Bahrain Labour Fund Tamkeen has announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with Manama Entrepreneurship Week (MEW) for the fourth consecutive year.

The event is being held under the patronage of Capital governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa from October 21 to 25.

Organized by the Capital Governorate, the event will be held with Tamkeen’s support as a strategic partner aiming at developing Bahraini workforce’s skills in the field of entrepreneurship to become important players in boosting the private sector.   

Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, chief executive of Tamkeen, stressed the organization’s keenness to continue improving and developing Bahraini youth skills to become the first choice of employment.

"We are keen on fostering creativity and innovation in the young generation offering them great opportunity to take on the path of entrepreneurship as an alternative career path to employment. Therefore, Tamkeen continues supporting initiatives that aim at achieving prosperity for the national economy and enhancing the role of the private sector to enable it to become its main economic driver," said Dr Janahi.

Moreover, he praised the efforts of the Capital Governorate, headed by HE Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, in establishing valuable programs with extraordinary vision and objectives. He underlined Tamkeen's keenness to build fruitful partnerships with various entities to develop Bahraini individuals and provide them with all necessary tools for growth.

"Cooperating with various sectors to achieve one of our key objectives of supporting entrepreneurship for all groups is one of our key priorities,” Dr Janahi said.

“These partnerships contribute to strengthening the establishment and development of institutions across its various stages of development and thus elevating the private sector to be the main engine of the national economy in the Kingdom of Bahrain," he added. – TradeArabia News Service