Rooted in Qatar.
Regional by purpose.
A history of putting young people at the centre—as participants, creators, organisers and leaders.
01 / WHY WE EXIST
We forge ecosystems for youth to rise as innovators, disruptors & architects of their new era.
BY YOUTH. WITH YOUTH. FOR YOUTH.Start with youth.
Build from there.
The Youth Company began operations in December 2010. Founded by Mohamed Farid, it brought youth development, creative expression and community participation together through a social-enterprise model.
Training and public experiences were connected from the beginning. The story of Run The World captures that idea: a youth training exercise in 2011 developed into a festival that brought culture, sport and youth talent into public space.
Contemporary founding record ↗THE EVOLUTIONSelected milestones from the archive
The starting point
Founded in Qatar as a youth-led social enterprise, with a focus on personal and professional development, participation and community.
Read the record ↗Learning becomes a platform
The Run The World archive traces the festival idea to a September YOU-Training seminar. Young people developed a youth-empowerment project; TYC helped take it into the world.
Company archive reference ↗Leadership, work and enterprise
Youth Change Everything created space for leadership workshops, discussion and networking. YOU-Intern, YOU-Start and YOU-in-Action connected careers, entrepreneurship and volunteering.
Read the record ↗A hub—and a regional relationship
Youth Hub Qatar was announced as a home for development and community activity. An agreement with the UAE’s Arab Youth Venture Foundation advanced a wider MENA mission.
Read the record ↗Culture travels. Community acts.
Arab Hip Hop Festival brought regional artists to Doha. Separately, representatives travelled to the Philippines to deliver typhoon-relief donations connected to Run The World 2013.
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A deeper learning experience
The seventh Youth Change Everything conference combined self-discovery, public speaking and commercialising ideas. Its post-event report records 66 delegates and 16 hours of delivery.
Company archive reference ↗Scale and international ambition
The Peninsula reported more than 200 projects and 170,000 youth involved. It also documented regional collaboration in Dubai and Lebanon, and work to establish The Youth Company International in Canada.
Read the record ↗Inspiration meets possibility
Inspired by Qatar brought more than 200 school and university students to Msheireb Museums on 7 April. A five-hour programme connected education, sport, enterprise, economy and culture through speakers and conversation.
2019 event report and launch announcement ↗Understanding the journey
The Grab-a-Coffee pilot research explored alumni needs, networking and mentorship. It represents a further layer of programme design: listening before building.
Company archive reference ↗A connected next chapter
The company strategy brings practical learning, startup experience, youth voice and regional leadership into a broader ecosystem, alongside the developing YOUTH.QA and UTH digital direction.
Read the record ↗BEYOND BORDERS / QATAR IS THE ORIGINA mission for the region
Local roots.
Wider connections.
Different kinds of reach tell different parts of the story: regional partnerships, cultural exchange, international service and expansion.
Qatar → UAE
An agreement with Arab Youth Venture Foundation connected the organisations around youth empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa.
Read the record ↗Arab artists → Doha
Arab Hip Hop Festival brought artists connected to Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon and France into a shared cultural platform in Qatar.
Read the record ↗Qatar → Philippines
Youth representatives helped deliver donations raised through the Run The World relief campaign to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
Read the record ↗Dubai & Lebanon
Contemporary reporting records TYC involvement with organisations in Dubai and Lebanon. The report does not identify every individual programme.
Read the record ↗Canada
Leadership reported work to establish The Youth Company International in Canada. This marks an expansion chapter, rather than a claim about present-day offices.
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Watch the story.
Original films from The Youth Company’s YouTube channel, @arabyouthtv. Festivals, leadership, volunteering and first steps into work.
Run The World 2016 · Day one
Watch on YouTube ↗Qatar Internship Fair 2016
Watch on YouTube ↗Youth Change Everything · September 2012
Watch on YouTube ↗TYC · A two-year celebration
Watch on YouTube ↗Leadership Conference · A Better Tomorrow
Watch on YouTube ↗RTW 2012 · Volunteer appreciation
Watch on YouTube ↗People who started here.
Journeys that kept growing.
The company presentation spotlights alumni across media, science, creativity and enterprise. These are the paths highlighted in its Alumni Takeover showcase.
Ahmed Shaheen
Media, hosting and creative production.
Dr. Mohamed El7aj
Space technology and entrepreneurship.
Tariq Eldakruri
An academic path in AI, robotics and economics.
Sajid Mahamood
Event production and building businesses.
Fares Dehbi
From volunteering to music and creative media.
AB Sajid
Youth leadership and tourism entrepreneurship.