Dear Sir,



|Yara Alaa Kassem |yara.kassem@ |

| |+2 0102642261 |

| |9, Street 252, Degla, Maadi |

Education:

• Diploma on the Prevention of Torture – UN High Commissionner of Human rights & the Association for Prevention of Torture in Geneva (In french ),Offered by Oxford university ---- 2007.

• Human rights and civil society postgraduate diploma – Faculty of Economics and Political sciences, Cairo University ----2006.

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration department, Helwan University ---------2004

• Sacré – Coeur “Ghamra” , high- school --------1997

• Religieuses Franciscaines- Kasr elnil , preparatory school ---------1994

• Lycée Français – Belgrade , Serbia primary school ----------1988

Online Portfolio:

Work Experience:

• December 2004 – Currently: Freelance translator ( Englsh – Arabic / Arabic – English & French to English and Arabic), worked with the UNDP, UNOPS, Economic Research Forum, Arab Gulf Bank, and other reputable organizations.

• September 2007 – Currently: Research assistant & translator in UNDP/Regional Bureau for Arab States regional project: “ Arab Trade and Development Programme”

• December 2004 – August 2007 : Senior researcher & Planning & Follow up unit officer in the National Egyptian Council for Human rights.

• August 2004 – November 2004: UNV (United Nations volunteers) consultant & head field researcher for the project "Cairo guide for volunteers ", joint project between UNDP and NGOs service center in Cairo.

• September 2003 – July 2004: Customer relations & Advertising coordinator in Middle East Medicare health maintenance organization, Cairo, Egypt.

• September 2002 – August 2004: Researcher & Translator in the Education and scientific research committee in the National Democratic Party (NDP), Cairo, Egypt.

• June 2000 – December 2000: Part timer translator (Arabic/English) in the website under the supervision of Mr.Amargi Hillier, Cairo, Egypt.

Volunteer experience:

• Countries Site editor ( Volunteer position ) in ( March 2007 – September 2007-).

• Volunteer cartoonist and member in editorial board in the Egyptian health portal , owned by Middle East Medicare.

• Volunteer cartoonist in the Indian based development magazine , drawing regularly in the section cartoon of the week.

• Freelancer cartoonist for the newsletter of the Egyptian Commercial Bank ( head office)

• Volunteer in the technical office of Prof.Hossam Badrawi – the head of the education and scientific research committee in the Parliament :

1. Researching on Educational and Legislative issues, performing technical reports, briefings and writing meeting minutes.

2. Translating French reports and briefings, and corresponding with Francophone parliaments and the French Embassy in Cairo.

3. Organizing seminars about Intellectual property rights while being discussed as a law in the Egyptian parliament and promoting and raising awareness about the intellectual property rights law and its benefits.

4. Dealing with Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and cooperating with them for development.

• Volunteer with the United Nations Volunteers UNV:

1. Researching youth initiatives in Egypt, NGOs in Egypt.

2. Preparing a presentation about Youth & Volunteerism for University students and fresh graduates.

3. Preparing and organizing the Open volunteer day for the year 2001, 2002 & 2003.

• Volunteer with Takingitglobal (TIG)network Egypt:

1. Writing articles regularly for the Taking IT global Panorama :

2. Drawing cartoons for the Taking IT Global gallery.

3. Coordinating for TIG Youth day in Cairo.

4. Coordinating along with a colleague the monthly TIG Open forums in Egypt.

5. Being a member of the advisory group of TIG Monthly themes.

• Volunteer with WSIS (World Summit for Information Society) national media team.

• Volunteer with YES (Youth employment summit) Egypt country network: Being sent by the UNDP to the summit in September 2002 as a facilitator.

Affiliated with:

• Cartoonists against Terrorism organization.

• Women Health Association.

• ANASC ( Association nationale du sacré-coeur)

• Dreamers of tomorrow NGO.

• Arab culture project :

• World Youth citizens project (Action plan of Morocco’s world congress of youth).

• Taking it global:

• YES (Youth Employment Summit) – Egypt Network.

• African Youth Parliament ( AYP) :

1. Leader and coordinator for the North African sub-region.

2. Member of AYP regional advisory board

• Soul city café – for supporting Artists.

• United Nations Volunteers (on a volunteer scale).

• WSIS national activities – media team.

Events participated in:

• Intellectual property rights seminar – Faculty of law, Cairo University with cooperation with the Arab lawyers union (January 2002).

• The parliamentarian francophone assembly – the committee of culture, education & communication meeting in Cairo (February 2002).

• The Intellectual property rights & Pharmaceuticals , Organized by the WIPO – Marriott hotel, Cairo( March 2002 )

• Youth Employment Summit – Alexandria ( September 2002 )

• The Intellectual property rights & Pharmaceuticals , Organized by the health of Mother & child organization –Meridian hotel , Cairo ( September 2002 )

• International volunteer day, Organized by the United Nations volunteers – Maadi Public library (December 2002).

• The African Youth Parliament – Kenya , Nairobi ( March 2003 )

• The Future Generation Foundation annual celebration – Cairo (July 2003).

• World congress of youth – Casablanca – Morocco (August 2003).

• Open volunteer day 2003 , Organized by the UNDP and the Volunteer network in Egypt ( member of the organizing committee )

• Global compact 2004 ( UNV team )

• 1st TIG (Takingitglobal) Open forum about “ Living languages” in Alexandria ( Bibliotheca Alexandrina ),June 2004 (facilitator and organizer )

Trainings & Workshops:

• Workshop on how to write a proposal – NGO service center , Cairo ( February 2002 )

• Advocacy workshop – CEOSS Organization ( June 2002 )

• Leadership training ,Administrated by Cambridge University ( September 2002 )

• Leadership & Governance workshop – Kenya ( March 2003 )

• Communication skills workshop – Kenya ( March 2003)

• Organizational development skills workshop – Kenya ( March 2003 )

• Public speaking workshop – Morocco ( August 2003 )

• Fundraising workshop – Morocco( August 2003 )

• Youth partnerships with the world bank workshop – Morocco ( August 2003)

• Spanish language courses in Instituto Cervantes in Cairo (1st level).

• Results Based management : Monitoring and evaluating project – UNDP office in Cairo ( December 2005 )

Computer Skills:

|Windows and internet |MS Office |

|Adobe Photoshop |Freehand |

Languages:

|Arabic; mother tongue |Spanish; fair |

|French; fluent |Serbian; fair (only speaking) |

|English; fluent | |

Travel experience:

|Yugoslavia–Serbia& Montenegro (four years) |Malta |Sudan |

|France |Romania |United States |

|Italy |Russia |Canada |

|Greece |Ethiopia |Hungary |

|Crete Island |Kenya |Austria |

|Tunisia |Morocco | |

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