Experience

National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association

• United States
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project manager

  • Mar 2005 - Present

  Responsible for: • Working with the Palestinian Bedouin Community in the Negev on capacity building and empowerment of community structure towards institutionalising sustainable system for sexuality education and counselling. • Establishing collaborative relationships with Governmental and Non-Governmental institutions. • Collecting, summarizing, analyzing and distributing data, information and materials related to the field and to the project. • Interviewing and recruiting project staff, consultants, volunteers and courses participants. • Developing operational plan; monitoring and evaluating project staff and activities. • Initiator and manager of IFPA’s courses for certificate in human sexuality education. • Coordinating and conducting training for local professionals on how to teach sexuality and reproductive health (including: sexual anatomy, childhood & adulthood sexual development, sexual assault, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, contraception methods. The course is recognized by the Education, Health and Welfare ministries and is part of the two year academic program for “Sexuality Educator Certificate” recognized by the Tel-Aviv-University) • Initiated and founded the “Open Door” Counselling Center in the Negev through managed volunteers’ work. • Holding field monitoring visits to partner NGO’s, schools, and governmental institutions. Show less



Free lance work

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sexuality, Gender and reproductive Health Education Workshop Facilitator

  • Aug 2004 - Present

  Consulting, , Jerusalem, the West Bank, 2004- Present Conduct workshops to groups of teenagers and mothers, design and provide trainings for professionals and staff members on group dynamics, gender roles and sexual health. Among the organizations I worked with are the following: • Ministry of Health, Negev, Oct-Dec 2011 * United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); Mehwar women's shelter's, February-May 2011 • Shu'aa Organization, Jerusalem, April- May 2009. • Jerusalem Municipality, Welfare Department, Special Needs Unit, Jerusalem,2006-2008 • Diakonaia, Jerusalem, October 2007- March 2008 • Feminist Studies Center, Jerusalem, November, 2007 • Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, Jerusalem, Sep 2005- Feb 2007 • The Van-Leer Jerusalem Research Institute, Jerusalem, June 2006 * The East-Jerusalem Pedagogical Centre for Training Teachers, Jerusalem, 2005- 2006 • United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Jerusalem, January-March 2006 • Elwyn Institute for People with Special Challenges, Jerusalem, August 2005 • Majeed Institute for Continuing Education: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Oct 2004 • Palestinian Family Planning & Protection Association, Jerusalem, Sep 2004 – Mar 2005 Show less



UN Women

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Provide recommendations and technical advice to local and international partners of the Global Fund programme on how to address the relationship between violence against women, sex work, trafficking and HIV/AIDS. • Advise on the application of recommendations and in addressing the relationship between violence against women, sex work, trafficking and HIV/AIDS. • Design content of advocacy materials and workshops to be distributed for awareness campaigns. • Provide recommendations on the HIV/AIDS national strategy insuring gender- sensitive and women’s human-rights based approach. Show less



UNIFEM

• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Coordinator- consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  The aim of the study is: a) To study and assess, for the first time, extension and forms of sex work in the oPt as form of gender inequality and violence against women, especially focusing on the identification of factors of vulnerability driving women and girls into prostitution networks; b) To identify women’s protection needs as well as assess existing protection services /actions in terms of prevention and protection from the underground phenomenon of women’s prostitution with the aim of increasing understanding and improving response of governmental institutions, NGOs and civil society; c) To assess dynamics and vulnerability of female sex workers in acquiring HIV/AIDS. Show less


World Health Organization
• Bangladesh
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Intern

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2004


The Arab-American Family Support Centre (AAFSC)

• Domestic Violence Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2003 - Nov 2003

  Working with the Arab American Immigrant Minority in New York City Area. Working with the Arab American Immigrant Minority in New York City Area.


National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League of New York (NARAL/NY)
• Intern

  • Jan 2003 - May 2003

New York University – University Health Centre: Centre for Health Promotion
• Volunteer

  • Jan 2002 - May 2003