Nermine Mounir's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I became interested in this field after joining a peace education program in my country. I came to realize how our world is captured in daily violence and wasted opportunities. Livining in a turmoil region , the middle east , made me more interested to take part on changing the previaling realities and raising awareness about values of diveristy and tolerance and equipping people with the skills of dealing with confilct in a nonviolent way.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

My name is Nermine Mounir, 26 yrs old, Egyptian. I have a Bachelor degree in Political Science that I obtained from Cairo University, Egypt. My professional focus of interest lies in the field of development and through education that leads to empowerment of individuals.
Following my studies, I started my career working with a promising NGO called Dreamers of Tomorrow in which I was given the responsibility to lead the team of our organization to implement a project titled "Volunteers as Social leaders". Afterwards, I joined United Nations Volunteers as a Registration Assistant in the UNHCR. As a registration team, we were at the forefront of coordinating efforts to help the victims of the Middle East’s most ugly conflict. I conducted interviews with asylum-seekers and prepared written legal assessments.

Currently, I am working with a local NGO called Alwan and Awtar in a project that focuses on developing Children literature as a tool to strengthen the intellectual, spiritual, moral, social and emotional development of children in the MENA region. The project is a partnership with Anna Lindh foundation and involves other local partners. However, Alwan wa Awtar was selected to be the host institution of the project and is therefore responsible for preparing and monitoring the implementation of the work plans of the whole project including those of partners. As part of the management team, I am responsible for preparing and monitoring the implementation of the work plans and related activities of the project of Alwan wa Awtar and partners.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Egypt , Middle East

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Egypt

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Program Assistant / Alwan wa Awtar NGO

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.alwan-awtar.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.TPU.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Development, Dialogue, Education, Facilitation, Refugees

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Communication, Curriculum Development, Program Administration, Program Design, Qualitative Skills, Training