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Atlas Corps fellow Muhyi Eldeen Salih Homeida Salih, Al Gadarif, Sudan

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Atlas Corps fellow Muhyi Eldeen Salih Homeida Salih, Al Gadarif, Sudan

Muhyi Eldeen Salih Homeida Salih, Al Gadarif, Sudan

Muhyi Eldeen Salih Homeida Salih, Al Gadarif, Sudan

Muhyi Eldeen Salih has four years of experience in the nonprofit sector and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Arts in the field of English Language and Linguistics from University of Kassala. He served for the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, and subsequently enrolled at the Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST) Graduate College, with a Master’s in English Linguistics. He has recently worked for the International Aid Services (IAS), Sudan Program, in Darfur region as a Community Development Officer (CDO). Through this work, he experienced the skills of mobilizing communities in deep remote areas for the implementation of a civil society development project funded by the Swedish Mission Council (SMC). Also in the Darfur region, he worked for the Al-massar Charity Organization for Nomads Development and Environmental Conservation as programs coordinator. Through his work at Al-massar he gained experience in the areas of proposal writing, project management and addressing issues of nomadic communities. Earlier in 2012, Muhyi joined the Sudanese Red Crescent Society in eastern Sudan and functioned as programs manager, where he gained skills related to livelihoods and community development projects at refugee camps. With his recent position for the International Aid Services (IAS), he developed his abilities in report writing, community mobilization and sensitization, community approaches, and total sanitation. Working closely with community development committees, Muhyi guided them on how to address their potential needs through proposal writing. Muhyi is interested in gaining further experience and knowledge in the field of urban/rural community development and people with disabilities.

Fellow Role at Community Options

In collaboration with the Executive Director and the national office, Muhyi will identify funding resources and develop relationships with foundations at the local, state and federal levels with the ultimate goal of developing program and employment opportunities.

Atlas Corps connects leading social change organizations with experienced professionals from around the world for a yearlong fellowship designed to strengthen organizations, develop leaders and foster innovation. Atlas Corps Fellows are leaders in their home countries with 2 to 10 years of professional experience; they speak fluent English, and 65% hold post-graduate degrees (e.g., MD, JD, PhD, MBA, etc.). This highly competitive fellowship program receives over 3000 leaders from 300 countries applied for 90 placements – a 3.0% acceptance rate. Learn more about Atlas Corps at www.atlascorps.org.