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Ihssane is all out to empower the youths, by promoting an inclusive and equitable world of labour as a key to socio-economic integration. Her engagement, through personal and professional outreach, has been to empower those who need it most, because it is with whom we can generate the highest impact and create role models that, in turn, inspire their community. As the Founder and the President of the Federation of Students and Youth Organizations – FOEJA, she aims at building the capacity of youngsters, with a focus on NEET (Not in Education, Employment, Nor training). The multiple socio-economic challenges such as high unemployment, lack of access to quality education and political disenfranchisement, led to this vision. She has mobilised major stakeholders to reach out to over 50,000 youngsters towards capacity building and facilitating access to opportunities by providing access to “Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs), access to employment and support to entrepreneurship. There is a multiplier effect through fruitful partnerships, the federation indeed welcomes other African associations with the vision to replicate a similar impact across the continent. Also, her focus is be on how the private sector can engage more to fight inequalities through economic inclusion of underprivileged populations.