Experience

United Women Singapore

• Singapore
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events & Fundraising Coordinator

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  The Singapore Committee for UN Women is a non-profit organization working towards women's empowerment and gender equality in the region. The organization supports programs that provide women and girls with access to education, healthcare, economic independence.  Events & Fundraising Coordinator Took ownership for fundraising activities for the “Say No to Oppression of Women” (SNOW) Gala Dinner. o Acquired 42 Sponsors out of an all-time high total of 137 sponsors through cultivating relationships with previous sponsors and acquiring new ones. Sponsors ranged from luxury hotels and Michelin Star restaurants to Artists and personal services, including for example Marina Bay Sands, Six Senses, Bvlgari, National Gallery Singapore, and the Lo & Behold group o Raised the hype and brand awareness of SNOW Gala to attract new stakeholders through a creative social media campaign and innovative giveaways o Executed event logistics including preparing the setup of the event, managing volunteers, and auditing auction items



Nahdet El Mahrousa

• Egypt
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Technology & Innovation Unit

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

  Set up the Technology and Innovation Unit to further develop NM’s support for early stage tech startups by launching Egypt’s first International Exhibition of Innovation, Cairo Innovates (CI), in addition to continuing to lead Young Innovators’ Awards (YIA) Program.

• The Young Innovators' Awards Program Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

  Managed NM’s support for early stage tech startups with the ultimate objective of nurturing a vibrant scientific culture in Egypt. This included rebranding the competition for undergrad students (Demagh Masry, or “Egyptian Brains”), and initiating a competition for Prototype Design (Shaغal, or “It Works”). Day to day, this translated into leading all aspects of key innovation competitions and events including concept creation, strategic planning, launch plan development, commercialization, and implementation support for early stage tech startups.



Young Arab Leaders

• United Arab Emirates
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Egypt Chapter

  • Aug 2008 - May 2010

  Managed the overall functions and activities of the national country chapter, including the development of strategies affecting the operations and influencing the evolution and growth of the chapter over time. Managed the overall functions and activities of the national country chapter, including the development of strategies affecting the operations and influencing the evolution and growth of the chapter over time.



Nahdet El Mahrousa

• Egypt
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• The Young Innovators Awards Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2008



United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - Aug 2006

  UNFPA and the Egyptian Family Planning Association (EFPA) collaborated on the project, Meeting Adolescents' Needs', to address the shortage of reproductive health (RH) services for adolescents in Egypt. This collaboration aims to build the capacity of UNFPA supported Youth Friendly Clinics (YFCs) of EFPA to provide adolescents with comprehensive services, counselling, and information that improve their sexual reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and related behaviours. UNFPA and the Egyptian Family Planning Association (EFPA) collaborated on the project, Meeting Adolescents' Needs', to address the shortage of reproductive health (RH) services for adolescents in Egypt. This collaboration aims to build the capacity of UNFPA supported Youth Friendly Clinics (YFCs) of EFPA to provide adolescents with comprehensive services, counselling, and information that improve their sexual reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and related behaviours.