KUWAIT: Over 1,200 young Kuwaitis have pursued their ambitions across 15 different fields this year through the Public Authority for Youth’s “Our Initiatives” project, which provides financial support and training to youth-led initiatives.
Dr. Mosaed Al-Kuraibani, Acting Deputy Director-General of the Youth Authority for the Projects Sector, told KUNA on Thursday that the project offers direct support to initiatives by individuals, public benefit associations, and government entities, with funding of up to KD 25,000 per project. Additional allocations include KD 5,000 for exhibitions, KD 10,000 for youth forums and KD 15,000 for conferences.
The program has supported young men and women in areas such as culture, arts, literature, science, technology, education, health, sports, environment and entrepreneurship. Al-Kuraibani added that the Youth Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Management department continued implementing the “Job Makers” project to increase youth engagement in entrepreneurship.
This includes specialized training programs in hospital cleaning and transport services, conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Public Authority of Manpower, which recently concluded with 50 participants. Another program, now in its third season at Kuwait University, focuses on understanding and managing engineering contracts for state and infrastructure projects, benefiting 50 participants until October.
The second season of a training program for insurance sector employees, designed to enhance knowledge of policies and security systems, will take place in September and November 2025 in collaboration with Kuwait University, targeting 50 trainees.
Programs at the Kuwait Digital Startup Campus (KDSC) have provided a supportive environment for tech startups and small businesses. Running from June to November, the program included intensive training camps, virtual development stages, a final week to refine ideas, and an entrepreneurial trip to the United Kingdom to meet global technology experts, with participation from 20 young men and women.
In addition, the Youth Arts and Media Academy continued offering programs under the Creative Production Management team, providing 26 training courses and five music evenings that benefited around 600 participants. The academy plans to continue free media workshops in modern journalism and artificial intelligence, as well as theater courses and artistic performances aimed at increasing youth engagement in cultural and creative fields. — KUNA
