BADIR is one of the most extensive social entrepreneurship support programs in the Middle East. Designed to equip young Jordanian leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to strengthen and scale up their social change projects, it was Launched by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) in 2011, BADIR was adapted from the YouthActionNet® Global Fellowship model to provide a tailor-made, culturally-relevant, and Arabic/English-language centered leadership development experience for young leaders in Jordan, ages 18 to 29. We at BADIR are affiliated with a global network of young leaders, carrying out their social change projects around the globe through the IYF’s YouthActionNet, which is currently made up for over 1,700 young social reformers from over 90 countries.
BADIR is part of the YouthActionNetâ global network of youth leadership development programs. Similar national and regional programs are currently underway in, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Spain and Turkey. Like BADIR, each local program is deeply rooted in the society where it operates and works to strengthen youth leadership within individual countries and regions.

BADIR is a program designed to equip young Jordanian leaders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to strengthen and scale up their social change projects. Launched by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) in 2011, BADIR was adapted from the YouthActionNet® Global Fellowship model to provide a tailor-made, culturally-relevant, and Arabic/English-language centered leadership development experience for young leaders in Jordan, ages 18 to 29. We at BADIR are affiliated with a global network of young leaders, carrying out their social change projects around the globe through the IYF’s YouthActionNet, which is currently made up for over 1,700 young social reformers from over 90 countries.
With its fourth phase funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through a grant from the USAID Civic Initiatives Support Program implemented by FHI 360, BADIR has recently selected its 2017 Fellows, adding another 24 young entrepreneurs to its Fellowship program. Open to aspiring social entrepreneurs from different backgrounds, including those with disabilities, BADIR continues its mission to implement real social change in local communities as one of the most comprehensive social entrepreneurship support programs in the Middle East for the sixth consecutive year.

BADIR continues to:

Set an example as a thoughtful, visionary partner of members of the local community and redefine the standards of corporate citizenship through its sustainable impact.
Establish successful standards of youth empowerment, highlighting current Fellows as living evidence of what youth can achieve to change the status quo in their societies.
Contribute positively to enhancing the local communities where it operates, harnessing its resources, connections, partners, and expertise to be a true partner for these communities.