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GBOX — Building the Capability Infrastructure
Hand holding a brain with birds — capability set free
We are a Lab

Building the Capability
Infrastructure
to solve real sustainability challenges.

Creating Systems-Thinkers at the intersection of university, industry, and government.

250K+
Young people reached
40K+
Impact Fellows trained
16
Countries of operation
2018
Established
GBOX Research · 2026

The
Navigation
Gap

Young people across MENA are motivated and sector-aware — but lack the structured capability to navigate the transitions ahead.

Read Survey Findings
GBOX GCC Youth Futures Readiness Survey
n=200 · KSA & UAE · 2026
0%
Believe their country is transforming rapidly
0%
Want to work in emerging sectors
0%
Understand the skills those sectors need
0%
Exposed to futures thinking tools

Three programmes. Each with a clear output.

Flagship · 40,000+ alumni

Impact Fellowship Program

Students work as sustainability consultants on live briefs from real companies and deliver actual outputs — not simulations.

Who it's forUniversity students
Duration2–3 weeks
FormatCohort-based, blended
OutputLive consulting deliverable
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Workshop

Imagination Labs

Students build plausible futures for sectors in transition and learn to position themselves within those futures.

Who it's forStudent groups / cohorts
Duration1–3 days
FormatFacilitated workshop
OutputSector futures + roadmap
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Bootcamp

Policy to Practice Labs

Students connect national policy priorities — Vision 2030, Net Zero, HCDP — to specific skills they need and why.

Who it's forStudents + early-career
Duration2–5 days
FormatIntensive bootcamp
OutputPolicy Recommendations
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One ecosystem.
Three actors.
One student at the centre.

Navigation infrastructure cannot be built by any single actor. The most durable models combine the deployment reach of universities, the sector intelligence of corporate partners, and the policy mandate of government.

🎓

Universities

Deploy capability at scale. No curriculum reform required. Commission a programme, embed it as a co-curricular certificate, and give your students a measurable employability edge.

  • Pilot cohorts of 20–35 students
  • Co-curricular certificate pathway
  • Employer-validated skills frameworks
  • Pre/post capability measurement
Partner With Us
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Corporate Partners

Shape the talent pipeline before it reaches you. Sponsor a cohort, set the challenge brief, and get early access to graduates who already think in systems.

  • Sponsor a cohort at a target university
  • Set live capstone project briefs
  • Early access to emerging talent
  • ESG and social impact alignment
Become a Partner
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Government & Policy

Turn national strategy into measurable capability outcomes. Our programmes are a direct delivery mechanism for human capital priorities — not a supplement to them.

  • Aligns with national capability frameworks
  • Scalable across institutions and regions
  • Evidence base for policy documentation
  • Custom benchmarking surveys available
Engage on Policy

Doing this since 2018.

Operations and partnerships across Asia-Pacific, MENA, and Europe. A decade of on-the-ground delivery — not theory.

250K+
Young people meaningfully engaged
40K+
Sustainable Impact Fellows trained
35
Private sector partnerships
16
Countries of active operation
Built on a Trusted Network
UNDP British Council University of Cambridge Unilever Nestlé Islamic Development Bank UNESCO UN Environment Programme The Commonwealth University of Nottingham UNICEF Asian Development Bank UNDP British Council University of Cambridge Unilever Nestlé Islamic Development Bank UNESCO UN Environment Programme The Commonwealth University of Nottingham UNICEF Asian Development Bank
Nature background
Get Involved

The map already exists.
We need to put it in the right hands.