Houssem Jebali

Houssem is a 25-year-old Tunisian with a master’s degree who has been active in Tunisian civil society since 2015. Houssem is an enthusiastic activist who has participated in several workshops and trainings in Tunisia and abroad to broaden his knowledge on, and to promote youth-related issues. After finishing his one-year fellowship program with the Lazord Foundation, he was recruited by a company based in Qatar. Today, Houssem lives in Qatar and started his professional life as a translator, the career of which he has always dreamt. He is still committed to promoting youth-related issues, especially after gaining useful skills and tools during the Lazord Fellowship that will help him to continue to achieve his goals.

Lina Abojaradeh

Lina has a degree in architectural engineering and identifies herself as an artist and activist. She recently graduated from the Lazord Fellowship for young civic leaders, and is currently a program coordinator at Global Nomads Group, an international NGO dedicated to fostering dialogue among youth. As founder of the volunteer group Archismile, she hopes to use art as a way to engage others, by creating murals with powerful messages in underserved parts of her community. She is also the winner of multiple international awards in filmmaking, writing and art, including the Plural + Film Award and the, “i am a migrant,” (IAAM) campaign. She aims to use her skills in writing poetry, art, and video-making to spread the positive messages she passionately believes in, especially revolving around her home country, Palestine. She has exhibited her work and spoken about her mission in countries including Ireland, Argentina, Turkey, US, Tunisia and Egypt.

Musab M. Al-Nahawi

“Knowledge is power and difference is a necessity.” – Musab Al-Nahawi

Musab is currently a volunteer with the HeForShe Movement, which focuses on gender equality. This movement is funded by UN Women and partners with SDG Advocates in Jordan. Within the past 5 years, Musab has volunteered with other NGOs such as LOYAC, INJAZ, All Community for Development, For9a.com, and Incitement, working in various roles such as customer service, social media, design, and coordination. Volunteer work has played an important role in his professional growth.

Musab believes that humanitarian work is a part of every person’s life, and that achievement is measured by the change that you make on other people’s lives. He has the passion and motivation for gaining new experiences and knowledge, for effective social change, and for using innovative solutions to overcome social issues in his community.

Through the Lazord Fellowship, Musab conducted research about “Youth Mental Health Awareness in Jordan,” with a group of other Lazord Fellows. However, the research journey is not over yet – this is only the beginning!

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Do what is right, not what is easy!”

Qabas Maraqa

Qabas is someone who has always wanted to represent and help her community by using her IT background. In looking for an opportunity in civil society, she discovered the Lazord Fellowship. During the fellowship she worked as an entrepreneurship and employment officer at INJAZ. After the fellowship Qabas got the chance to travel to Romania to work with children and children with disabilities for 6 months. Qabas is now on her way to achieving her dreams by teaching children how to code and to develop computer programs.

Mousa Moamer

When Mousa became a volunteer with USAID Jordan, he realized that his ambition and career goals were to be a part of international organizations, especially in the field of human rights. While working as a youth project officer at Madrasati he gained massive experience in field work, especially in camps. He also got a chance to work with the media sector in the initiative as a photographer and videographer. In addition to that, and before working at Madrasati, he worked as a photographer and events planner at Leaders of Tomorrow, another youth-led initiative. His communication skills have greatly developed both through his studies and work experience. Through his job he has not only conducted written research, reports, and plans, but he often presents these projects. Finally, he also gave trainings to teachers and students in schools.

He strongly believes that the younger generations can have the most powerful effect. They are our future leaders. As decision-makers we have the responsibility to provide good education and tools on how to overcome obstacles by planting seeds of good ideas. In the end, Mousa may just be one person who cannot change an entier world of seven billion people, but one person can affect the people around him/her.

Jumana Al-Weshah

Jumana has a background in civil engineering with a master’s degree in highway and transportation engineering. Due to this solid background, she takes a systematic and logical approach when developing strategic plans and methodologies to tackle real-life challenges, allowing her to hone her problem-solving techniques.

Her diverse work experience with international NGOs has exposed her to various contexts with different stakeholders and beneficiaries at global, regional, and national levels. With a professional and empowering attitude, she has interacted with, trained, and facilitated many educators throughout well-developed programs, fostering dialogue and understanding among the world’s youth and educators.

She has shown excellent communication and interpersonal skills with co-workers and stakeholders. This includes very proficient verbal, written, and presentation skills in Arabic and English. She also demonstrates an excellent ability to work effectively on diverse teams to achieve specific goals and objectives within a rigid timeframe while maintaining high integrity and ethical values.

Jumana is currently the vice-president of the Lazord Alumni Committee in Jordan.

Ahmad Alzgoul

Having worked for several NGOs, Ahmad has excellent management skills and extensive experience in civil society. He is currently a Community Empowerment Officer at ActionAid, and truly believes in the idea of giving back to the community and supporting youth to become leaders so that they can help and influence their communities. According to Ahmad, the enlightenment of our future lies in the hands of our youth, so guiding them is the key to this bright future. He considers himself to be a good activist, having worked in several different fields to find the right path.

Ali Cherif

Ali Cherif is a young Tunisian activist. After his bachelor’s degree in technical science, he completed a master’s degree in computer science at the Higher Institute of Computer Science and Management.

In 2015, he joined UTIL and began discovering the world of civil society.

He got involved in supporting all aspects of civil society, including the promotion of democracy and citizenship, support of human rights, building expertise, know how, knowledge and training capabilities especially aimed to support vulnerable youth and minorities, and to fight against violent extremism and criminality.

He is a facilitator for the local municipal development program in Kairouan (Tunisian government).

“I believe that the Lazord program is really valuable for those wanting to be social change actors in addition to being a great learning opportunity.”

Enas Mahmoud Alkurdi

Enas graduated from the University of Jordan with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2009. Her interest in psychology and its implications in social development led her to the Jordan River Foundation where she worked as a volunteer psychologist for two years, working with children in violent environments in Jordan.

In 2014, Enas joined the Leaders of Tomorrow team through the Lazord Fellowship as a project officer and office administrator, working on the Leadership and UACTIV8 Active Citizenship projects. After this big experience she decided to apply to Save the Children, an international organization that works with Syrian refugees, where she worked as a Case Manager for 1.5 years. In July 2018 she started her current job at Humanity & Inclusion, an organization that supplies relief to Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Enas is very proud for having been able to take advantage of the amazing opportunities from the Lazord Fellowship, and is looking forward to other achievements and successes in her practical life.

Hiba Al-Hamaideh

Hiba is the Programs Manager at LOYAC, an NGO for youth empowerment and development.

As a Lazord Fellow, she was placed at LOYAC, and consequently was offered a job after finishing the fellowship program. She is passionate and eager to help and support youth.

Before joining the fellowship, she worked as a lawyer from 2012 to 2014.

Hiba graduated from the University of Jordan in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in law.