-> Internationally Certified SME Financing Expert, and small business consultant with more than 13 years of progressive experience in livelihoods, job creation, microfinance, SME financial product design and development, and loan portfolio management and monitoring. Significant achievements include successfully co-leading the design and implementation of Al Majmoua’s SME unit operations and monitoring and evaluation system, in addition to co-designing the DFID-funded Subsidized Temporary EmploymentProgram (STEP).-> For over three years, providing independent consultant services for non-profit organizations and UN and EU-funded projects focused on economic empowerment for women and youth, livelihoods rehabilitation, SME financing, labor markets, and microfinance. Some of my previous and current clients include food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International RescueCommittee (IRC), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), IECD, Diakonia, SafadiFoundation, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), and others.

> Highly analytical, results-driven non-profit professional possessing a strong and demonstrated commitment to financial empowerment initiatives targeting vulnerable populations of refugees, women, and youth. Solid expertise designing and leading projects in the MENA region, providing on-going evaluation for the adaptation of financial models that consistently produce efficient and sustainable results in different cultural contexts.