Hania Aswad

Hania Aswad is a ‘Social Justice’ and ‘Arts & Culture’ activist and practitioner who has over the past 20 years worked in a number of countries around the ‘Arab Region’ in a variety of roles ranging from development and humanitarian and emergency interventions. Working in a region where ‘social justice’ is constantly challenged, Hania had invested much of her energy, personally and professionally, in working closely with young Arab activists, practitioners and CSOs and in spreading the principles and practices of social justice and human rights; both as a practitioner and as a funder. Over the past years, she supported the initiation and development of a number of entities including NGOs, Networks & Philanthropic organizations as well as youth groups. As of January 2017, she is the Oxfam Country Director - Egypt. Previously she was the CEO & Executive Director of the “Naseej Foundation – Resources for Community Youth Development in the Arab World”; a regional foundation registered in Belgium and Jordan, reaching out to more than 18 Arab Countries.