Al Fakhoora (Education Above All)

What Al Fakhoora (Education Above All) does

Al Fakhoora is a higher education scholarship programme operated under the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a private nonprofit charitable foundation headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Founded in 2009, Al Fakhoora's primary mission is to provide post-secondary education access to marginalized youth — particularly refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and economically disadvantaged populations — through partnerships with universities, host institutions, and local governments. As of December 31, 2025, the programme has awarded 11,634 scholarships under the Qatar Scholarship Programme, with documented reach into 9+ countries across MENA, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A flagship sub-programme is the Qatar Scholarship for Afghans Project, which placed 74 graduates at 27 U.S. host institutions in 2026.

The programme's product surface consists of four core offerings: the Al Fakhoora Higher Education Scholarship Programme (core), the Qatar Scholarship Programme (flagship sub-programme), Youth Initiatives (civic leadership and community engagement programming), and Skills Training and Professional Development (with 31,688 community stakeholders trained under Al Fakhoora as of December 2024). Distribution is channel-partner-driven: beneficiary outreach occurs through direct community engagement with vulnerable populations, then scholarships are fulfilled via partnerships with universities and higher education institutions, supplemented by strategic collaborations with local governments and resource partners.

Al Fakhoora generates no product or service revenue from beneficiaries; its economics are entirely philanthropic, funded through donations collected via the EAA donation portal and institutional grants. The organization is led by Founder Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and operates with a lean staff of 11 employees, leveraging partner leverage rather than internal headcount to scale. Recent strategic activity has expanded the program's geographic footprint (North America via Afghan scholars, Colombia), diversified into physical infrastructure (100 learning spaces in Gaza, 2026), and elevated the foundation's profile in multilateral forums (French G7 Presidency discussions on development finance, May 2026) and state-level recognition (Qatar's Rawda Award for Social Impact, April 2026; Colombian government recognition, May 2026).

Name

Al Fakhoora (Education Above All)

Legal name

Education Above All Foundation

Website

https://fakhoora.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Al Fakhoora is a Qatar-based nonprofit scholarship programme under the Education Above All Foundation, providing higher education access to refugees, internally displaced persons, and underserved youth across 9+ countries via university and government partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Foundation/NGO & Philanthropic Scholarships (EDAIAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE), International Student Funding & Mobility Grants Administration (EDADAHAL)

Keywords

• Higher education scholarships
• Refugee education access
• Humanitarian education programs
• Youth empowerment scholarships
• Nonprofit education foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Doha

HQ country

Qatar

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations: Al Fakhoora operates as a nonprofit foundation funded through philanthropic donations from individuals, organizations, and government partners. Donations are collected through the organization's website and used to fund scholarships and educational programs for vulnerable youth.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Al Fakhoora is a higher education scholarship programme under the Education Above All Foundation that funds and supports underserved youth, particularly refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), to complete post-secondary education. It places students with partner universities across 9+ countries and pairs scholarships with tailored community-stakeholder training and youth empowerment initiatives. As of December 31, 2025, the programme has awarded 11,634 scholarships through its Qatar Scholarship programme.

Product overview

Al Fakhoora is a higher education scholarship programme under the Education Above All Foundation, not a technology product or SaaS platform. It operates as a philanthropic initiative providing scholarships to underserved youth, particularly refugees and IDPs. The programme offers higher education scholarships through the Qatar Scholarship Programme, youth empowerment initiatives, and skills training. As of December 2025, Al Fakhoora has awarded 11,634 scholarships across nine countries, partnering with universities and governments to remove obstacles to education access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Al Fakhoora Higher Education Scholarship Programme
• Qatar Scholarship Programme
• Youth Initiatives
• Skills Training and Professional Development

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,634 higher education scholarships awarded as of December 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 27 U.S. Host InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Qatar Scholarship for Afghans Project, Al Fakhoora partners with 27 U.S. higher education institutions to provide scholarship opportunities for Afghan scholars. 74 Afghan scholars graduated from these institutions in 2026.
• Qatar Scholarship Programme PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAl Fakhoora works directly with implementing partners such as universities as well as strategic partners who share the vision to invest in youth and create pathways to cohesion and prosperity. The programme operates across 9+ countries with partner institutions.
• Local GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAl Fakhoora partners with local governments in programme countries to align with national priorities and support their education development strategies.
• Place VendômeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for community events including Olympic Day celebration through 'Let's Move for Education' community walk.
• General Directorate of Endowments (Qatar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for celebrating achievements of Qatar Scholarship Programme students in Qatar.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Anonymous University / Universities of Sanctuary Network: Network of universities offering sanctuary scholarships and pathways to refugee students; comparable in mission (refugee higher-education access) though operating through a decentralized university membership model.

Direct peers

• Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI / Ein × Huss Einstein): German initiative complementing UNHCR DAFI by placing refugee scholars at German universities — same beneficiary type and delivery mechanism as Al Fakhoora's university-partnership model.
• Scholars at Risk (SAR): Global network arranging temporary academic positions at host universities for threatened and displaced scholars — directly parallel placement-and-protection model to Al Fakhoora's.
• WUSC – Student Refugee Program: Canadian-based WUSC's Student Refugee Program resettles refugee students at Canadian universities with scholarship support — the closest direct analogue to Al Fakhoora's placement model.
• Institute of International Education (IIE) – Scholar Rescue Fund: IIE administers the Scholar Rescue Fund, which provides fellowships to threatened scholars and refugees — directly comparable to Al Fakhoora's mission of placing displaced students in host universities.
• SPARK: Dutch NGO providing higher-education scholarships and livelihoods programming for Syrian and other conflict-affected youth, with a model and target population closely overlapping Al Fakhoora's.
• Jusoor: Provides scholarships and education programming for Syrian refugees and host-community youth, targeting the same displaced-youth-higher-education gap as Al Fakhoora.

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR – DAFI Scholarship Programme: The UN refugee agency's flagship higher-education scholarship for refugees is the global benchmark against which Al Fakhoora's degree-level refugee scholarships are measured.
• DAAD – Programmes for Refugees: Germany's academic exchange service runs scholarship tracks (e.g., Hilde Domin Programme) for displaced students — a larger, government-affiliated comparator to Al Fakhoora's refugee scholarship work.
• Mastercard Foundation (now Foundation for Inclusive Growth): Operates large-scale education and youth-employment programmes across Africa, including refugee-focused scholarship pathways — comparable to EAA/Al Fakhoora at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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