FLA Targets One Million Young Future Leaders by 2015 Across the MEASA Region

For immediate release…for immediate release… FLA Targets One Million Young Future Leaders by 2015 Across the MEASA Region Highlights the need for leadership education across the region Dubai – November 1st , 2011: Youth in the Middle East and developing... More

For immediate release…for immediate release… FLA Targets One Million Young Future Leaders by 2015 Across the MEASA Region Highlights the need for leadership education across the region Dubai – November 1st , 2011: Youth in the Middle East and developing regions continue to make up approximately one-fifth of the total population at 20. 5 percenti . These statistics imply that it is imperative that leadership principles are brought in at an early age, whether in classrooms or outside them, to curb the growth of unemployment and create young future leadersii . Catering to this growing need, the Future Leadership Academy (FLA), a UAE-based organization was launched today targeting audiences in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA). The FLA is a social venture that kick-starts its pilot initiative in Dubai imparting leadership, thinking and entrepreneurial skills to children and youth. The Academy in its first initiative will launch the Students for the Advancement of Global En Less