What is "tamkeen"

Tamkeen is Arabic for enablement and empowerment.

• Tamkeen Industrial and Trading Company, also called Tamkeen Group, is a business based in Saudi Arabia.
• Tamkeen (Dubai), a training program for visually impaired people
• Tamkeen (Bahrain), is a semi-government organisation supporting the private sector through business and human capital development support programmes for Bahrain

Tamkeen is an organization tasked with developing Bahrain’s private sector and positioning it as the key driver of economic development. Established in August 2006, Tamkeen is part of Bahrain’s national reform initiatives and Bahrain’s economic vision.

Tamkeen has two primary objectives: Firstly, fostering the creation and development of enterprises, and secondly, providing support to enhance the productivity and growth of enterprises and individuals. To achieve these objectives, Tamkeen’s strategy focuses on quality enhancement, customer care and having a results oriented approach. Through this strategy, a number of programmes are provided to Bahrainis and businesses in Bahrain, which include training, consulting, financing, entrepreneurship support and others. These programmes are intended to help develop the capabilities of Bahrainis and enterprises and integrate new critical concepts for a sustainable private sector.

To date, Tamkeen’s programmes have benefited more than 100,000 Bahrainis and businesses.