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Rebels with a cause: from youth group to non-profit
Celebrating 25 Years of SPARK In March 1994, when news came that a humanitarian aid convoy with International Workers Aid would be heading to Bosnia…
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7 Exclusive Episodes of the African Tech Roundup Podcast
Check out the exclusive 7-part mini-series of the African Tech Roundup podcast, recorded during SPARK’s annual IGNITE conference. 1. Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and…
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5 Short Courses turning Syrian Youth into Agronomists
Before the conflict, the agricultural sector accounted for 18% of Syria’s GDP, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. However, since 2015 the…
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5 opportunities for graduates in the Middle East
Youth unemployment in the Middle East is at 21% according to the World Bank; the highest rate in the world. The Syrian crisis has exacerbated…
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What SPARKed us? Looking back over 25 years
In 1994, war was raging in southeastern Europe. Yet as Serbian and Croatian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entered its second year, the stories of…
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“I am a Muslim, am I an extremist?” – Kurdish youth reinventing the narrative
“For years we’ve had ISIS and many people joined [ISIS] because of not having a job”. Sarab Attar is a 19 year old Mechanical Engineering…