Campaign Showcase: Ebni campaign for disability rights in Jordan

Can you imagine a team of 8 leaders in the time of the pandemic, growing into a leaderful campaign of 13,000 constituents, pushing the Jordanian government to commit to establishing 12 free comprehensive health centers across Jordan for persons with disabilities? On February 23rd we explored the successes, challenges, and lessons of the Ebni campaign […]

On February 23rd we explored the successes, challenges, and lessons of the Ebni campaign from both the lens of the core members leading the campaign and the coach supporting the campaign!

About the speakers

	Mustafa Denou, former Ebni campaign coordinator & present Campaign Coach Co Founder – Executive Director of ABA ResourcesAfter 13 years working in marketing & branding field Mustafa Denou began his Activities as an activist on issues related to ASD “Autism Spectrum Disorder” which led him later to establish the Autism Spectrum Forum, which aims at empowering families of children with Autism. He studied “Community Organizing and Leading Collective Action for Change” with Ahel Organization and continues to develop his studies in “Advanced Community Organizing” to become a trainer in Organizing, Public Narrative, and Campaign Coaching. In 2019 Mustafa completed his executive education in “Public Narrative: Storytelling, Leadership and Action” from Harvard Kennedy School and has since worked in Community Mobilization and advocacy alongside fellow activists in the field. Mustafa is a Member in the founders Team of “Ebni”; a campaign that calls for the Rights of People with Disabilities in Jordan.
	Rawan Barakat, coordinator Allies Team Rawan worked as a drama trainer for children, then founded Raneen Foundation “Raneen is a non profit foundation” which aims to develop the listening and communication skills for children, and educational methods. Rawan has received numerous prizes and honoring, including King Abdullah Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement in 2009, Arab Social innovator Award – Synergos in 2011, Ashoka fellowship in 2014, Order of Al Hussein for Distinguished Contributions of the Second Class for her voluntary work in 2015, and Takreem Innovation in Education Award in 2015.
	Noor Dissi, coordinator for Data & Documentation team Member of Raneen’s Training TeamNoor is a Jordanian theater director. She holds a bachelor’s degree in directing and acting from Yarmouk University. She directed a number of plays for youth and children with Jubilee Schools, Women’s Union and Abdul Hameed Shoman’s Foundation. She has experience in education for more than 14 years at the Jubilee School and Terrasanta School. She also worked with Raneen as a voice actress and drama trainer.You can listen to Noor’s powerful narrative about why she became involved in this campaign here.
	Reem Manna, Ahel campaign coach Reem Manna is the Director of Campaign Coaching from Ahel, a community-based organization that supported organizing campaigns for over ten over ten years in countries across the Middle East, such as Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon.