Youth Empowerment Panel | AMENDS 2015

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Mohammad Omar: Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, he received a bachelor of Biotechnology in 2012, and then he started his career with Soliya. He is a person who believes that nations can only reach their full potential when they seek knowledge in every action they take, so in addition to his passion for Science he is very much involved in other two different fields; Community Development and Conflict Resolution. Besides, he has nine years of experience in volunteer work with several Non-Governmental Organizations, and he is deeply committed to youth empowerment. Mohammad is a Cofounder of a youth led initiative ‘’EYouth’’, a State Department Alumni, an IIE Fellow, a Soliya Fellow, and an iEARNer. He has participated in many activities and campaigns towards a better society with sustainable development. Through these activities, he realized his interest in photography. It’s not about capturing a photo but rather about capturing the moment, and these moments are what made him genuinely interested in the diversity of societies and cultures. Consequently, social media has been a vital tool in satisfying his passion for connecting people worldwide. Eman Hamdan: Eman Hamdan holds a Bachelor degree of Business Administration from Birziet University in 2012. She began her youth work from being volunteer and team leader along with other team members at Esnad the Palestinian Initiative for Supporting Students, ESNAD, provides access to education and encourages academic excellence by offering university scholarships to students to ultimately break the cycle of poverty in underprivileged Palestinian communities. The grassroots approach is to foster a culture of volunteerism and civic engagement among students, while also financially supporting their educational careers. During this year she was selected by UNESCO to participate in the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development proud to present Palestine as one of the youth delegate to come up with youth recommendation toward suitable development, also selected to be youth ambassador by the Arab Thought Foundation for the year 2014-2015. Aminda Guerriche: Amina Guerriche is a master student specializing in cross cultural studies at Abou bekr Belkaid University tlemcen, Algeria. She is a Georgetown MEPI alumna who has been working to promote citizenship and youth involvement in the society through different initiatives. Amina is an enthusiastic and versatile person willing to broaden her background and widen her perspectives through being engaged in a wide range of events, trainings, forums and associations both as a participant and organizer. She is a multilingual activist who served as a translator, editor, guide and teacher in many events and has been trained in different fields besides her academic one. she is also the founder of a youth empowerment club at her University aiming at building a cross cultural youth platform for exchange and collaboration. Samia Ayyash: Samia Ayyash is a Palestinian-American activist and popular education practitioner. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern & North African Studies. She currently resides in Amman, Jordan, where she is a guest lecturer at Petra University and the American University of Madaba teaching Creativity and Social Innovation. Outside of the university setting, Samia works with a group of girls in the Baqaa’ Refugee Camp through a non-organization organization that she founded and directs called the Baqaa’ Sisterhood. The Baqaa’ Sisterhood employs an entirely original curriculum which Samia has designed that self-empowers young girls through a combination of experiential learning and asset-based community development. Through this program, Samia addresses the greater problems affecting Palestinian communities: lack of just educational opportunities, disunity, and the absence of fruitful youth programming. The liberation of minds will lead to the liberation of Palestinian and oppressed communities everywhere. Learn more about AMENDS and these delegates at stanfordamends.weebly.com