Sawsan Abed El Latif El Sherif - The American University in Cairo

Sawsan Abed El Latif El Sherif
E-mail: sawsan73@aucegypt.edu
Personal data
Nationality : Egyptian
Date of Birth: 07/04/1973
Gender : Female
Religion : Moslem
Key qualification:
Associate Research at the Social Research Center with 15 years work experiences in several
fields such as social development, women issues, children issues, and designing projects.
specialist in qualitative researches, data analysis, training, monitoring & evaluating, and fund
raising. Have Ph.D. and MA in education foundation.
- Board member in Hawa El Mostahbal association.
- Member in the Egyptian association for mental health.
- Member in Human future association.
Education
2010 Ph.D. In education foundation, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education.
2003 Master degree in education foundation, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education
1997 Private diploma in mental health, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education.
1996 General diploma in education, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education.
1994 BA. of social work, High Institute of Social Work.
Professional Experience
Consultant & Training field
Participated in designing and implementing training sessions on:
- Family court and personal status law
- Children rights.
- Scientific research methodology.
- Preparing & writing proposals.
- Planning & evaluation.
- Formation of training & institutional needs.
- Time management.
- Crisis management.
- Supervising behavioral skills for workers at shelters.
- Effective communication.
- Developing skills of kindergarten& nursery supervisors
- Children public health.
- Dealing with childhood & adolescence stage.
- Dealing with street children.
- Computer skills (Windows- Office {WinWord, Excel, PowerPoint}- Internet).
Technical experiences
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- Participated in designing the “networking project” with NGO’s services center in
Cairo and NGO’s in different governments.
- Participating in designing “addressing health risks of street children project” with
UNICEF.
- Participating in designing “consolidating healthy, social, and psychological street
children rights project” with World Bank.
- Submitting proposals for development projects and researches to some donors
such as: UNICEF, AUC, MERC, and NGO’s services center.
- Assessing organizational weaknesses for developing plans, targets and assessment
for staff needs or qualifications.
- Designing monitoring & evaluating programs.
- Establishing information resources center & data bank.
- Participating in several conferences, workshops, and seminars about social issues
and children, with AUC, NCCW, WB, and NGO’s services.
Conferences
- American University in Cairo Annual Research Conference, Social Justice: Theory,
Research and Practice, 2011.
- Pathways of Women’s Empowerment, Middle East hub, American University in
Cairo, Social Research Center in Egypt, 2010.
- Arab child Protection in the Information Technology Society, 2010.
- Family court, Social Research Center, American university in Cairo, 2006.
- A Civil Society Forum For North Africa And The Middle East On Promoting And
Protecting The Rights Of Street Children, Consortium For Street Children, Cairo,
Egypt, 2003.
- The tenth research conference, special session for Partnership in Development
Research program, Social Research Center, American University, Cairo, Egypt, 2003.
- Announcing the National Strategy for Children in Difficult Conditions, National
Council for Childhood and Motherhood, Cairo, Egypt, 2003.
- The counseling meeting for street children associations, Hope village society, Cairo,
Egypt, 2002.
- Learning with activities workshop, Hope village society, Cairo, Egypt, 2002
Research projects
Designing, implementing, and qualitative analysis for research projects, on the following
issues:
- Women’s Pathways to Political Power, Pathways of Women’s Empowerment, Middle
East hub, American University, Social Research Center in Egypt.
- The educational and social rights for street children, Human Future Association.
- Determinants of unsafe abortion in Egypt, New Woman Foundation.
- Impact assessment of comprehensive community development model for slums
upgrading, Egyptian Red Crescent in Zeinhum.
- Reforming Family Laws in the Middle East, American University, Social Research
Center in Egypt.
- A Review of the Literature on the Social Dimensions of Girls’ Labor in Egypt,
population council in egypt.
- Thematic program plan, Save the Children UK- Egypt.
- Family Law Reforms and Women’s Empowerment: Family Courts in Egypt,
American University Social Research Center in Egypt.
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- Water and sanitation in El Fayoum governorate, American University Social Research
Center in Egypt, first& second phase.
- Recent Reforms in Personal Status Laws and Women’s Empowerment, "Family
Courts in Egypt", American University Social Research Center in Egypt.
- Child protection, American University Social Research Center in Egypt.
- Child abuse, American University Social research center in Egypt.
- Perceptions of Denmark and the Danes in Egypt and Jordan, RED Associates in
Denmark.
- Developmental idealism, gender relations, and the work family Nexus in Egypt,
American University Social Research Center in Egypt.
- Participatory assessment research on violence against street children, American
University Social Research Center in Egypt.
- Child labor in El Fayoum governorate, social feasibility study for children’s needs.
- Street children phenomena in El Hagana.
- Street girls phenomena reasons and results, Hope village society.
- The effectiveness of having a committee to unify dealing policies with street
children problem, Hope village society.
- The role of governmental & non-governmental organizations in confronting street
children's problem- monitoring & developing the reality, Hope village society.
- The factors of student reluctance to participate in youth care in the high institute of
social work.
- Suggestions to evaluate and develop literacy programs in El Mokattam area.
- Questionnaire about: the effectiveness of having a committee to unify policies
dealing with street children problem.
- Monitoring the relationship between random areas and the escalation of the child
labor phenomenon: “A developing program to satisfy the children's needs”.
- Participating in a survey study proposal about the street children phenomenon
dimensions in Minea government.
- Work papers about:
• Marginal girl's problems.
• Children sexual abuse.
• The implication of the comments on walls in Cairo. (comments content analysis)
• The relationship between street children and slum areas.
• Children substance abuses.
Publications
- Women's pathways to political power “Models of women electoral experiences
through quota system”, Ahwal Masrya, Al Ahram strategic studies center, Vol. 47,
spring 2011, 83-97.
- Personal status law the reality of marginalization, Ahwal Masrya, Al Ahram strategic
studies center, Vol. 47, summer 2010, 127-132.
- “Child labor in El Fayoum governorate, social feasibility study for children’s needs,
Ahwal Masrya, Al Ahram strategic studies center, Vol. 46, summer 2010, 3-30.
- Scientific Research Utopia: Academic Freedom, book competition won first prize and
my book was published by Ahmed Baha El Dean Society, 2007.
- World View Among Prep Schools Students at Egypt: “Arab Countries View“, Kuwait
Society for Advanced Arab Children. vol.7, 2005, 32-52.
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- The Social Impact of Child Labor Phenomena, ILO, vol. 11, 2005, 17-20.
- The Effectiveness of NGO’s and GO’s Efforts in Confronting Street Children
Problem, Kuwait Society for Advanced Arab Children. vol. 5, 2004, 23-26.
- The Professional Risks From Dealing with Street Children, The Arab Council for
Childhood & Development. Vol. 15, 2004, 34-42.
- The Violence Against the Children, The Arab Council for Childhood & Development.
Vol. 9, 2004, 15-18.
Relevant Training
- Literacy developmental approach, American University Social Research Center at
Cairo.
- Research Methods For Guiding Policy and Evaluation In Population and
Health, American University Social Research Center at Cairo.
- SPSS, American University in Cairo.
- TOEFL, Ain Shams University.
- Psychology, Secondary School.
- Social work, Mother & Children Care Center.
Employment History
- Researcher at Social Research Center - American University, February 2003
till now.
- Planning and development department manager at NGO for children in
difficult circumstances, March 2001- March 2003.
- Assistant Manager of an organization for Human Rights, 1999-2001
- Social worker at Gamal Abo El Azaym hospital, May 1999 –June 1999
- Assistant manager at Golden Pack Co.1998-1999
- Assistant manager at Modern Power System, 1997-1998
- Assistant manager at Fairy Resort Construction, 1995-1997
Special skills:
- Team work management skills.
- Effective communication with official and governmental organizations.
- Negotiation, continuity and convincing skills.
- Presentation skills.
Other Experiences:
Languages
- Arabic: mother tongue.
- English: v. good speaking, reading and writing
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