Mission

Conceived in 2006, FD3 (Originally AYVF) was/is the trendsetter in the GCC for strategic extra-curricular experiential (hands, minds-on) education and practical training programs in STEM & STEAM (A for Aerospace/ Aviation/ Aeronautics/ Astronomy the acronym itself coined first in Mid East), Diplomacy/Global relations, Literacy, Art, Innovation are each underpinned by creativity and EI to foster the can-do spirits in youth.

FD3 maintains a long term goal of boosting inventive and bold thinking youth, entrepreneurial minds -- the 'company creators' that will create private sector jobs deemed vital. 

FD3  has directly engaged over 5 million youth across 112 nationalities in over 34 unique, engaging, and many often historic programs that are, as they say, (VERY) "often emulated, but never duplicated."!

Now in our 19th year, what started out in UAE as the Arab Youth Venture Foundation in 2007, has fully repositioned to the Foundation for Development Diplomacy & Defense with dual HQs in Paris, France and Washington, DC. 

LaunchPAD INITIATIVES & INCUBATED SPIN-OFFS

Counter-terrorism, Youth Philanthropy, Start-ups, Micro-Grants, Sustainable Development, Multi-lingual Literacy & Publishing

• INVENTIVE & STRATEGIC WORKFORCE TRAINING & EDUCATION DESIGN & DELIVERY
  
• HIGH IMPACT, ALL TOUCH-POINTS, KPI & METRICS DRIVEN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
  
• FOUNDATIONAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, REAL-WORLD LEADERSHIP TRAINING
  
• GOV'T AFFAIRS, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE & TACTICAL PARTNERSHIPS FORMATION, ++
  

​UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION UAE

First UNA in the Arabian Gulf

AYVF was the first to introduce public STEM education to the GCC marketplace, imagine! and continues to set the trends for creative, inventive and impactful industrial training programs that build skills, confidence, and regional talent capacity for diversified sectors.

SETTING REGIONAL TRENDS is In FACT OUR LEGACY.

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*UAE based & born as the Arab Youth Venture Foundation. Repositioned, relocated 2022

91 nations direct

36 unique programs

Mid East, Africa, Asia

5 million engaged

112 nationalities

Ages 6-26

SPACE & STEM DIPLOMACY & Multi-CUltural Exchange

Historic NASA Innovative Partner, Mid-East Workforce

 19

YEARS

Industry-ready skilled nationals for careers

Start-ups and new company creation
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Private Sector JOBS!

HOW AND WHY WE CAME TO BE

Our founder is a Silicon Valley raised female global entrepreneur and tech investor who over AYVF's first 10 years amassed a dynamic AYVF team (48 at peak), of 24 nationalities (incl. 13 Arab nations) serving with unparalleled talent & verve.

   
20 million jobs by 2030 is what drives us since 2006. "MOVE FAST & MAKE BIG THINGS HAPPEN" our founder's motto after the frustrated of the rhetoric in local news and social media and the endless talking heads at regional conferences. She was compelled to take action to serve youth to open up new creative avenues, vistas of oppo for their economic futures.  

Extra-Curricular  practical Training 

& Experiential 

Education Feeding GCC' Economic Visions 20xx'

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Industry-ready skilled nationals for careers

Start-ups and new company creation

        Middle East & N. Africa Youth Development & Strategic Workforce Trailblazer  On-the-ground Implementation & Impact since 2007

​First in 2010, and still the only U.N. Association in the GCC, UNA-UAE educates youth on global issues via Model U.N.  

As U.N. focuses on nations, 120+ UNA's engage people! Our "Global Citizens Open Innovation SDGs Challenge" draws Solvers from over 130 nations annually.

8 years before GCC's first Space Agency, AYVF envisioned and invested in space education, outreach, and workforce develop- ment to support nationalization efforts to build capabilities and careers in MENA's burgeoning space sector. For US,we promoted diversity, international cooperation.

past Projects