Samia Abd Alla Mohammed Ali's Page

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

First,
My greatest interest is in the field of women, peace, conflict security and human right this has been the focus of many of my past activities and as well f my present Activitie
s will motivated me to become involved in peace and conflict this will definitely put me in direct contact with individuals who share similar experiences. It will provide me with a great opportunity to learn and share experiences, skills, ideas, and knowledge that will greatly assist in shaping visions. I hope that my contact with different people with various cultures and different as well as common experiences will enrich my own experiences, broaden my ways of thinking and, most importantly, strengthen my skills and abilities to be creative and innovative in promoting the Center and its abilities to provide the community with the necessary assistance in the areas of Development, peace building, conflict management.

Second, my frien Craig Zelizer ,really help and encourage me . he is wonderful person and very respectable now he is doing great job by establishing this net work

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

I am a Sudanese national. I received my academic qualifications in fields of Political Science (M.Sc. in 2002), African and Asian Studies (Postgraduate Diploma in 1995), Political Science (B.Sc. Honours in 2000) , Psychology and Pre School Education (B.Sc. 1994). I worked as a researcher and university lecturer and currently working in the position of Dean of Faculty of Community Development in Gadarif University in Eastern Sudan.
In addition to my teaching responsibilitiesi also worked in coordination and training in workshops for Capacity Development and Advocacy in areas of Peace and Conflict, Democracy, Local Governance. All of the aforementioned activities were conducted in the border and conflict region of Eastern Sudan before and after the signing of the Peace Agreement of Eastern Sudan in 2006.
I love to learn from other and to share them their experiences I consider my self as beginner in the area of my interest.

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

Sudan
East Sudan
to some extent south .i have done my Ms.c resach on South

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

Sudan

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

Dean of Faculty of community Developement, Gedarif University Eastern sudan in the same time acting Director of peace and Developemnt Center it is new established Center .the frist one in the Eastern Sudan

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.ogr

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

http://www.womenpeacesecurity.org

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

http://www.international-alert.org

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

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Dialogue, DDR, Gender, Human Rights, Internally Displaced, Organizational Development, Peacekeeping, Security

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

Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, Qualitative Skills, Quantitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

I am Co-coordinator of research project funded by Switzerland eambssay1. Promotion of Agricultural Land Tenure Accessibility, Security and Productivity for Women in Gadarif State

2.Co-coordinator of recent research project the Impact of Eastern Sudan peace agreement on the other ethnic group in the region (case from Gedarif state)
Democratizing local government
Beside, my PhD research.

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Co-author (Challenges facing peace agreement in Eastern Sudan Case from Gedarif State.institute for security Studies Pretoria ,South Africa ,2007