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May Haddad MD.MPH
Lebanon address: P. O. Box 113- 6015 Hamra, Beirut 1103-2090 US address: 4001 N. 9th St., Apartment 709, Arlington VA 22203
Primary e-mail: [email protected]
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Skype: myhaddad
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Update July 2015
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Contents
Page/s 1. Overall aim and Goal by 2020
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2. Academic experience
3-4
3. Countries/regions 4
4. Work and academic titles 4-5
5. Organizations and institutions 5-6
6. Areas of Expertise 7
7. Resource Materials Development
7-11
8. Capacity building, skills enhancement and innovations
11-14
9. Articles, research and database 14-15
10. Working additionally with refugees; Displaced people and indigenous population
15-16
11. People, Arts and Travel 16-18
12. Love, Health and Self Reliance: Contributions by theme and country
18-32
12.1 Regional and international 18-20
12.2 Visioning, planning, leadership and implementation (Canada and arctic Quebec, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, The Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen)
21-31
12.3 Reflect-Improve: Participatory evaluation (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen)
31-32
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1. Overall aim and goal by 2020
Overall aim: “My aim is to join efforts with individuals, groups and organizations committed to
create change & sustaining it towards better survival, health, human rights and well-being of
people; and who value respect, equity, participatory approaches, active learning, creativity, self
reliance and environmental wellbeing in their actions.”
Goal by 2020: “I hope to solicit my life-time experiences in leading/developing health,
educational and developmental projects (with focus on the Arab region) through a process of
documentation-perpetuation that entails the production of user-friendly resources by 2020”
2. Academic experience
Visiting Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia;
Vancouver; Jan.-April 2012
Senior Associate Member at St. Antony’s College at Oxford University; Sep.-Dec. 2001
Masters in Public Health MPH; Faculty of Health Sciences; the American University of
Beirut; 1982
Medical Degree MD; Faculty of Medicine; the American University of Beirut ; 1981
Bachelor of Sciences; Faculty of Arts and Sciences; the American University of Beirut;
1976
Social and Preventive Pediatric residency; the American University Hospital; the
American University of Beirut ; 1982
Pediatrics internship at the American University Hospital; the American University of
Beirut; 1980-1981
Clinical residency in Ambulatory Pediatrics at Victoria University Upon Tyne; UK; 1981
Psychiatry rotation at Illinois Mental State Hospital in Chicago; US; 1979
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Part time studies in Arts; Creative Writing and Herbology at Emily-Carr Institute; Langara
and Wild Rose College; Vancouver; BC; Canada; 1993
Attended classes in Qualitative Research and Trans-cultural Psychology at McGill
University; Montreal; Quebec; Canada; 1992
Arts residency at Deposido dei Segni, Hausgallerie 5+, Spoltore, Italy, May 2015
3. Countries/regions
Arctic Quebec
Arab region
Canada
Cyprus
Egypt
Greece
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
The Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
4. Work and academic titles - (Past and current)
Health/relief/development consultant: Arab region (to date);
Person in charge/advisor in resource materials development (to date);
Part time faculty member at the Faculty of Health Sciences- University of Balamand,
Lebanon (Fall 2014);
Community health advisor/ Creative Health Campaigns director, ANERA, Lebanon
(2006-2011);
Behavioral change and communication (BCC) consultant: the Maram project,
Palestine (2001-2004);
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Co-founder of Arab Resource Collective ARC , board member and regional projects
coordinator (1995-2001);
Co-founder of Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts ARCPA/Al-JANA’s active
learning and creative arts program, board member and advisor- Lebanon (1997 to
date)
Public health doctor: Arctic Quebec, Canada (1994-1995);
Regional health coordinator, Save the Children Federation: Egypt, Tunisia, the Sudan,
Jordan, Palestine, Greece and Lebanon (1985-1991);
Regional project coordinator: UNICEF-MENA region (1983-1985);
Health Programs evaluator: Arctic Quebec, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt and Yemen (to
date);
Reproductive health consultant: Yemen and Lebanon;
Community youth development: Arab world;
Senior Associate Member, St Anthony’s College- Oxford University (Sep.-Dec. 2001);
Visiting Scholar, Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia
(Jan.-April 2012);
Board member: Arab Fund for Human Rights (2008-2014);
Social media mobilizer/manager (since 2010);
Etc.
5. Organizations and institutions
In addition to supporting the work of dozens of local groups, May has joined efforts
(consultancies and full time basis) with the following organizations and institutions
(listed alphabetically):
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Academy for Educational Development AED (US) - the Maram Project in partnership with
the Palestinian health authorities, NGOs and institutions /2001-2004;
American Near East Refugee Aid ANERA (US) and partners in Lebanon /2006-2011;
Arab Resource Collective ARC (Cyprus-Lebanon) and counterparts in the Arab region /1995-
2001;
AL-JANA/Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts ARCPA (Lebanon) and counterparts from
the national Janana network /1997 to date;
Faculty of Health Sciences/American University of Beirut FHS/AUB (Lebanon)/ 1982-1983,
Nov. 2003- May 2004;
Faculty of Health Sciences/University of Balamand FHS/UOB (Lebanon)/Fall 2014;
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development (DC) and the Ford Foundation
(Cairo), March 2005 –March 2006;
Medical Aid for Palestinians MAP (UK)/ Aug.-Oct. 2012;
Medico International MI (Germany) and Kurdistan Health Foundation/ 1993;
Marie Stopes International (UK)/ summer 2001;
Overseas Development Institute ODI (UK) and UNRWA (Palestine)/ Nov. 2005-March 2006;
The Performance Assessment Resource Center PARC (UK) and Swiss Agency for
Development & Cooperation-Humanitarian Aid SDC-HA (Switzerland)/ May-July 2007;
Public Health Department at the Kativik Regional Board of Health and Social Services,
Kujjuaq, Arctic Quebec-Canada (Arctic Quebec, Canada)/ May 1993- April 1994;
Royal Netherlands Embassy (Yemen) and Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population/
200-2005;
Save the Children Federation SCF (US)/ 1985-1991;
UNFPA (NYC)/ Oct.-Nov. 2002 and UNFPA/Lebanon summer 2001;
UNICEF office for the MENA region/ 1983-1985;
UNICEF office-Aden and Ministry of Education /1985. Etc.
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6. Areas of Expertise
Health, relief and development
Active learning and creative arts
Behavior change and communication
Campaigns and festivals organization
Community health
Health promotion
Community youth development
Child survival and wellbeing
Culture and diversity
Development of educational
materials and resources
Environmental health
Gender and women empowerment
Healthy lifestyle
Human rights
Health communication
Maternal and child health
Reproductive and sexual health
Participatory evaluation
Primary health care- Right to Health
Program design, management and
leadership
Popular education for health
Social media
Skills enhancement- Capacity building
Training of trainers
Curriculum development
Qualitative research etc.
7. Resource Materials Development
Developed dozens of resource materials and publications in health and development.
Designed and provided visuals and art materials in the process of authoring, pretesting and
development of the materials. Mobilized dozens of educators/experts/field workers in the
process of production, crediting all contributors for their specific inputs
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Worked with several artists and designers: Mohamad Rawas, Adnan Al-Sharif, Penny Williams,
George Khoury, Sharhabeel Ahmad, Sahar Burhan, Saad Hajjo, Paul Matar, Said Murad, Peter
Fryer, Ahmad Abu Saloum, Amy Trabka, Maya Zankoul, Omar Harcous, Tala Tabara etc.
The materials were published by Arab Research Institute, ARC, UNICEF (Regional Office,
Lebanon, and Yemen); the Maram project (Palestine), ARCPA/Al-JANA, ANERA, MAP, UNRWA,
Save the Children and several other NGOs (Lebanon, Palestine)
Several of the materials were published in big quantities and or re-printed several times.
Examples: 45,000 copies, 15,000 copies and 10,000 copies of the Arabic adaptation of the
international resource books of “Where There Is No Doctor” كتاب الصحة للجميع, “Where Women
Have No Doctor” كتاب الصحة لجميع النساء and Training for Transformation أفكار في العمل مع الناس
were printed/re-printed; 1,250,000 pieces of the Creative Health Campaign’s 34 sets of
materials (games, activity manuals, calendars, cards, posters etc.) were printed/reprinted and
widely distributed. Topics on anti-smoking, infant and young child feeding practices, healthy
nutrition, iron deficiency anemia, smart use of medicine etc.
Adapted international resource books into the Arabic culture and engaged hundreds of health
and community workers/experts in the process of production and utilization; reaching out to
tens of thousands of people with resource books publications and dissemination. Included are:
o Anne Hope’s Training for Transformation أفكار في العمل مع الناس
o Werner and Bower’s book: Helping Health Workers Learn
دليل العمل الصحي في التعلم و التدريب
o Werner’s book: Where There is No Doctor كتاب الصحة للجميع
o Maxwell’s book: Where Women Have No Doctor كتاب الصحة لجميع النساء
o Institute of Child Health "Child-To-Child" طفل إلى طفلمن
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Developed/authored resource books and materials :
o Authored "Women Health Workers in the Arab World" المرشدات الصحيات في العالم العربي
o Co-authored/coordinated the development of the educational active learning package "Our
Country, Why Did You Leave Us" يا بالدنا ليه هجرتينا
o Developed “Photo-voices of Palestinian Children in Lebanon” translated from) صوت صورنا
Arabic into English, Italian, German and Spanish and received “Voices of Courage” Award from
the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children NYC
o “From Us to Us” منا و إلنا activity cards + DVD, a manual in community youth development
o “Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World” اإلنجابية في العالم دليل الموارد في الصحة
العربي
Authored and designed educational materials in support of national campaigns and health
programs in the themes of: Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (Tenderness, Love and
Care حنية و حنان ), Antismoking (Powerful World أقوى دنيا ), No Junk بال جنك , Iron Deficiency
Anemia (Strong as Iron- Bye Bye Anemia باي باي أنيميا -زي الحديد مفيش ), the Rational Use of
Medicine (Smart Use of Medicine ذكا و دوا), Saving mother and newborn, GOBI-FFF, HIV/AIDS,
STI’s, Violence against children طفوله حرة من العنف, active learning and creative arts etc. The
materials:
o Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: (1) “Breastfeeding: An Update booklet” , (2) “Infant Appeal” يمي ”cards, (3)“Yumie Numie نداء الطفل
accordion booklets and updated نميbooklet, (4) “Mother Support: Going for the Gold” ميدالية حنية و حنان medal/ coaster, (5) “Heniyeh wa Hanan” حنية
newsletter , (6)“The Code in و حنانCartoons” booklet المدونة بكاريكاتير etc.
o Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: (1) “Bye Bye Anemia” باي باي أنيميا
booklet, (2) Best practices booklet draft for the “Nothing Like Iron” campaign زي الحديد مفيش (3) two cardboard games etc.
o Nutrition: (1) “No Junk” بال جنك cards
game, (2) “Health crown” origami game(3) ,تاج الصحة Our Nutrition during Ramadan booklet etc.
o Anti-smoking materials: (1) Aqua Dunia” أقوى دنيا cardboard game, (2) WHO smoker’s body poster جسم المدخن
, (3) the bracelet (4), اإلسوارة the
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maze game (5) ,المتاهة Tala and Karim anti-tobacco posters and تالة و كريمstickers, Sara and Shadi سارة و شادي anti-tobacco posters and stickers, (6) Quitting smoking during Ramadan card, (7) “Powerful World” أقوى دنيا calendar, (8) Narghileh Warning stickers, (9) Children appeals, (10) Anti-smoking circular sign etc.
o “Smart use of Medicine” (1) ذكا و دوا
calendar, (2) box and 20 flyers, and (3) three posters etc.
o Emergency Mother and Child Health:
(1) “Mother Hold Me” أمي ضميني activities manual, radio spots, jingle and audio-cassette, (2) “Hayyat” حياة three newsprints and updated booklet, (3) “Health for All Women”, a guide to using the book “Where Women Have No Doctor”, (4) ACNM manual adaptation: “Ya Wadoud, Ihfaz al-Mawloud” لمولودايا ودود إحفظ : audio-cassette and booklet production etc.
o Health (General): (1) “Health Here
and Now” 9002الصحة اآلن و هنا calendar, (2) “Songs for Health and Happiness” audio-CD etc.
o Action cards and guides: (1) “Creative
Health: Ten poster-cards + DVD” السلة
, (2) “Fankalouziat” work book+ DVD (draft), (3) “Powerful World” أقوى دنيا activity book +DVD (draft), (4) Compilation of poems /articles /games/recipes from the “Nothing Like Iron Campaign” زي الحديد مفيش etc.
o Community Youth Development: (1) Innovation Center’s draft tool kit in Building Community, طيبة زمان , (2) “Mina Elna” action cards etc.
o Violence Against Children: (1) Origami
game: al-Taj (2) , التاج Co-production of Children’s books and postcards: (“Two Kids and Two Mothers” ولدين و
War on“ , السمكة ”The Fish“ , أمتينLebanon” حرب لبنان ) & postcards (“I Love to Play” أنا بحب اللعب كتير ) etc.
o Al-JANA productions: (1) Co-production/ translation of Amy Trabka’s Drawing & Design book “Friday Mornings at AL-JANA”, (2) Input into the production /development of Janana’s calendars, magazines and newsletters etc.
o GOBI-FFF: (1) Training manuals
with slides titled: “Diarrhea Management” معالجة اإلسهال , “Immunizing children” تحصين
تغذية ”and “Infant Feeding األطفال
Posters and calendars (2) , الرضعin GOBI-FFF, (3) “Farah games card-board, domino : “ ألعاب فرحand cards (4) Adult Education package: “Dirham Wikaya” درهم
reading materials, trainers :وقايةguide and illustrated story boards, (5) “Um Iyoun” أم عيون (The mother of Wells), Children’s story books and cassettes , (6) “Al-bitaqa al-sihiya” البطاقة الصحية : road to health growth monitoring chart
o HIV/AIDS flyers, etc.
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Contributed to the contents of the regional and international publications:
o Hesperian Health Guides’ “Taking Action for Women’s Health and Empowerment: A
Resource for Community-Based Activists" (E)
o Boston Women’s Health Book’s "Our Bodies Ourselves" (E),
o People’s Health Movement’s "Global Health Watch-2" (E),
o ARC’s "Children Rights Resource Manual" (A),
o etc.
8. Capacity building, skills enhancement & innovations
Addressed to:
Hundreds of institutions (included: NGOs, CBOs, net-works, governmental structures,
academia etc.);
Thousands of people-categories included:
o decision makers, o managers, o community
leaders, o counterparts from
NGOs and governments,
o health workers,
o doctors, o nurses, o midwives, o pharmacists, o social workers, o NGOs animators, o artists, o activists,
o youth, o teachers, o students, o interns, o volunteers o etc
Coordinated efforts with dozens of educators, experts and field workers in the process of
capacity building, skills enhancement and innovations. To name but a few: Albert Abi
Azar, Jane Vella, Bushra Jabre, Najwa Ksaifi, Malek Qutteina, Yara Qutteina, Jane
Maxwell, Moataz Dajani, Anne Roberts, Annette Cotteril, Tom Lent, Salah Sbeih etc.
Conceptualized, conducted, facilitated and coordinated hundreds of consultative,
educational and celebrative events, workshops and festivals
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Created several learning exercises/modules/curricula in topics of expertise
Developed the concepts of community women health workers (the Murshidat) and
youth as health activists in rural and marginalized communities, trained hundreds of
people in the Arab world and Arctic Quebec (published resource materials and training
curricula, including the curriculum of “Popular Education in Community Health”)
Introduced concepts and skills in Active Learning and Creative Arts into the work of
counterparts in the Arab world and Canada. Designed and facilitated learning events
addressed to children, adolescents, youth, students and activists etc.
Developed skills in Community Youth Development in the Arab region included the
organization of regional and local workshops and materials development
Engaged in the conceptualization of Children’s rights in Lebanon and Yemen and
facilitated several national workshops
Provided technical assistance to dozens of groups and organizations in their
development of educational and promotional materials in health and education
included were multi-media productions and theater performances
Developed the concept of Creative Health الصحة اإلبداعية in Palestine (since 2001) and
Lebanon ةحمالت إبداعات صحي (since 2006) and that focus on simple, smart, and cost-effective
practices that foster health and self reliance and use creative approaches and channels
Provided leadership and technical expertise to several national campaigns in Arctic
Quebec, Lebanon and Palestine as follows:
o Palestine: Mother Hold Me حملة حياة and Hyat Campaign (Palestine) أمي ضميني in Saving
Mothers and Newborn (Gaza)
o Arctic Quebec: HIV and STI campaign
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o Lebanon: reaching out to most Palestinian refugee communities in Lebanon and several
marginalized Lebanese communities etc./ Organized and supported more than 100
Creative Health Campaign festivities, Lebanon 2007-2015. Titles of the campaigns:
Tenderness.Love.Care حنية و حنان (IYCFP),
Powerful World أقوى دنيا (anti-smoking),
Zaka wa Dawa ذكا و دوا (Smart Use of Medicine),
Bye Bye Anemia باي باي أنيميا (nutritional iron deficiency anemia)
Earth is my passion أنا بعشق األرض (environmental health);
Responsible Relief, Health and Self Reliance: a new campaign that is being
conceptualized with Al-JANA (April 2015) etc.
Launched campaigns/programs with expanded festive educational and consultative
events addressed to all partners. As example, 120 people participated in the launching
of the Smart Use of Medicine campaign in Lebanon (March 2011), More than 100 health
workers and school teachers from all over the West Bank participated in the interactive
event to launch the Creative Health, Ramallah 7-9 June, 2004 etc.
Reaching out to thousands of health activists in the Arab region and worldwide through
the administration of social media sites since 2010.
Composing and sharing illustrated articles, and archiving images and news reflective
of the situation as a result of the “Arab Revolutions”.
Among the articles (Arabic): “the image of doctors and nurses in social media parts 1
& 2”, “stop the war, beloved people of Syria”, “diary of morning health forum- face
book group”, “violence against women”, “it should not heart to be a child”, articles in
Responsible Relief etc.
Compiling the visual research “Beloved people of Syria” (250 images by Oct. 2013)
Speaker in several conferences and events. The following are selections since 2004
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o Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Social and Health Impact”, Lebanese Epidemiological
Association, 18th annual conference, November 30 2013, Beirut
o “Health, Self-Reliance and Social Media”, People Health Assembly-3, University of
West Cape, Cape Town, July 2012
o “Love, Health and Self-Reliance”, Green College, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Feb. 2012
o “ War, relief and self reliance” a talk in Gaza, Sep. 9002
o “Taking Action for Women’s Health and Empowerment: A Resource for
Community-Based Activists”, School of Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, Dec. 15-16 2008
o “The Creative Health Campaigns”, ACCESS, Dearborn MI, Sep. 9008
o “Unmet Goals”, organized by People Health Movement, Cairo, April 9008
o ANERA regional programmes, Amman, Dec. 2007
o “Turning Relief into Self Reliance”, 12th. Congress on Poverty and Health,
organized by Medico International, Berlin, Dec. 2006
o “I Wish I Were A Bird” book presentation, Frankfurt International Book festival &
Italy tour, organized by Zambon & Un Ponte Per., Oct. 2006
o “Alegremia: Applying Creative Arts in Popular Education & Community Health”,
panel presentation, Mawasem festival, Madina Theater, Beirut, Sep. 2005
o People’s Health Assembly-2, Cuenca, Ecuador, July 2005
o “Healers perspectives”, workshop addressed to medical students, FHS/AUB,
Beirut, 2004 etc.
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9. Articles, research, reports and database
Developed dozens of reports and documents- Topics included:
Health related issues/“Arab Revolutions”;
Beloved People of Syria/visual research (2012-1013);
Primary health care; War, relief and self reliance;
Women community health workers in the Arab world;
Women’s health; Saving mothers, newborns and children lives;
Healthy sexuality; HIV/AIDS; Reproductive health care;
Community youth development; Children’s rights and Child to child;
IEC /advocacy /gender in population and reproductive health;
Popular education in community health; Resource materials development;
Healthy lifestyle; Iron deficiency anemia (Trials Improved Practices: TIPs); Home-made
baby foods; Infant feeding among the poor and marginalized communities; Anti-smoking;
Rational use of medicines;
Participatory planning; programs visioning/planning and organization;
Project proposals and budgets;
Directory of Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World;
Directory of multicultural health groups in British Columbia;
Evidence Assessment: Community Midwives in Yemen; Reflect and Improve surveys;
Community based-health information systems;
Etc.
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10. Working additionally with refugees; Displaced people and indigenous population
Included are:
Indigenous people of Canada (Inuit and Indians);
Chinese immigrants in Vancouver;
Gypsies in Greece;
Bedouins in Jordan (Jabal Bani Hamida and Arid Badia) and S. Lebanon (refugees from N.
Palestine);
Kurds in Lebanon and N. Iraq;
Eritrean refugees in the Sudan;
Assyrian / Syrian / Kildani minority groups in Syria;
Displaced families in war torn zones in Lebanon; Iraqi refugees in Lebanon; and Palestinian
refugees (Lebanon; Jordan; West Bank and Gaza).
11. People, Arts and Travel
Curated and organized dozens of advocacy exhibitions and displays since 1982 to date.
Among the most recent: Earth is my passion, Brumana, Lebanon (Aug. 2013), Beloved
people of Syria, Beirut, Lebanon (Nov. and Dec. 2013), Hossein jaan, Baabdat, Lebanon
(May, 2014), Cup of love: fundraising for complementary cancer therapies for Fathieh
Saudi, Bliss 3000, Beirut, Lebanon (Feb. 2015), Launching Sahar Taha’s new song , النتن ياهو ,
Bliss 3000, Beirut, Lebanon (March 2015), Cam Lecce masks- an installation at Hausgallerie
5+, Spoltore, Italy (May, 2015) etc.
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Facilitated/co-facilitated several social and educational events using arts such as: “Risks of
plastic bags” (Mahila Mondal Primary School, Udaipur, Rajestan, India, Feb. 9000), “Photo-
voices of Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon” (ARCPA, 1222-2001), “Women, Arts and
Homes” sessions addressed to senior women (Borj-Barajneh refugee camp, Lebanon 2004),
“Drawing and Design/Friday Mornings at Al-Jana” (ARCPA, Beirut 9006), Memorial murals
(Borj Shmali camp, 2013) etc.
Exhibited art installations, sculpture and ceramics in Vancouver and Beirut, included was
Lebanon leading arts exhibition Salon D’autmne Du Musee Nicolas Sursock, 2007-2010.
The installation in ceramics, La Dance, received Mention Speciale du Jury in 2010
Poetry/essays drafts (Arabic and English): Ras Beirut (E), Words and Postcards (A, E),
London Days (E), Salad and Soup from India (E), Essays from West Beirut (E), The Last
Garden in Gaza (E), Lakhbatat Manakholia (A, E), Lulu (translation of the Rahbani
Brothers play into English- with Hossein Shahidi), Hossein Jaan (E, A) etc.
Arts collections: Alberi Guerra E Colore Rosso, Emotions in water colors, Creatures in
volcanic stones, the Spoltore works, Masks, etc.
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12. Love, Health and Self Reliance: Contributions by country and theme
This section has three components: the first is about regional and international contributions;
the second focus on visioning and role in implementation, and the third includes a listing of
main evaluations conducted
12.1 Regional and international
Social media/ 2010 to date: (1) Support to hundreds of activists and groups through direct
advise, selection of posts and its categorization, and the mobilization of the social media
group “Morning Health Forum” (Sob7ye Sa7aweye) with over 1700 membership of health
activists and experts from the region and worldwide, (2) Administering Dr Hossein Shahidi’s
page (since April 2014) , (3) Fathieh Saudi fundraising page (since July 2014), (4)
Administering PDHP 246 page (Sep. 2014-Jan. 2015), (5) Blogs: May Haddad/Love, Health
and Self Reliance (Blogger), May Haddad/People, Arts and Travel (Blogger), and May
Haddad (Wordpress), (6) Slide Share: May Haddad1, (7) Twitter: May Haddad and (8) You
Tube: May Haddad etc.
Hesperian Health Guides/ 2008-2015: Member of the authoring/advisory team: “Health
Action for Women and Girls”, The Hesperian Health Guides, Berkley, US
People’s Health Movement/ 2008: Contributed to the second report “Global Health
Watch-9”
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development (DC), the Ford Foundation
(Cairo) and Arab Education Forum / March 2005 –March 2006: Coordinated the project
“Community Youth Development in the Arab region” that included the organization of
the regional workshop “Taybet Zamman” (Feb. 2006) and the production of materials.
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Boston Women’s Health Book Collective/ 2005: Contributed to the revised edition of “Our
Bodies Ourselves”
Faculty of Health Sciences/ American University of Beirut/ Nov. 2003-May 2004:
Facilitated/coordinated the event: “Incorporating Reproductive and Sexual Health and
HIV/AIDS Prevention into Youth Programmes in the Arab World”, regional UNFPA
supported project. Included was the design and animation of the regional workshop “TOT
skills in Health Communication: Integrating RH and Sexual Health and HIV/AIDs Prevention
in Youth Programmes in the Arab World”, Beirut March 9004
Arab Resource Collective/1997-2001:
o Led ARC’s project in Capacity Building of Arab NGOs through developing educational
resource books (Training for Transformation, Where There Is No Doctor, Where Women
Have No Doctor and The Murshidat health workers in the Arab Word), networking and
organizing regional and local workshops and events in Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen and
Jordan/ Mobilized interest in Women’s Health Issues-
o Supported ARC’s launching of Children’s Rights and Child-To-Child regional programs.
Included were the launching in Lebanon and Yemen.
o Developed “Reproductive Health Initiative in the Arab World” in partnership with the Johns
Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
o Among the regional workshops organized then were:
“The Murshidat experience” workshops organized in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, Arab
Resource Collective 1999 and 2000
“Training for transformation book resource development” three regional workshops in
reviewing the adaptation and utilization of the book, Arab Resource Collective, Ayia
Napa, Cyprus July 1995, Oct. 1996 and April 1999
“Reproductive Health and Media”, a regional workshop, organized by Arab Resource
Collective, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs and the FORD
Foundation, Ayia Napa, Cyprus 13-17 June1998 etc.
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“Women and Health Resources”, a regional workshop on concepts, needs, challenges
and initiatives, organized by Arab Resource Collective, Platres, Cyprus 20-24 Sep. 1999
“Learning Climates within Arab NGOs”, a regional workshop organized by Arab Resource
Collective and Tamer Institute, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, June 1996 etc.
o Designed and coordinated the implementation of two regional surveys on: “The Status
and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers” and “NGOs and Community
Health Workers”- The surveys occurred in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Gaza etc.
Save the Children-MENA/1985-1991:
o Designed and supported the planning, implementation and evaluation of SCF health
programs in Child Survival and Safe Motherhood in Egypt, Tunisia, the Sudan, Jordan,
Palestine, Greece and Lebanon
o Provided technical assistance in needs assessment, fundraising, proposal writing, health
information systems, on job learning, programs and evaluation. Provided training to
hundreds of community health workers and developed the curriculum popular education
and community health
o Organized several workshops and events included were:
“Enhancing Income and Livelihoods for Arab Women” a regional workshop, organized
by Save the Children Federation, the FORD Foundation, Catholic Relief Services, Near
East Foundation and the Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Cairo, Egypt,
Dec. 1989
“Ighia regional health” workshop, Athens, 1988
Dozens of intensive workshops in capacity building and TOT skills addressed to women
community health care workers, staff and counterparts from MOH, and other NGOs,
Save the Children Federation
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UNICEF-MENA region/1983-1985: “Health & Communication Materials Related to Child
Survival”, UNICEF regional office for the Middle East and North Africa (multi-media
productions in Growth monitoring/Oral rehydration /Breastfeeding /Immunization /
Female education/ Family spacing/ Food supplements GOBI-FFF): Led a team of
communication and education experts and developed program support materials in Child
Survival (GOBI-FFF) for the MENA region (Health Communication Related to Child Survival)
12.2 Visioning, planning, leadership and implementation
Canada and arctic Quebec:
Organized “Health Now Mahrajan”, an interactive event at the University of British
Columbia, sponsored by Liu Institute of Global Issues, the Green College and People’s
Health Movement-Canada, March 27 2012
Contributed to the development of the Public Health Department at the Kativik Regional
Board of Health and Social Services, Kujjuaq, Arctic Quebec, Canada 1994-1995
o Designed health promotion strategies, events and developed educational materials with a
focus on HIV/AIDs and STDs prevention
o Supported community health workers in 14 Inuit communities of the Nunavik region
o Organized the first regional workshop for community health workers in Arctic Quebec,
Public Health Department, Kativik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Kujjuaq,
Arctic Quebec, Canada, October 1994
Support to Multicultural health and Cross-cultural groups, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, 1992-1994
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“The health of Chinese immigrants in British Columbia” , working with SUCCESS/ the
united Chinese community enrichment services society, Vancouver, 1993
“Towards Health: From Rhetoric to Reality-Alma-Ata re-visited”, working with Oxfam
Global Health Project, B.C. Public Health Association and CUSO, Vancouver, Canada,
Spring, 1992
Egypt:
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Egypt in the implementation of the projects in
“Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and “Child to Child” 1227-2001
Facilitated workshops: “The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care
Workers” 1227-1999
Coordinated and facilitated the organization of the regional workshop “Enhancing
Income and Livelihoods for Arab Women”, organized by Save the Children, the FORD
foundation and the Arab Forum for Childhood and Development, Cairo, 1989
Provided technical support (management, training, overview) to “Save the Children
Health programs in the villages of the Al-Minya-Egypt”, 1285-1991
Greece:
Contributed to the development of “Save the Children Health programs among Gypsies in
Greece (suburbs of Athens)” and facilitated Child-to-Child training events, 1985-1991
Iraq:
Support to Kurdistan Health Foundation program in rehabilitated villages in N. Iraq,
Medico International, included was the organization of the “Training of Trainers in
Community Education Skills”, Medico International (Germany) and Kurdistan Heath
Foundation N. Iraq, 1993
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Italy:
Facilitated a session in animation, health games and learning addressed to students at
Tecniche Relazionali , Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio" Italy, May
2015
Jordan:
Provided support and recommendations to Jordan Badia Research and Development
Programme: “Traditional Medicine Assessment, Implications for Health Programming”,
Jordan, May 2001
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Jordan in the implementation of the projects in
“Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and “Child to Child” 1227-2001
Provided technical support to “Save the Children Health programs in Jordan (Jabal Bani
Hamida, Mahata, Natheef and Misdar refugee camps in Amman)” and provided the training
and curriculum for women community health workers , 1985-1991
Lebanon:
Designed and taught PDHP 246 Lifestyle, illness and disease to graduate students at the
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon Fall 2014
o Organized and mobilized several practical applications included were Heart Friendly
Environment at the University and the Geitawi garden health festival (in coordination with
Al-Sabil center in Geitawi)
Founded and directed “the Creative Health Campaigns CHC” 2011-2006 ,حمالت إبداعات صحية.
Provided capacity building events to hundreds of staff & volunteers from more than 100
CHC partners in Lebanon (UNRWA, IRAP, MAP UK, PWHO, Najdeh association, Amel, LFPA,
ARCPA/AL-JANA, members of the Janana network, NABA’A, PRCS, BAS, CBR, JCC etc.).
Events were organized in all Palestinian communities, Lebanese communities in Matn,
Beirut, Tripoli, Saida, Baalbek, Hermel, Nabatiyeh, Hasbaya and Khiam, July 2006 to Sep.
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2011. The campaigns were characterized by intensive skills enhancement and capacity
building, development of take home messages, development and wide dissemination of
educational materials, implementation of community festivities and support groups, and
partnerships-actions among dozens of local groups, networks, NGOs, international groups
and the UN (UNRWA and UNICEF)
o Contributed to the programming and implementation of ANERA’s “Emergency Mother
and Child Health Program/Lebanon” that reached out to 15,000 mothers, Provided
training to hundreds of relief workers and animated sessions to hundreds of displaced
mothers in doable health actions, Matn, (summer 2006)
Ongoing support to Arab Resource Center for Popular Art (Al-JANA) to conceptualize,
develop and implement their projects in “Active Learning and Creative Arts”. Included
were: the development of yearly mobile spring festivals addressed to children and the
public, summer encounters addressed to activists and volunteers, the integration of health
and environment activities into the activities of the Janana network, oral history projects,
developing “Our photo-voices” project, support to the activities of Al-JANA kids club,
launching and supporting the project “Childhood without violence” and the development
of educational resources and materials, 1997 to date
Among related workshops and sessions organized 2006-2014:
o Organized an expanded festive educational and consultative events to launch the
Campaigns of “Powerful World” (anti-smoking) 9002, “Bye Bye Anemia” (nutritional iron
deficiency anemia) 2010-2011, “Smart Use of Medicine” (Zaka wa Dawa) 9011 and
“Earth is My Passion” 9013, Lebanon
o Supported the organization of more than 100 community health festivities 2007-2014
including: the integration of health activities into the yearly Janana mobile Spring
festivals in Beirut, Saida, Tripoli, Tyre, and Baalbek - Health festivals organized by
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Children of Jalil Center and UNRWA in Jalil camp, Taelbaya and Bar Elias - “Back to
Authentic nutrition” organized by Women Humanitarian Organization and Amel
Association at Horj/Beirut- “Heniyeh wa Hanan” health festivals organized by Women
Humanitarian Organization and partners, Saida, Jalil camp, Dbeiyeh, Shatila and
Baddawi camps - “Bardawi: Farfesh-Nanesh” health events organized by AL-JANA center
and the JANANA network in Nahr Bared camp and Baddawi camp - Festivities of “Health
Here and Now” by Women Humanitarian Organization in Borj Barajneh camp; by JCC in
Shatila camp; by Kamel Jaber center in Haboush village/Nabatiya; and by Amel
Association in Khiam town; by Women Humanitarian Organization in Siblin summer
camp - mobile exhibitions by PARD in - And the integration of health events and
festivities into the JANANA summer encounters, Brumana 2007 -2014 etc.
o Community healthy nutrition events during Ramadan, Borj Shmali camp, Saida and Ein
Helweh etc., Lebanon Aug. 2011
o “Al-Barnamej” (The Program) an interactive performance (by AL-JANA team)- Input into its’
conceptualization, Pre-testing, finalizations and adaptations in different communities - And
several other performances in anti-smoking, iron deficiency anemia etc.
o “Fankalouziat” and “Se7a Asa7” events organized by 52 centers and groups members of
the Janana network in Lebanon 2008-2011
Provided technical support to Cudmos Project “Youth Development in Lebanon” leading
training events addressed to youth leaders from several NGOs and authoring the manual
“Mina Wa Elna”, May-Aug. 2006
Technical person and facilitator of World Vision’s intensive training and celebrative
workshop in Hush Al-Nabi, Bekaa: “HIV/AIDS in Youth and Adolescents Programs”,
Lebanon, Sep. 2004
Support to PARD: “Women Support Groups in Marginalized Communities in Lebanon”,
May-Sep. 2004
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o Organized and animated: “Utilizing the resource Health for All Women in Addressing
Our Health Issues”, an interactive workshop addressed to women community leaders
from 15 marginalized communities in South Lebanon, Organized by PARD, Wasta camp,
August 2004
Learning Through Action, Al-JANA and LAU: workshops in healthy sexuality addressed to
youth and animators, 2001
o Organized and supported the sessions “Healthy Sexuality” an introductory workshops
addressed to youth, PARD, Beirut, Lebanon August 2001
Member of a technical team of advisors “IEC /Advocacy /Gender in Population and
Reproductive Health, UNFPA Country Population Assessment”, Lebanon, summer, 9001
o Organized several “Country Population Assessment (CPA)” intensive workshops
targeting service providers, IEC experts and youth / adolescents, Lebanon, UNFPA, April-
May 2001
Facilitator and resource person: workshops in children’s rights- Palestinian NGO forum-
Lebanon:, April, 2001
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Lebanon in the implementation of the projects
in “Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and “Child to Child” 1227-2001
Technical support to “Save the Children Health programs in Lebanon (Akkar and country
wide)” included was the mobilization of the women community health project in Bebnine,
1985-1991
Trained outreach CHCWs (a project between FHS/AUB and the Middle East Council of
Churches) and medical students/ Developed audio-visuals in health and organized a health
exhibition in Primary Health Care 1981-1983
Established and supported maternal and child health clinics in deprived areas in Beirut and
its’ Southern Suburbs (Middle East Council of Churches, Palestinian Red Crescent and Order
of Malta)/ Provided mobile health services to displaced families in war torn zones in
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Lebanon (Save the Children Federation) / Developed educational materials and resources
(UNICEF and Arab Research Institute) 1979-1984
Other workshops:
o “Amandla: Health Now” (organizer), a session by People’s Health Movement and Haqqi
Alayyee Campaign, Lebanon, May 12 2013
o “Healers perspectives”, workshop addressed to medical students, FHS/AUB, Beirut,
2004
o “Palestinian Refugee Children Rights”, three workshops addressed to children,
adolescents and youth (8-18 years) in Mar Elias, Nahr Al-Bared and Ain Helweh
Palestinian refugee camps, Palestinian NGO forum in Lebanon, April 2001
o “Child-To-Child training skills”, workshop addressed to youth in Shatila camp, Beirut,
Lebanon, co-sponsored by Arab Resource Collective, May 1998
o “Children rights: Training of Trainers, national workshop to animators”, by UNICEF and
Arab Resource Collective, Beirut, Lebanon, June 1997
o “Children rights in Lebanon, national workshop for decision makers, teachers and
community workers”, by the Lebanese Council for Childhood, UNICEF and Arab
Resource Collective, Brumana, Lebanon, June 1997
o “Child-To-Child in Lebanon”, workshop for community workers, organized by Arab
Resource Collective, Saida, Lebanon, July 1997
o “Working with children in difficult circumstances”, workshop by Arab Resource
Collective and UNESCO, Ashqout, Lebanon, April 1997
o Strategic planning, organized by Health Care Association (SIDC), Ashqout, Lebanon, 1996
o Strategic planning in disability, organized by National Lebanese Association for Rights of
Disabled and Arab Resource Collective, November, 1996
o “Cancer prevention and early diagnosis”, Lebanese Cancer Prevention Association,
Beirut, Lebanon, October 1995
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o Strategic planning for the credit sector, organized by Save the Children Federation,
Beirut, Lebanon, May 1991
o Etc.
Palestine:
Programming of the Maram Project for Healthy Palestinian Families مشروع مرام لصحة األسرة
in the West Bank and Gaza, 2001-2004 الفلسطينية
o Provided technical assistance and supported dozens of local NGOs (Sabreen, SKY, Ougaritt-
Ramattan, Canaan, Kassaba, al-Sanabel, PYALARA, Young Artists Forum, Free Thought and
Culture Association, Al-Bait al-Said, al-Karmel, al-Lod, Theater for All etc.) program
community health actions and mass media interventions in “Taking Action/Saving Lives of
Newborns and Mothers in Palestine”. Included were Hayyat campaign حملة حياة in Gaza with
the involvement of more than 100 groups and the production of mass media materials (TV,
radio spots and publications) and several community based projects in schools,
health/community centers and communities.
o Supported the productions of: The Adventures of Khadra مغامرات خضرا (al-Kassaba,
Ramallah), Afrah Qariyat Ma’moura أفراح قرية معمورة (al-Sanabel, Jerusalem), Filfila and
Farfour فلفلة و فرفور (al-Karmel, Breij camp), Madinat al-Toufola al-Saida مدينة الطفولة السعيدة
(al-Lod, Nablus), Trusting Our Ability to Breastfeed (Ougarit, Ramallah), Hayat
performance (Theater for All, Gaza), Adas wa Homosحياة عدس و حمص (Sabreen, Jerusalem),
and MOE educational booklets: Daleel Mufeed Li-Siha Hadeed دليل مفيد لصحة حديد (iron
deficiency educational school materials) etc.
Technical support and program formulation: “Save the Children Health programs in Gaza
and the West Bank”, included skills enhancement of Palestinian Red Crescent’s community
health workers in Gaza strip, 1985-1991
Selections of workshops, sessions and events:
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o Consultative events with health department staff at UNRWA-West Bank, UNRWA-Gaza
& beneficiaries, November 2005
o “Creative Health Festival”: workshops, multi-media presentations and theater
performances, over 100 health workers and school teachers from all over the West Bank
participated in this interactive event organized by the Maram Project and al-Kassaba,
Ramallah 7-9 June, 2004
o Capacity Building in behavioral change and communication skills, Ramallah May 03 and
Oct. 03; Gaza: June 03 and Oct. 2003
o “Hayyat” campaign assessment workshops, Gaza, June and Oct. 9003
o Monitoring and evaluation of BCC interventions, Ramallah, July 2003
o “The Behave Framework” workshop, Ramallah, June 9003
o “Training in Trials Improved Practices (TIPs) in iron deficiency anemia”, Dec. 09, Jan. 03,
Oct. 2003
o “Communication and Media in Children and Mothers Survival”, Gaza and Ramallah,
June, 2002
o Training in formative research in saving newborn lives, Gaza March 7-22, 2002
Syria:
Support to “Rain boots for Syrian refugee children” campaign in Lebanon, winter 9014
“Beloved People of Syria” a visual research with public health implications. To date
organized a photo exhibition and installation during the Lebanese Epidemiological
Association Conference on Nov 30 2013, and an interactive session during the Janana
network meeting on Dec 24 2013
Conducted “Training of Trainers- Youth in Community Education in Syria Jazira area,
Tel Wardiyat, Syria , Urban Rural Mission/ Middle East Council of Churches Jazira area,
Tel Wardiyat, Syria, ”, July 9001
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The Sudan:
Technical support and trainer “Save the Children Health programs in Qadaref, Um-Ruwaba
and Ubayed”, worked with Sudanese villagers and Eritrean refugees, 1985-1991
Tunisia:
Formulating the health program and providing technical support and training skills: “Save
the Children (FTDC) Health programs in rural Tunisia (Siliana and Kasserine)”, 1285-1991
Yemen
Contributed to the development of Reproductive Health Care الصحة اإلنجابية and the
development of Community Midwives قابالت المجتمع in Yemen (consultancies with UNFPA
(NYC), the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Sana’a’ and the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health
and Population)- 2000-2005
Selections of related workshops and events:
o “Reflect and Improve”, a festive event with 100 stakeholders of Dhamar RH Programme,
Dhamar, Yemen, May 2005
o “Support to Reproductive Health Formulation in Yemen”, workshops organized by the
MOPH and P, Sana’a’, Feb. 9005
o “Amanah” workshop, preliminary results of final evaluation of national CMW Training
Project in Sana’a’’, Feb. 9004
o Mid-term participatory evaluation, intensive workshops targeting dozens of officials and
community workers in evaluating Community Midwives Training 2000
Contributed to the launching of the national children’s rights program:
o Facilitated “Children Rights in Yemen” and “Training Days in Children Rights” national
workshops in Yemen organized by Radda Barnen, National Yemeni Coalition for Children
Rights and Arab Resource Collective, Sanaa’, May 1226
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Contributed to the development of post literacy adult education materials in Child
Survival, UNICEF and Ministry of Education Aden, Yemen 1985.
12.3 Reflect-Improve: Participatory evaluation
Among the appraisals/evaluations that have been conducted to date:
Arctic Quebec
“The status of Community Health Representative”, Kutavik region, 1994
Egypt
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers” and “NGOs and
Community Health Workers”, ARC, 1997-1999
“Appraisal of Save the Children: Child Survival Project, Upper Egypt”, 1288
Appraisal of Egyptian-Save the Children in Fayoum, 1987
Jordan
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers” and “NGOs and
Community Health Workers”, ARC, 1997-1999
Lebanon:
“MAP’s Child and Maternal Health Programme in Nahr El Bared, Beddawi and Ein El Helweh
Palestinian refugee camps and surrounding gatherings in Lebanon” August-Oct. 2012
“ANERA’s Medical In-Kind Program in Lebanon”, March-April 2008
“PARC’s External Evaluation of the National Programme: the Swiss Agency for Development
& Cooperation- Humanitarian Aid Department/SDC-HA the Early Recovery Programme in
Lebanon”, May-July 2007
“Appraisal of Palestinian Refugee Youth in Lebanon”, ANERA, summer 2002
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“Unmet needs in Reproductive Health Care in Lebanon”, Marie Stopes International,
summer, 2001
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers” and “NGOs and
Community Health Workers”, ARC, 1997-1999
“Appraisal of Save the Children Health Program”, Lebanon, 1221
Palestine
“ANERA’s health programs in the West Bank and Gaza”, Sep. 9002
“ODA’s External Review of UNRWA Emergency Programme in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories”, Nov. 2005-March 2006
“Hayat Campaign Appraisal in the Gaza strip,” 9003
“Maram project Mid-term Review”, West bank & Gaza, 2002
Yemen
“ Mid-term appraisal of Dhamar Reproductive Health programme”, Ministry of Public
Health and Population and the Royal Netherlands embassy in Sana’a, April-May 2005,
“Support to Reproductive Health Formulation in Yemen”, Ministry of Public Health and
Population and the Royal Dutch embassy of Yemen, Feb.-March 2005,
“Amanah: Final Evaluation of National Community Midwives Training project in
Underserved Areas in Yemen”, Ministry of Public Health and Population and the Royal
Netherlands embassy in Sana’a, Feb.-April 2004 and
“Mid-term Evaluation of National Community Midwives Training project in Underserved
Areas in Yemen”, UNFPA (NYC and Yemen FO) and Ministry of Public Health and
Population, Oct.-Nov. 2000
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