Amy Ekdawi
Executive Director, Arab Watch Coalition
- Role
- Executive Director at Arab Watch Coalition
- Location
- Fairfax County, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amy Ekdawi
A dedicated professional with over 25 years of experience working with pro-democracy, rights-based Southern and Northern civil society groups with a focus on the MENA region. Deeply committed to, creatively providing Southern communities with resources, strategies and tools to advocate for their own rights at the local, national, and international levels. A skillful and experienced manager whose style depends on the team’s collective wisdom and ownership. Led several teams in designing and implementing successful organizational strategies. A skillful trainer with a long track record in designing, developing, and delivering participatory training materials, manuals, and toolkits. An experienced and successful fundraiser, program designer as well as grants maker to Southern grassroots movements. Has a strong track record in coalition building among civil society groups.
Experience
Executive Director
Jan 2019 — Present
Education
Languages School, Ain Shams Univerity, Cairo, Egypt
Master’s Degree
1984 — 1986
The George Washington University
Master of International Policy and Practice (MIPP)
2002 — 2004
Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Diploma in Social Development
1988 — 1988
Columbia University in the City of New York
Courses taken towards an MA degree in International Education Development
1995 — 1996
Languages School, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Bachelor’s Degree
1979 — 1983
Skills
- Community Outreach
- Capacity Building
- Civic Engagement
- Middle East and North Africa
- Leadership
- Policy Analysis
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Gender Equality
- Strategic Planning
- Program Development
- Public Speaking
- Training
- International Development
- Proposal Writing
- Civil Society
- Program Management
- Nonprofits
- Management
- Community Development
- Project Planning
- Strategy
- Human Rights
- Multilateral Development Banks
- Microsoft Office
- Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
- Fundraising
- Project Management
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