which represents the launch of the second batch of the Youth Non-Profit Organizations Incubator 2022, and an opportunity for youth initiatives and newly established associations to accelerate their growth and expansion and multiply their societal impact.
Out of 226 entities participating in the program, (7) initiatives and two associations will begin their journey in the program for guidance and direction on Sunday including The Digital Games Association, the Robo Tuwaiq initiative, the Wassila platform initiative, the specific community initiative, the Rawasi Youth initiative, the Saudi initiative For Nanotechnology, Tarim Association, Hijaz Bloggers Initiative, and Theatrical Production Initiative.
The three-month program for non-profit youth organizations includes a training course on “Misk Hub” platform, with the aim of developing the services of the participating parties and building their various organizational capacities in various aspects, which include managing development projects, human resource management, governance, financial sustainability, communication, increasing impact and measuring it.
The program concludes in a closing ceremony and a presentation event that will be held next November, for all participants to measure the impact of the program and celebrate the efforts made during the journey. All parties participating in the program will give presentations for community projects that serve young people, aiming at obtaining financial support from Mohammed bin Salman Foundation "Misk" for their implementation.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
