Mandela Washington Fellowship - Summer 2015
“I learned a lot since I came here - one of the highlights is meeting the other African fellows from other African countries ... we have a lot of similarities.”
Huda Ibrahim has over three years’ experience working to help the development of her country. She is the junior editor and writer at In The City Sudan, where she writes on youth issues along with her experience in presenting radio shows dedicated to the Sudanese youth. She is a member at Bawasheq Alkheer Association, focusing on empowering women in rural areas of Sudan as well as in cities. She is a program officer at Youth Forum Organization where she focuses on girls’ education. She also volunteers in different organizations and her own community where she proudly helps in the development of Sudanese girls’ education. Huda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Health Psychology from Ahfad University for Women, and executed research on violence against women in Sudan. Upon the completion of the Fellowship, she plans to continue her work in empowering women focusing on girls’ education.