{"id":7514,"date":"2024-08-12T11:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=7514"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:57:22","slug":"digital-futures-upskilling-refugee-and-marginalized-youth-for-employment-jusoor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/digital-futures-upskilling-refugee-and-marginalized-youth-for-employment-jusoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Futures: Upskilling Refugee and Marginalized Youth for Employment \u2013 Jusoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592644464049{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1723446650386{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">About Jusoor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jusoor, meaning &#8220;bridges&#8221; in Arabic, is an international NGO founded in 2011 by the Syrian diaspora. 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