Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness

Shahira Maarouf, our Programme Manager, will attend the Open Forum for Civil Society Organisations Development Effectiveness Global Assembly in Istanbul, between 28th and 30th September.

This conference aims to explore the emerging perspectives on CSO development effectiveness, including the rights, roles and responsibilities of CSOs as actors in development. Another goal is to initiate a multi-stakeholder debate with governments, donors and other development actors on CSO development effectiveness and the enabling environment for CSOs.

Charity effectiveness brings better accountability and ensures that the money from donors reach the ones who are most needy.

Note: Photo via http://www.cso-effectiveness.org/

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Meet the staff - part 2

Here are our Finance Manager, Max and our eCommunications Manager, Andreea. Find out more about them:

Andreea Sharman, eCommunications Manager
(andreea@humanitarianforum.org)

Andreea handles the online side of the Humanitarian Forum, running and maintaining the website and looking for new technologies to expand and improve the reach and contact of the Forum. Andreea has a diverse experience with online communities, having worked as a Community Manager. She has a BA(Hons) in Theatre, Film and TV Production. She loves pets and enjoys reading and travelling.


Manzoor (Max) Wahid, Finance Manager
(max@humanitarianforum.org)

Max manages the Finance assignments of the Secretariat in the UK. He graduated with an MBA, specialising in Finance and Accounting, from the USA. During the past 8 years, he's been responsible for the finances and administration of numerous education and health projects, for organisations including USAID and Save the Children in Asia. Max has also worked in the private sector for many years. In his spare time he enjoys reading and playing a game of chess.

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Meet the staff - part 1

A small secretariat supports the Trustees, Steering Committee and National Chapters, raises funds and works with other stakeholders in the West and in Muslim countries/communities. Meet James Shaw-Hamilton and Shahira Maarouf:

James Shaw-Hamilton, Director 
(james@humanitarianforum.org)

Before joining The Humanitarian Forum, James was the head of the Charity Commissions International Programme, which works with Governments and NGOs in several countries to a build healthy, independent and accountable sector, and was previously Legal Counsel at the International Save the Children Alliance. James has a MA in International Relations and is a qualified lawyer.

                                   
Shahira Maarouf, Programme Manager 
(shahira@humanitarianforum.org)

Shahira assists the national Humanitarian Forums in our pilot countries to develop national forums, and acts as their first point of contact with the other parts of the Humanitarian Forum.Shahira was a Senior Researcher at the World Food Programme in Cairo,conducting joint research projects and monitoring programmes.She has also worked at the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation,where she carried out macroeconomic studies and designed impact evaluations of foreign funded programmes.

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