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Welcome Message from Carol Jenkins, CEO
World Learning believes that the best hope for peace, justice, and sustainability lies in bringing people together. Through cultural immersion, experiential learning, and information sharing, our programs equip others to collaboratively address the most pressing issues of our time.
Throughout my years at World Learning, I have had the fortunate opportunity to meet with many of our participants, partners, and alumni—a global network of learners. Our programs help them understand other cultures, master new skills, and cultivate networks. Our teaching and training methodologies empower them to find locally relevant, sustainable, and implementable solutions. Our approaches emphasize flexibility and adaptability that help them tackle real-world problems. They, in turn, make extraordinary changes in their lives and communities.
Please join us—and those we work with and serve around the world—in our pursuit to create a brighter and better future for all.
Carol Jenkins | CEO, World Learning
Allen Cutler | Chair, Board of Trustees - Get Involved

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21 FREE
Program Description
With support from HSBC Holdings plc, World Learning strengthened the capacity of disadvantaged youth in 14 Wilayas to generate meaningful income and effectively manage their finances.
Through collaboration with schools, student clubs, and youth organizations, 21 FREE trained and mentored local partners to lead high-impact workshops that built 21st-century skills, including communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, as well as financial management skills.
Program Goals
- 6,510 beneficiaries from underserved communities in Algeria completed personal financial management training.
- 20,480 beneficiaries from underserved communities in Algeria completed soft skills and budgeting training with local partners.
- 610 community providers trained in financial management or soft skills in 14 project sites.
- 14 partner institutions improved their capacity to deliver soft skills and financial management trainings in underserved communities.
The project helped nearly 24,000 Algerian youth strengthen their potential to earn income and effectively manage their finances. World Learning provided technical support to partner institutions across Algeria, training community mentors to teach youth two critical skill sets: personal financial management and 21st-century job skills.
Over the project period, World Learning trained 713 community mentors to deliver the two course offerings and provided technical and logistical support as those mentors trained 22,544 youth in 42 wilayas (states). The project also strengthened the capacities of 51 local partner organizations capable of delivering project activities in the future.