Keywords: Next Generation of Afghan Business Leaders.jpg USAID offers Afghanistan university students hands-on internships in a variety of business-related fields Participants complete three months of theoretical training in management marketing and accounting followed by three months of practical training through placements with Afghan companies and non-governmental organizations https //gr linkedin com/in/seodominator SEO Greece The program launched in 2007 with 63 students from Kabul University and has since expanded to nine universities across Afghanistan In 2008 USAID expanded the program to the underserved student populations in the south of Afghanistan Two classes of interns have since graduated from Kandahar University The program recently expanded again to provide internships to 150 high school students in Hilmand Uruzgan and Zabul provinces because there are no universities in these provinces Thus far more than 858 young professionals including 172 women have completed the program and approximately 75 percent of the graduates received offers of full-time employment from their host companies I am happy with every aspect of the internship program said Noor Mohammad an intern with the International Organization for Migration I really had no time or resources to study marketing business management or accounting But through this program not only have we studied these subjects we are completing practical work using our knowledge The internship program is successfully training the next generation of business leaders As the program continues to expand it will help to build an Afghan workforce that can take the lead in the country ™s long-term economic development 2010-05-08 https //www flickr com/photos/usaidafghanistan/4587883885/ USAID Afghanistan other versions PD-USGov United States Agency for International Development |