One hundred million. That’s the number of young people across the Middle East and North Africa who will need employment opportunities in the coming decades. When my organization, Education For Employment, began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. So I created a network that allows affiliates to access the perspective, credibility, and resources necessary to provide world-class training for youth, place graduates in jobs, and provide on-going professional and volunteer opportunities for alumni.