{"id":22723,"date":"2022-06-10T11:17:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/?page_id=22723"},"modified":"2022-06-16T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:15:03","slug":"%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%ac-%d8%b2%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%ac-%d8%b2%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"SAWT Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the SAWT<\/a> Fellowship page! Meet the fellows for 2022-2023 below.<\/p>\n

SAWT FELLOWS 2022-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

LIBYA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dina Al Fazani<\/strong> Master\u2019s degree in Business and Management <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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Iman Aweidat Abdullah<\/strong> Bachelor\u2019s degree in Law - Social Sciences Diploma <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Zahia Faraj Ali<\/strong> Master\u2019s degree in Economics and Political Science <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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Dr. Abeer Amnineh<\/strong> Ph.D. in Political Science <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ibtisam Abed Al Mawla<\/strong> Master\u2019s degree in Strategic Studies and Diplomatic Sciences <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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Nadia Al Kashik<\/strong> B.A. in English <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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YEMEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esham Abdullah Al-Iryani<\/strong>Ph.D. in Political Philosophy<\/em><\/p>\n

Executive Director of the Academic Foundation for Strategic Studies, Development and Human Rights in Yemen. She has participated in the discussion and the approval of the women's rights draft legislation in Yemen's new Constitution and in the assessment of civil society's vision of the national plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. She has also co-authored a national strategy on women's participation in promoting coexistence at the local level. She is trained on how to implement Resolution 1325 and in the field of human rights. She is also a founding member of the Peace Partners Alliance among the Group of Nine.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nDalia Kassem<\/strong>MBA and B.A. in Human Resource Management<\/em><\/p>\n

CEO of the Social Development Hodaidah Girls Foundation (SDHGF) and instructor in technical and vocational education and training on administration and small enterprises. She started community work in 2009 and has been primarily focused on women's economic empowerment, while contributing to the formation of many women entrepreneurs, whether through training or facilitating their small businesses. She has offered training on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security for displaced girls and women. Member of the Women's Solidarity Network.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Monia Mohamed Hassan Thabet<\/strong>Pursuing Ph.D. in Law<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawyer and consultant to local teams in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). In charge of the Yemeni Women Voices and the external communications platform team for the diaspora network of female Yemeni party leaders. She is a member of the human rights and humanitarian section of the National Reconciliation Movement, in charge of the executive board of the Media Network for Peace and Security, and a member of the Women's Voices for Peace network.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nBelqis Al Abdali<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree in Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n

President of the Change Horizons Forum in Yemen. She has worked on several projects through her organization in the fields of gender, peace-building, local mediation and women's rights. She is a researcher and a consultant in the peace-building and gender fields and has undertaken several studies on peace-building, local mediation, gender and the role of the United Nations in the Yemeni negotiations. She is a member of several women's and peace-building alliances at the local and national levels, including the nation-building group under the independent youth category in the 2013 National Dialogue Conference (NDC) in Yemen. She has contributed to the establishment of a number of women's networks, including the Women's Independent Network (WIN), the Forum for Dialogue, Women and Peace, and the Taiz Women-Mediator Network.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Abeer Waked<\/strong>Pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree in Public Law <\/em><\/p>\n

Independent Yemeni journalist and human rights activist working with various media platforms and agencies, most notably Agence France-Presse. She has been advocating for women and youth issues since 2013. She is specialized in security issues and peace journalism since the outbreak of the Yemen war and active in international forums since 2018. She is a member of several networks, including the Peace Journalism Platform, the Humanitarian Press Network, the Women Solidarity Network, and the Yemeni Data Journalists Network, and she is a founding member of the Yemeni Female Media Forum to Support Women\u2019s Causes.<\/td>\n

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IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rou\u2019a Khalaf Sharhan<\/strong>B.A. in Finance<\/em><\/p>\n

Head of the follow-up and evaluations department at the Public Aid Organization (PAO) in Iraq. Trained in the field of economic and social rights and advocacy campaigns. Member of the Iraqi Women Network and the Al-Namaa Center for Human Rights. Works on supporting women to reach decision-making positions where. She was an advocate for women in the last elections. Interested in political affairs and works in political empowerment programs for women within their parties and for their access to decision-making positions.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nMaha Al-Sekban<\/strong>M.D.<\/em><\/p>\n

Specialist doctor and director of the Office of Health Quality Control in Al-Diwaniyah Health Directorate in Iraq. Human rights and women\u2019s rights advocate. Founding member and part of the \u201cWe\u201d Regional Network for Women's Rights Defenders. Member of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Network since 2004. She is one of the founders of the Diwaniyah Women Center for human rights and the Foundation of the National Alliance of Women in Iraq. Recipient of the 2011 Human Rights Defender Award from the United Nations Latin America and the Caribbean Office.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Balsam Faleh Mahdi Ali Al-Tamimi<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree in Arts Education<\/em><\/p>\n

President of the Skilled Iraqi Woman Foundation. Specialist supervisor, journalist, visual artist and activist on women's issues. She is a member of several networks, including the Iraqi Network for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the Committee for Dialogue and Societal Peace of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders and the Alliance for the Rejection of Gender-Based Violence. She is a founding member of the Council for the Protection and Empowerment of Iraqi Women and an international member of the Diplomatic Network for International Cooperation and Human Rights in Norway.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nWasfia Shekho<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree in Modern and Contemporary History and Ph.D. student<\/em><\/p>\n

Former member of the Iraqi Parliament and of the Committee on Women and Childhood of the Iraqi Parliament, session 4, for legislation review and the monitoring of the reality of women in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Worked with the Iraqi government to review the second national plan to develop monitoring and implementation mechanisms for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Founding member of the Elite Network for Development and Growth in Women's Issues. She has worked on replicating the experiences of Croatia and Kosovo in the promulgation of the Iraqi Yazidi Survivors Act in 2020.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Suha Audi<\/strong>Diploma in Media Management<\/em><\/p>\n

President of the Women's Voice Platform for Peace Building. Trained in production and news story editing. She has experience in delivering training on the establishment and development of independent media projects. She works in written, visual and audio media outlets, she has previously run several media projects in Iraq's conflict zones, and she is a mentor and coach for Yemeni journalists working with Internews. Winner of the 2019 Najiba Hamrouni Award in Tunisia for her article \"Women of Mosul after ISIS: Who said that the challenges and practices left behind by ISIS have disappeared with it?\u201d<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nReem Ghassan<\/strong>Postgraduate Diploma in Peacebuilding, B.A. in Dam Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n

Researcher and activist in the field of peace and conflict studies. Peace and gender specialist with the Iraqi Hope Organization. Active in transitional justice, women's rights and peace-building with many international and local organizations. She has obtained many certificates of appreciation for presenting workshops, sessions and activities on the topics of peace, gender and human rights from international organizations. She has also published several works on peace-building, justice and gender.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SYRIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reem Al Jabi<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree in Gender Analysis and International Development<\/em><\/p>\n

Gender expert in the MENA region with Search for Common Ground. For more than 15 years, has she worked with the United Nations and other international organizations on training, research and building strategies on gender integration issues. She has moved between Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Sudan, Erbil and Yemen. She has obtained a Gender and Development Training of Trainers scholarship from University of East Anglia, England.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nKhawla Dunya<\/strong>B.A. in Economics<\/em><\/p>\n

Gender writer, researcher and consultant. She has worked in the field of emergency relief after the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and contributed to the founding of Relief and Development Institute Najda Now. Head of the Office of the Syrian Women's Network in Gaziantep (2017-2020), where she worked for four years on the Women's Empowerment Project for Syria. Gender consultant with the Euro-Med Feminist Initiative (EFI) (2019-2020) as part of the joint action for the elimination of violence against women project as a barrier to women's participation in decision-making positions. Member of the Syrian Women's Political Movement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Elham Said<\/strong>B.A. in<\/em> Law<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawyer and first woman to run for and be elected to the Free Syrian Lawyers Association in 2020. She is working on several cases to restore confidence in legal action in the region, while defending the interests and rights of lawyers, as they are one of the most important pillars of the legal process and in the development of legal though and action. She is active in scientific research, the issuance of scientific journals and publications, and coordination with law and rights programs at universities and institutes.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nLina Taha<\/strong>Master's degree in assessing the status of NGOs in conflict zones<\/em><\/p>\n

Analyst in charge of gender and women's empowerment programs and projects within the United Nations Development Programme in Syria. She headed and formed the Gender and Women's Empowerment Team with Oxfam. The scope of her work is based on positive change in individual behaviour for equality, equity and community justice by mainstreaming the human rights and relational concepts of the gender perspective and integrating it into various programs and activities with the aim of empowering women, girls and the most vulnerable groups. She works on establishing dialogue across the societal spectrum and creating a safe space for participation in various areas of life in order to help people recover from crises and build peace to achieve genuine and sustainable development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Kholoud Mansour<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree in Middle East Studies<\/em><\/p>\n

Researcher, consultant and women's rights activist. Her work covers topics related to humanitarian response, international development, refugees, migration, civil society, peace-building, gender and women's participation. She has worked and published articles for several leading research centers, United Nations agencies and international organizations. She has also supported the participation of Syrian women in the peace process and contributed to a series of national consultations by Syrian women's groups to discuss the peace process in Syria from a feminist perspective, covering topics such as the Constitution, the political process, the return of displaced Syrians, reconstruction and a safe economic environment. She has written several research papers on women, including the participation of Syrian women in the peace process negotiations.<\/td>\n

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PALESTINE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamara Al-Tibi<\/strong>B.A. in Legal Studies<\/em><\/p>\n

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Palestinian lawyer working in the field of human rights and gender. She works as an independent trainer on the subjects of human rights, gender and peace-building related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and United Nations Security Council Resolution 255 on the use of nuclear weapons. She is active as a representative of Palestinian youth at the Regional Forum on Innovation in Gender Issues and as a representative of young Palestinian women in the regional network Young Women Peacebuilders. Legal researcher in juvenile court supervision and youth adviser to UN agencies.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nRima Nazzal<\/strong>B.A. in Accounting<\/em><\/p>\n

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Her experience in security and peace building interventions began with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in 2003. She developed the first Palestinian feminist concept of the resolution through the booklet Resolution 1325 and Palestinian Women. She also contributed to the development of the Palestinian feminist vision for the Women's National Coalition for the implementation of the resolution, the strategic framework of the plan, and the vision and the government coalition plans headed by the Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs. As a member of the High Committee for the Implementation of Resolution 1325, chaired by the Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs, she contributed to the development of the Committee's vision and plans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rozan Al-Khazendar<\/strong>Graphic Design<\/em><\/p>\n

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Businesswoman, founder and CEO of Rozza Designs. Trained in graphic design, life skills and entrepreneurship. Member of the Board of Directors of the General Union of Graphic and Media Workers. She is particularly interested in supporting women and has provided more than 100 free consultations to women on how to start their own businesses, economic independence and how to choose their field and profession. Contributed to the marketing and promotion of the products and expertise of novice women.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nWisam Jouda<\/strong>Ph.D. in Political Studies<\/em><\/p>\n

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Researcher, activist, feminist and academic. She is a board member of many civil society, women, community, youth and human rights organizations in Palestine. She served as coordinator of the advocacy program at the Women's Affairs Center (WAC) for several years in Gaza and as coordinator of the Regional Forum for Women, Peace and Security. Professor and faculty member at the scientific department of the International Relations Academy in Istanbul, she received the Research Award from the Women's Affairs Center in 2012 and the Creative Women's Award for institutional work in the 2020 edition of the Creative Women's Association in the Gaza Strip - Palestine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Alaa Marar<\/strong>B.A. in Journalism and Sociology<\/em><\/p>\n

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Former presenter on several morning and talk shows on Nisaa FM, Voice of Freedom and Eco FM. Member of the Zeina media network. She has participated in several training programmes, including the first regional Women in News summit in the MENA region. She participated in the UNESCO Women in Media and gender equality indicators conference for broadcasters in public radio in Arab countries. She won the first prize in the Best Gender-sensitive Media Production competition for the written media category organized by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in 2019.<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nMariam Zakout<\/strong>Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, B.A. in Community Development and Diploma in NGO Management <\/em><\/p>\n

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Director-General of the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA). Palestinian women's human rights activist and advocate for women's rights and democracy, she co-founded the Unified Women's Council during the first Intifada. She has given testimonies before international commissions of inquiry on Israeli violations against Palestinian women. She has won several awards, including second-best female figure in civil and community work in the Arab World in 2016, the Creative Women in Feminist Action Award in 2017 and the Ministry of Women's Affairs award for work in the field of Palestinian women in 2017.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Welcome to the SAWT Fellowship page! Meet the fellows for 2022-2023 below. SAWT FELLOWS 2022-2023 LIBYA   YEMEN Esham Abdullah Al-IryaniPh.D. in Political Philosophy Executive Director of the Academic Foundation for Strategic Studies, Development and Human Rights in Yemen. She has participated in the discussion and the approval of the women’s rights draft legislation in Yemen’s new Constitution and in the assessment of civil society’s vision of the national plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. She has also co-authored a national strategy on women’s participation in promoting coexistence at the local level. She is trained on how to implement Resolution 1325 and in the field of human rights. She is also a founding member of the Peace Partners Alliance among the Group of Nine. Dalia KassemMBA and B.A. in Human Resource Management CEO of the Social Development Hodaidah Girls Foundation (SDHGF) and instructor in technical and vocational education and training on administration and small enterprises. She started community work in 2009 and has been primarily focused on women’s economic empowerment, while contributing to the formation of many women entrepreneurs, whether through training or facilitating their small businesses. She has offered training on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security for displaced girls and women. Member of the Women’s Solidarity Network. Monia Mohamed Hassan ThabetPursuing Ph.D. in Law Lawyer and consultant to local teams in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). In charge of the Yemeni Women Voices and the external communications platform team for the diaspora network of female Yemeni party leaders. She is a member of the human rights and humanitarian section of the National Reconciliation Movement, in charge of the executive board […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22558,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-pages-about-us.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22723","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22723"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22790,"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22723\/revisions\/22790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arab-reform.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}