Shahd Almahameed

Originally from Jordan, Shahd is a dedicated learner who ranked fourth on Jordan’s high school exam before studying Applied English at the University of Jordan. During her time there, she went on an Erasmus+ exchange program at the University of Cyprus, where she was involved in theater and fiction writing. She additionally participated in a teacher’s literacy enhancement workshop at UCY Nicosia. Since then, Shahd has served as a Team Member at AIESEC before being promoted to Team Leader in the Outgoing Global Volunteer Programme. Shahd is also a Youth Ambassador of the Netherlands Education Group. She attended Introduction to Dialogue Facilitation by Sharing Perspectives Foundation. In her free time, Shahd writes short stories and poems, as well as about her personal experiences and travels on her blog. You might also find her watching videos of cats and pugs on YouTube.

Ruba Abumraighi

Ruba is a highly skilled professional with a strong background in project management and partnership coordination. She has successfully led and supervised project activities while effectively managing partners. Ruba’s expertise extends to collaborating in the development of research studies and creating comprehensive reports that highlight project learnings and identify challenges.

Prior to her role at Plan International, Ruba served as a Project Officer and MEL focal point at War Child. In this capacity, she played a crucial role in monitoring program implementation and progress throughout the project lifecycle in Jordan. Ruba demonstrated her proficiency in developing qualitative and quantitative data collection tools, conducting data analysis, and leading report writing.

In addition to her work with NGOs, Ruba made significant contributions to global research efforts. She successfully managed the data collection and translation process for the “The silent pandemic” study in Jordan. Furthermore, Ruba’s research on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Amman was recognized with an award for its excellence.

Rawan Ibrahim

Rawan taught English language and literature for two years. She is a storyteller. She is a firm believer that everyone has the right to proper education, as well as mental health awareness.

According to the SDG goaIs, Rawan firmly believes that everyone should receive proper education which helps them move forward in life. She also believes in healthy mental stability for all adolescents. She is quite interested in working with youth, and she knows the Lazord Fellowship will be the greatest beginning step towards change in the youth community.

Obaida Mohammad

Obaida’s passion has always been to develop and improve the quality of education in Jordan. As a big step forward he joined the Lazord Fellowship, and is currently working as a Youth Project Officer at Madrasati Initiative. He considers that one of his most positive qualities is his ability to see his mistakes and evaluate them early. You can always see the positive energy emanating from his eyes, even under the most difficult situations. His most distinguishing quality is perhaps his love for people and their differences, this being always reflected on his performance when working on a team.

Salma Karem

Salma has a bachelor’s degree in political science, and has a passion for making a positive impact on people’s lives, especially those who are in vulnerable situations or living on the margins of their societies. This is why she focuses mainly on refugee empowerment and providing access to quality education for all.

Her passion for civic engagement and education drove her to participate in many activities during her college years, including being a student union member and leading a team to design a mini-curriculum for a series of workshops that targeted first year university students, aiming to engage them with their new environment in college. After graduation, she joined the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to work on their educational projects funded by UNHCR to help refugee children have access to education in Egypt, and was highly involved with their projects regarding child protection.

Through the Lazord Fellowship, Salma was placed at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. She is working on their Employment Promotion Project, where she is continuing her passion in creating opportunities by helping technical and vocational graduates access the labor market.

Mohamed Basher

Mohamed is a training specialist with five years of experience, having been a trainer and cultural manager in many countries like Germany, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt. Due to his multicultural working and living experiences he has high intercultural sensitivity that he is able to apply to his work. He has extensive experience in education and the development field with national and international NGOs, with particular emphases on organizational development, building leadership models, educational startups, business/corporate development and capacity building. He constantly aspires to be part of a community that aims to develop sustainable solutions. Through civic leadership his experience has enabled him to operate social projects, empower local communities, and implement resourceful solutions for a more inclusive community. Over the past four years he has participated in many programs aiming to achieve sustainable development in Egypt through educational, environmental, and social development aspects.

Ayman Al-Husseini

Ayman has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Cairo University and a degree in liberal arts from Cairo Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is interested in different forms of learning experiences, and has been involved in a number of alternative educational and research projects. One of these projects is Mubtadaa’, which aims to use alternative pedagogies to introduce social sciences and humanities to teens between the ages of 14 and 18. He has been working as a translator for more than two years, and believes in the beauty of the translation process.

Waheed Yaghi

Ahmed Adel Taher

After graduating from his studies in philosophy, Ahmed decided to explore working with children in different fields. This encouraged him to follow the educational track in civil society.  He worked on creating a database of educational organizations in Egypt, focusing on marginalized areas, to add them to the development map.

Makouk helped him discover different educational tools through coordinating trainings for facilitators outside of Cairo.

He would like to have the ability to understand the concept of civic education and how to apply it in Egypt by doing activities through games and sharing with children in schools.

Nouha Farhat

Nouha Farhat is a Lazord fellow and project coordinator at the Maghreb Economic Forum working on the 3eshra project. She completed her master’s degree in Translation from the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Humanities in Manouba.

Prior to her new position, Nouha had previous experiences with NGOs including “AIESEC” where she was a member of the incoming exchange department promoting community and social development projects. She was also a facilitator in “Jasmine Foundation”, a volunteer interpreter during the “World Social Forum” in 2015 and a short-term observer with “IWATCH” during the legislative elections. She also worked as a teacher’s assistant at an American preschool for two years.