Skip navigation

NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Contributor.

Lamya Marafi
NextBillion

Lamya graduated with honors majoring in Middle East Studies from The American University in Cairo. Lamya was an active student in university, receiving the Student Leaders for Service fellowship during her senior year, where she worked in a team to establish Advocates for Civic Engagement (ACE) — a youth leadership program fostering social responsibility and creating an empowered volunteer community of students. She was also one of the student organizers to Queen Rania of Jordan significant speech at university on philanthropy and youth civic engagement in the Arab world.

Apart from university, was a facilitator at Soliya, a non-profit organization that empowers young adults to bridge the divide between the “West” and the “Arab & Muslim World” through videoconferencing.

Lamya was recently in Poland for a development and educational internship in the Podkarpackie province, conducting workshops in high schools on cultural diversity, religious tolerance, entrepreneurship, and leadership. She was accepted as a facilitator to the 23rd International Youth Leadership Conference in Prague, one of the world’s top youth leadership conferences, and aspires to become a global leader, pursuing a career in communications and development.

Posts by Lamya Marafi

Give Us Your Feedback - You Could Win A $50 Gift Card!
Take NextBillion's brief (5-10 min.) reader survey - help shape our coverage and you will be entered to win one of three US $50 Amazon, Flipkart or Jumia gift cards.
No Thanks
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.
×
×