Samar Dudin Email & Phone Number

(Jordan) Samar Dudin, is Regional Director and Head of Programs at Ruwwad Al Tanmeya a Community and Youth Empowerment Organization where she leads and designs youth empowerment programs and organizes and coaches community led campaigns (the 6 Minutes and Safe Homes campaigns) .Samar is one of the pioneers of Drama and Theatre in Education in Jordan and a lifelong cultural activist since mid 90ies . She served as Amman City Council member between 2003-2006 and was the catalyst for the foundation of A Child Friendly City Department in Greater Amman Municipality which launched Jordan s first Child Municipal Councils Elections . In 2006 she founded the youth empowering initiative Takween Open Spaces in Amman Jordan and has developed several innovative and multi-disciplinary initiatives that integrate education, development and the arts targeting mainly children, youth and their caretakers in local communities. She is also the director /creator of many innovative community based theatre pieces her latest being a mobile performance in Jabal Weibdeh called "Tareeq Mo’nes" and she adopts a co- authorship methodology which nurtures leadership and liberates the voices of the marginalized groups with a focus on youth and children .Samar graduated from Santa Clara California with a degree in Theatre Arts . She is a member of The Advisory Committee of the Arab Education Forum, a founding board member of Al Balad Theater, and a founding member of Mujtama3i an Arab platform for Community Organizers, An Arab Ashoka Fellow , a Fellow of the International Women s Forum Leadership program ,a Fellow and Moderator of the Aspen Institute Leadership program. She dedicates her time in developing Ruwwad’s Programs and Regional Expansion in the Arab World.

Listed skills include Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Program Management.