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Youth Make Change: Youth for Change Phase 4 Report

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76 77 . . . . P r o j e c t n a m e : Dar Wajd P r o j e c t d e s c r i p t i o n : Dar Wajd focuses on the underprivileged areas of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Through the development of a website and other activities, this project seeks to provide educational resources to children who have been deprived of an adequate education because of their living circumstances A f n a n Gh a l im a h & S a r a h A l h a r t h y " Youth need to find an issue that they are passionate about and be prepared to invest many hours of their day towards tackling that issue. You will face obstacles, but working towards something that you truly care about will help you persist. " " You must be able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances if you wish to be a successful entrepreneur. " " " " " . . . . " Given that we are not from these unprivileged areas, one challenge that we faced was building trust with the people of the area. Once we were able to communicate with them that what we are doing is for their own good, we managed to gain their trust. " " We feel extremely motivated by how hopeful the children, mothers, and fathers of these areas are with the service that we wish to provide them. People have put so much faith and hope in our project and we feel obligated now to commit to what we started. " " " " " : : .

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