Widad EL HANAFI: Country Director
Widad EL HANAFI earned a Masters Degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from Al Akhawayn University in Morocco in 2003. As part of her M.A. research project, Widad conducted an internship at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo for three months.
After her graduation from Al Akhawayn University, She worked in the area of Governance and Democracy with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI-Morocco).
She then participated in the MEPI- Law & Business Fellowship program (LBFP) for 2005-2006 in U.S.A. During this program, Widad benefited from a one-month executive MBA at Duke University and then followed a three month internship in the area of lobbying and strategic planning with Collins & Company in Arlington- Virginia.
Widad has joined IIE since 2008 to implement the Women in Technology (WIT) in Morocco as Country Program Manager. Currently, Widad is the Country Director for the E-mediat program in Morocco, a new technology training and capacity building program run by IIE.
