She is also member of the executive team of collaborative working group on solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries, better known as CWG — an informal knowledge network that brings together volunteers to share knowledge on methods in | Notable contributions [ ] Mokattam Recycling School [ ] Dr |
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Education and early career [ ] Dr | Iskander has worked as researcher, speaker and consultant with governmental and international agencies as well as with the private sector in the fields of gender, education and development, environment, child labor and governance |
The project integrated an educational program to teach the girls basic math and literacy and facilitated the sale of their rugs at handicraft fairs for profit.
1Iskander received the for her early work with the zabbaleen At the in in 2006, she and her organization — — received the for their design and implementation of a "learning and earning" project for children of the zaballeen with Egypt | The processing transfer station was established to absorb the large volume of alcohol bottles, plastic, cardboard and other recyclable materials from tourism establishments and provide a healthy source of income from the re-sale of plastics and glass both locally and internationally |
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She also served as a jury member to UNESCO's International Literacy Prize and acted as UNESCO's UNLD Resource Person for the Arab region between 2005 and 2007 |
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Laila also has a long track record and expertise in the area of formal and non-formal education techniques, and had managed several projects in this area in Egypt Networks [ ] Iskander sits on the Board of Trustees of the | |
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Iskander studied Economics, Political Science and Business at Cairo University | She acquired a Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and later acquired a Doctorate of Education from the Teacher's College at Columbia University in New York |
my advice is that for us to challenge the definitions of what entrepreneurship is, what profit is.
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