TEDxMaumeeRiver - Mastora Bakhiet - Cultural conflict within immigrant families
Channel: TEDx Talks
Date: 2011-10-19

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My name is Mastora Bakhiet. In 2010, I obtained a Master of Intercultural Services, Leadership, and Management Candidate SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT. Early in my career, I served as a Women's Development Officer (1989-1993) at Jebel Marra Rural Development Project (JMRDP), sponsored by the European Economic Community in Darfur, Sudan. I was responsible for planning, managing, monitoring and evaluating women's development programs. I also supervised a staff of 26 in twelve women's development centers throughout twelve different villages. I coordinated development programs for women and organizations working in the same field (UNICEF, ILO) as well as independent projects, such as designing income garnering activities for female households.