PERSONAL INFORMATION Rasha Mohammed Ibrahim Khamis

147 Tiba Street, Sporting, Alexandria, 22521, Egypt

+2035931873 +201286902563
[email protected]

Sex Female | Date of birth 1985-12-13 | Citizenship Egyptian

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 2019-02-23 – to Today ESL Instructor (Part-time)

American University in Cairo- School of Continuing Education ( https://sce.aucegypt.edu)
 Teaching Alexandria university students general English and English for specific purposes through the
CAPS program. It is a USAID program that aims to equip students with the required knowledge and
skills for the job market.
 Evaluate each student’s performance and development and create qualitative and quantitative reports.
Industry/Sector Higher Education
Brief description of organisation with 90 years of experience, The School of Continuing Education (SCE) at
The American University in Cairo fulfils the diverse needs of the community through offering a broad array of
professional educational certificates and stand-alone courses.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
4. Quality education

From 2017-01-09 to 2018-09-15 English Teacher (Full-time)

English Home ( https://www.english-home.com)
 Planning, preparing and delivering English lessons to a range of classes and age groups. (Primary,
middle, and high school)
 Devising, writing and producing new materials, including audio and visual resources.
 Arrange various indoor and outdoor educational activities for the students.
 Communicate with parents to provide them with insight into their children’s progress and limitations.
Industry/Sector Education/ Private Sector
Brief description of organisation English Home European Language Courses was founded in 1998 by Şadi
ALYENİ. English Home prepares general English education for primary education groups, high school students.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
4. Quality education

From 2008-08- to 2016-05 Training Specialist

Information Technology Institute, EDU-Egypt Program ( http://www.iti.gov.eg/iti/home,
http://www.eduegypt.net/p/blog-page.html) (The program ended in 2016)
 Teaching university undergraduates IT skills, English Language (Voice, Accent, Grammar, Writing,
Reading, Speaking and Functional Language), Soft Skills (Sales Techniques, Customer Service
including Assertive Behaviour and Handling Irate Customers, Business Process Outsourcing, Time
Management, Communication skills, Presentation skills, Corporate Etiquettes, Stress Management,
and Problem Solving), and Aptitude (Numerical Ability, Logical Reasoning, and Attention to Details)
 Acted as the team leader of the Quality Assurance from 2009-2013; I was assessing the quality of the
training process, the syllabus, and the trainees, give feedback to trainers on their performance based on
the standard KPIs of the training performance, report to the top management, and follow up for
progress checks. I was titled “Queen of Reliability” for doing both roles as a trainer and QA team
leader efficiently.
 Industry/Sector Education & IT/ Not-for-profit Organization
Brief description of organisation The ITI provides world-class professional human capacity building programs,
hands-on training and an exposure to the latest technology trends for university students and graduates, academia
and professionals, in collaboration with a wide network of partners from the ICT industry, the academia, and the
community.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
4. Quality education
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

From 2019-09-21- to 2020-09-07 Post-graduate Diploma of Education (PGDE)

Faculty of Education, Alexandria University (Alexandria, Egypt)
 Education Technology, Comparative Education, Teaching Methodologies, Curricula, Psychology of
Learning, Educational Policies.
SDG most closely related to the education/training 4. Quality education

From 2016-10 to 2016-11 CELTA - Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults

Cambridge CELTA Centre, Faculty of Languages, Pharos University (Alexandria, Egypt)
 English teaching methodologies, Lesson planning, Assessment and Testing.
SDG most closely related to the education/training 4. Quality education

From 2007-07 to 2008-06 Software Development Diploma

Information Technology Institute, 9-month Program (Alexandria, Egypt)
 Software Engineering, Networks, ASP.NET, HTML, JAVA, and other programming languages.
SDG most closely related to the education/training 4. Quality education

From 2002-09-15 to 2006-06-05 Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Faculty of Commerce - English Department, Alexandria University (Alexandria, Egypt)
 Economics, Public Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting
SDG most closely related to the education/training 8. Decent work and economic growth

NETWORK/CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT (APART FROM WORK EXPERIENCE)

From 2016-06 to Today Itaam Team for Food Supply

 Raise fund to buy general food items.
 Participate with the packaging process and the delivery.
Brief description of network/civil society organisation: We are a large group of volunteers (63 people) who
provide foodstuffs to families in need. We gather data about the conditions of families. Then we list them
according to the severity of the case to provide them with food boxes throughout the year.
Brief description of one main achievement you accomplished within the network/organisation: I helped
collect about 10,000 LE throughout those four years, participated in the packaging of hundreds of food boxes,
and distributed them by car.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
2. Zero hunger
From 2018-04 to 2019-10 Safe Haven for Refugees (https://www.safehaven4refugees.org/)
  Lead marketer and fundraiser in the Jasmine Project, a tailoring project helping Syrian refugee women
in Turkey to start their own businesses and gain a livelihood and to break out of poverty.
 Tutoring refugee children with cancer who are often missing school dur to their health condition.
 Volunteering closely and remotely as a translator and coordinator in various charitable projects and
campaigns for serving refugees in the city of Adana – Turkey.
Brief description of network/civil society organisation Safe Haven for Refugees Foundation is a 501 c 3
charitable organization (EIN: 82-4932037). In Turkey, Safe Haven works with Anything For A Smile
Association, (Her Sey Bir Gulucuk Icin), a registered charity in Turkey. Together we provide lifelines and
support for the most desperate cases of refugee families in southern Turkey - especially widows and orphans.
Brief description of one main achievement you accomplished within the network: Being a women
empowerment advocate, I developed an exclusive interest in the Jasmine project. It aims to empower Syrian
widows to raise their orphaned children by sewing and selling bags. I promoted the project amongst my network
and managed to sell over 160 bags overseas in two months. I also raised around 4800 Turkish Liras that were
enough to buy another two sewing machines and include more widows in the project. I still assist in product
improvement by collecting feedback from global users of the bags in my network. In addition to that, and during
my time in Adana, I visited many widows to support them and tutor their kids whose health conditions prevented
them from attending schools.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
1. No poverty

FROM 2010-02 to 2013-06 YES-Egypt Network (Youth Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Initiative)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Entrepreneurship_and_Sustainability)
 Academic Committee member in Alexandria International Model of the United Nations AIMUN
2010, the model was simulating the Peace Building Commission.
 Head of HR & Sustainability Unit in Model of the Nile Basin Initiative 2011. I was responsible for the
hiring, training and performance appraisal of the whole model.
 Represented the Egyptian involvement in YES goals at the SALTO Euro-Med Youth Programs
Training 2011 in Antalya Turkey.
 Head of PR Unit in the "Tourism Day" 2011 I was responsible for inviting and receiving the German
Delegation.
 Organizer in the International Day of Peace 2010.
Brief description of network/civil society organisation: The Youth Employment Summit (YES) Campaign is a
civil society response to the enormous global challenge of youth unemployment. The campaign was formally
launched at the first Youth Employment Summit in September 2002, in Alexandria, Egypt. Co-chaired by former
U.S. President Bill Clinton and Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, this first Summit was attended by over
1600 delegates from 120 countries.
Brief description of one main achievement you accomplished within the network/organisation: During my
work with YES-Egypt, my work was dedicated to informal education. I trained almost 350 trainees on various
knowledge and skills to be employed by them in simulation models such as AIMUN 2010 and 2013. In addition
to that, I lead the first HR team in YES-Egypt, of 5 members, with which I implemented my vision of the
contribution the team provided to the MNBI model.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
4. Quality education
From 2005-07 to 2014-03 Re’aya for Medical Support
  Co-founder of the association with a group of volunteers.
 Helping raising funds through collecting donations to support some poor families who cannot afford
medication.
 Cooperating with the medical team in El Shatby Hospital to help raise awareness against infectious
diseases through organizing awareness campaigns at the hospital.
Brief description of network/civil society organisation: As health is the greatest gift one can have, we aim to
support one of the public Children's hospitals in Alexandria. Our goal is to improve the quality of service the
child receives in the hospital through, collecting donations to fulfill the deficiencies in some medications,
equipment, facilities, and care. We also support children with pediatric surgery and congenital differences by
providing health, psychological, financial, and social support for children and their parents.
Brief description of one main achievement you accomplished within the network/organisation: Through
the association, I managed, along with my colleagues, to raise funds using my network of university professors
and friends. I used the funds to acquire needed medical equipment, renovate the Leukaemia ward, and cover the
medication deficiency in the hospital's pharmacy. I also managed to negotiate deals from different pharmacies to
cover the missing medications with good discounts. I also helped organize, with the team of volunteers, three
parties in the hospital in 3 consecutive years to distribute gifts to the children and draw a smile on their faces.
SDG most closely related to the work you did at this position
3. Good health and well-being

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