Development, Diplomacy & Defense Ventures

D3 picks up where AYVF left off.(*THIS ACCOUNT IS NOT ACTIVE on LI) About: Strategic Econ Dev meets Tactical soft-power focused NGO blazing the trail to fill pipelines of young emerging market talent to fill key diversified industry sectors (space, energy, cyber, fintech, dual-use/defense tech) of as well as soft-skills development with special focus on private sector company creation and thus jobs. 17 years' strong, small but mighty FD3/AYVF is the inventive MENA pioneer in Space Education, Training & Workforce; Strategic Career Development for "Khalijization" with foundation in STEM with additional core in soft-skills to bolster diversified regional growth industries and global positioning. Diplomacy, Literacy, Creativity/Art, and Emotional Intelligence are also programmatic areas. AYVF's long-term goal of creating innovative thinking, calculated risk taking youth, entrepreneurial minds-and thus 'company creators, directly lead to our engagement over 5.1 million youth across 103 nationalities across 32 unique,'world or GCC first' portfolio programs related to space, cybersecurity, robotics, diplomacy, counter-terrorism, water & power, and more. AYVF is best known for its history making 2009 NASA Space Act Agreement in which the first non-US citizens to intern at NASA were Emirati & both actively brought NASA back into the Mid East market as well as brought the UAE prominently into the global space realm. In 2012 NASA, using AYVF's proof-of-concept as the model, opened up international internships for students in select nations. Other notables for AYVF: Lockheed Martin Mid East Innovation Partner; US Dept. of State Partnership, Mid East (Education); NASA Innovation Partner. AYVF was Secretariat for the United Nations Association UAE and launched the first UNA in GCC in 2010. AYVF's unique USA based months long internships, strategic practicums and education programs are sought after - and are emulated across the MENA region.