Annual Meetings

A New Beginning

After the thirteenth annual conference of the Najah21 Network in the city of Amman in April 2025, Najah21 reaffirmed its role as a regional incubator for leadership training, youth empowerment, and cultural and community sustainable development — and as a flexible, participatory work ecosystem that invests in local capacities and strengthens the spirit of community initiatives.

We believe in building leaders capable of creating positive impact in the fields of education, social cohesion, and sustainable development — responding to the priorities of their countries and communities and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Najah 21 Through Time

16 Years from Launch to Renewal

From 2009 to 2025: Key Milestones of the Najah21 Network

January 2009 January 2009
2010 – 2018 2010 – 2018
December 2009 December 2009
2013 – 2019 2013 – 2019
2015 – 2016 2015 – 2016
2017 2017
2020 – 2021 2020 – 2021
2019 2019
April 2025 April 2025

January 2009

Launch of Success Network 21 in Beirut with the participation of 25 representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, and Algeria.

2010 – 2018

A series of annual in-person meetings held in different capitals, culminating in the eleventh meeting in Istanbul (2019).

During this phase, the network expanded to include members from: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Libya.

December 2009

The second annual meeting in Istanbul, with expanded membership.

2013 – 2019

Organization of 5 regional youth meetings (for members under the age of 30), aimed at training young people in success skills and strengthening the capacity of national centers to engage them.

2015 – 2016

Holding two expanded youth camps in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, with the participation of 250 young people from diverse Iraqi backgrounds.

2017

Launching a capacity-building project for network members through a regional training workshop, alongside the development of programs and tools for ongoing follow-up.

2020 – 2021

Holding two online meetings due to COVID-19 restrictions.

2019

Organizing the Success Camp in Sudan with the participation of 200 Sudanese university students, in addition to students from other African countries studying in Sudan.

The youth camps (in Iraq and Sudan) were held in partnership between:

• Success Houses in Iraq (led by the Sulaymaniyah Success House)

• The Sudanese Center for Democracy and Development (for the Sudan camp)

• The International Forum for Islamic Dialogue

• Success Network 21

Training was conducted by network trainers from: Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, and Palestine.

April 2025

Returning to in-person meetings with the convening of the meeting in Amman, as a new beginning aligned with the era of artificial intelligence and the structural transformations in the Arab region.