• Regional Director for Ashoka Arab World (AAW) which Iman launched in 2003
  • Co-founder and chair of Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women (ADEW), a CSO providing credit and legal aid for impoverished women.
  • Iman has dedicated her life to working with marginalized and voiceless groups - female heads of households in Egypt's poorest areas.
  • Worked with UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, CARE-Egypt, GTZ and KFW.  Iman holds a PhD in Development Studies from Sussex University and a BA and MA in Political Science from American University in Cairo.
Dr. Iman Bibars
Regional Director, Ashoka Arab World