The Institute OF Cultural Affairs
Middle East & North Africa (ICA-MENA / Egypt)
Supporting ICA's effort, is a group of responsible individuals committed to the Institute's mission, they comprise:
The Management Support Committee:
- Ms. Hala El Kholy,
Director ICA-MENA
- Mr. Mohammed Yassin,
Community Development Sector.
- Mr. Hashem Shoukry,
Finance & Administration Consultant
- Mrs. Dina Raouf,
Communication Development Sector
- Mrs. Sahar Salama,
Program Development & Monitoring
- 6. Mrs. Azza Kamel,
Media & Publication consultant
The Advisory Board:
- Mr. Abdel Aziz El Aguizy,
Chairman, Petroleum & Mgmt Consultants Inc. & Chairman of the Advisory Board
- Dr. Fatma Khafagy,
Director - Women Development Projects, UNICEF.
- Dr. Sadek Abdelaal,
Physician.
- Mr. Hussein Rizk,
Chairman, REIKA
- Mr. Mohamed Labib,
Retired Governor of Beni Suef & member of the
higher committee of El Wafd party.
- Ms. Mona Zulficar,
Senior partner, Shalaqany law office.
- Dr. Sawsan Osman,
The Egyptian Association for Family Support.
- Ms. Farida El Wakil,
Director, Egypt Global.
- Dr. Shahira Loza, Consultant Psychiatrist
ICA's Personnel:
The ICA has 45 staff members (22 females and 23 males) as of May, 2001: 43 nationals and 2 expatriates. The Institute also contracts experienced external consultants and benefits from the contributions of volunteers and interns.
Interns and Volunteers
ICA hosts national and international university students as interns during their summer vacations. The students get the chance to practically apply skills and theories they had studied under the supervision of ICA staff. The selected students are placed within ICA according to their preference and background. Thus, the students benefit by being exposed to the working environment before they graduate, while, ICA benefits from the work they do and as potential candidates for future employment.
ICA also hosts volunteers from various disciplines who are keen to apply their learning and practice their academic knowledge. The Institute benefits from the expertise of the volunteers to enhance the status of the served communities and foster their development process through this mutually beneficial relationship.
Networking
The ICA is a member in a number of networks:
- Egyptian Environmental NGO Steering Committee.
- Egyptian Small and Micro Enterprise Association (ESMA).
- National Council for Population and Development.
- The Arab Network for NGOs
