A Kurdistan Foundation delegation travelled to Bahrain to study how a small country builds national youth leadership at scale. We were introduced to Lamea, Bahrain's national programme, which selects roughly the top 1% of the country's most successful young people. The delegation also visited Youth City 2030.

H.E. Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfeeqi — Minister of Youth Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain.
H.E. Aymen bin Tawfeeq Almoayed — Secretary General, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.

Hope Network. The visit brought KF into the Hope Network, a Bahrain-led global network spanning 44 countries.

A jury seat. Our Director, Dr. Yara Barzanji, was nominated to the jury panel judging applications for the King Hamad Award ceremony.