PNB Steering Committee organizations often operate in-house programs on a regional or global scale. In the past year, PNB members have expanded pre-existing, and created new projects into PNB countries, within which they had not been previously active.

• Angel Capital Association of America (NAPEO Business Angels Network): Work with the Angel Capital Association of America to develop a business model for a U.S. – Maghreb regional business angels network to connect Maghreb diaspora investors, angels and entrepreneurs in the United States with potential business angels in the Maghreb. The Angel Capital Association of America would provide training and technical assistance in setting up the network. This effort will be initiated through the PNB-NAPEO entrepreneurship delegation to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, 27 October–3 November 2011.
• Education for Employment Foundation: The U.S. Department of State has obligated $600,000 to Education for Employment (EFE) for NAPEO regional programming in the Maghreb that will allow for regional employability training, job matching and entrepreneurship programming, as well as a crossborder “train-the-trainers” program to support young jobseekers and entrepreneurs in the Maghreb. In addition, The U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) has granted Education for Employment (EFE) $1.45 million dollars to launch a locally run non-profit organization, EFE-Tunisia, which will impact 800 young jobseekers and entrepreneurs over 2 years.
• Global Network of Interfaith Leaders (Interfaith Youth Core): The Interfaith Youth Core commits to create a global network of interfaith leaders in the U.S. and Muslim countries over the next four years, training and equipping over 1,000 interfaith leaders this year alone who will bring together tens of thousands of their religiously diverse peers, in an effort to bridge the faith divide and provide thousands of volunteer hours in their communities.
• Intel Teach: The Intel Teach Program has trained over 10 million teachers in more than 70 countries, and over 550 thousand teachers in PNB focus countries (Egypt, Palestine and Turkey). Intel is willing to expand this program further with the support of PNB to improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology.
• Intel Learn: Intel Learn Program is an after-school, community-based program designed to teach technological literacy, problem solving and collaboration skills. The program runs in Egypt, Palestine and Turkey and has already reached more than 200,000 pupils. Intel is willing to expand this program further with the support of PNB
• MENA Region Investment (Cisco): Cisco has committed to invest $20 million dollars in the MENA region. Cisco has just announced two $10 million venture capital investments, one in Jordan and one in Egypt, that aim to create a sustainable model of job-creation and economic development in these two countries, with a particular focus on highpotential small businesses.
• PNB-NAPEO Online Network: The U.S. Department of State has soul sourced $200,000 for the Atlantic Council’s Young Atlanticist Program in partnership with Tobiko to develop a closed online platform for the PNB-NAPEO network that will provide updates on PNB-NAPEO projects and events as well as avenues for investment, training, resources and mentorship for entrepreneurs in the Maghreb.
• Replenish Africa Initiative: Coca-Cola will dedicate $6 million of its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) to water and sanitation projects designed to improve the lives of 250,000 women and girls across Africa, including Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Coca-Cola has committed a total of $30 million to RAIN, which will provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for at least 2 million people throughout Africa by 2015.
• Connecting Schools – Palestine and Indonesia: In Palestine, Cisco is supporting a program to connect 100 youth clubs and schools to the Internet while building capacity of local companies to implement and support. In Indonesia, a proposal has been presented by Cisco to the Ministry of National Education to implement Connected Learning Solutions in 20 schools. Pending commitment from USAID.
• Cisco Networking Academy: Cisco Networking Academy is a global education program that teaches students how to design, build, troubleshoot, and secure computer networks for increased access to career and economic opportunities in communities around the world. Networking Academy provides online courses, interactive tools, and hands-on learning activities to help individuals prepare for ICT and networking careers in virtually every type of industry. Networking Academy aims to provide a consistently enriching learning experience by partnering with public and private institutions such as schools, universities, businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations to develop and deliver innovative ICT courses, improve the effectiveness and accessibility of the program, increase access to education and career opportunities, and help ensure that students and instructors have the resources they need to accomplish their goals.
  Cisco Networking Academy began in 1997 with 64 schools and has grown to become one of the “world’s largest classrooms” with 10,000 academies in 165 countries, and nearly 4 million students having participated in the program to date. The program is present in all countries where PNB has established a local chapter.