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Maha Sarrawi

• "The course was useful to me, especially in increasing my passion and stirring many feelings that were buried inside me, because I had lost hope that I could realize them. But by coming here, I felt that I really can reach my goal, even if the journey is long. In the end I will get there, with the help of a team...And God willing, we will be able to determine and assess some of the issues related to fairness, freedom, and justice for women in our society."

Maha is a TV anchor for Jordan TV; she is interested in women's and children's issues.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and Public Speaking mentorship with Deb Sofield

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Mayada Fayek

• "I'm pleased I was part of this workshop because it was the first workshop that teaches through the internet. It was new and different....The technology was great, and the program engineers were excellent. They provided all the help they could, and I think without them we wouldn't have been able to understand things. As for the participants, they were engaged, and I think we enriched each other's knowledge....The intellectual interaction between the trainers and the participants created a very good environment. It refreshed our information and added new information, so we learned a whole lot, besides learning to use the internet more and use it in an advanced way."

Mayada is a journalist who is interested in women's political participation and empowerment.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and Political Environment mentorship with Khairi Abaza

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Rasha Ramadan

• "Actually, the course was excellent, and I benefited from it a lot, and it revealed many talents I didn't know I had. So I learned how to organize topics in a much simpler way than I imagined. The people, the whole crew was nice and the trainers put forth a very good effort."

Rasha is an assistant movie director, social activist, and member of the Ghad party.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and George Washington University leadership course

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Sabah Abdel Maksoud

• "The course was very useful to me, it taught me for the first time how to be engaged theoretically and practically. Before that, I had worked with civil society organizations, but this time the Institute added some spirit to the course, in that it taught us how to deal with the internet."

Sabah is a lawyer and member of the Nasserist party. As an activist, she is interested in women in marginalized areas.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop

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Saneya El Fekki

• "The course was very useful to me, because apart from the fact that it's a new experience, it was my first time doing online training through the internet. So it was very useful to me and taught me how to organize my thoughts, make a plan, build a coalition, and reach out to the media, and I also learned how to promote my plan and how to deal with allies and adversaries. So this course was really useful, and I urge everyone to take it because it will help them organize their ways of thinking and the way they operate, regardless of their field of interest."

Saneya is an assistant researcher at Al Ahram Center for Strategic Studies and a member of the Democratic Front party.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop

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Sara Abdel Galeel

• "The truth is that the training was really excellent, and through it I learned how to clarify my vision, and my goals."

Sara has a degree in computer science; she is a training coordinator and a member of the Ghad party.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and Political Environment mentorship with Khairi Abaza

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Yasmeen Hany

• "I’m honestly very pleased with this workshop, and it taught me many things, and it taught me how to implement my plan. I also benefited in that I’m now able to strengthen my good qualities and see my weaknesses and work around them in the future."

Yasmeen is an accountant, political activist, and member of the Assembly party.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and Grassroots Activism mentorship with Nader Tadros and Amy Ekdawi

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Buthaina El Bakhit

• "The course was useful to me, especially in increasing my passion and stirring many feelings that were buried inside me, because I had lost hope that I could realize them. But by coming here, I felt that I really can reach my goal, even if the journey is long. In the end I will get there, with the help of a team...And God willing, we will be able to determine and assess some of the issues related to fairness, freedom, and justice for women in our society."

Buthaina holds a BA in economics and statistics from Jordan University. She is a member of the Higher Council of the Resala party.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and Activism Plan mentorship with Stephanie Vance

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Jinan al Nakshabandi

• "What I learned from the online workshop was new and useful and taught me a practical planning style."

Jinan organizes workshops for women in the Badia (the desert of Jordan).

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and George Washington University leadership course

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Khitam Abdullah

• "I benefited a lot from this course, and I hope there will be more intensive courses later, because we gained a lot from this one. It opened our eyes to many goals that we can work on and put us on the right track."
• "The knowledge I gained from the course was suitable and clear."

Khitam is a finance manager who volunteers with a number of organizations.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop and George Washington University leadership course

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Rasmiya El Shannaq

• "I benefited a lot from this course because I learned a lot, and I met many people who can help me accomplish a successful project. And thankfully, I finished with excellent results."

Rasmiya is a member of the higher committees of a number of NGOs in Souf-Shunnaq village. She trains women on volunteering issues related to women's rights and child abuse.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop

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Sawsan Mobaideen

• "I really benefited from the course, and I hope all of us continue to work on a project through the Activism Institute that will achieve something, and that can be presented to society as an example of what women leaders can do."

Sawsan is a journalist who is currently running a campaign against verbal abuse of women and children in her hometown of Karak.

Completed "Create Your Activism Plan" workshop, Public Speaking mentorship with Deb Sofield, and Media Relations mentorship with Rana Sweis