Sudan National Committee on Traditional Practices (SNCTP) affecting the health of women and children

    NAME          :  AMNA ABDEL RAHMAN HASSAN

    AGE             : APRIL 22, 1952, NYALA, SUDAN

    ADDRESS     : SNCTP P.O BOX 10418, KARTOUM – SUDAN

                    e-mail:snctpiac5@hotmail.com

• QUALIFICATION:

  1974   BA. Psychology, Ahfad University College, Omdurman Sudan.

  1977   Post graduate Certificate in Pre-school Education, Moray House Collage of  Education, (Scotland).

  1978   M. Ed. Social & Educational Psychology (Children with behavioural & learning difficulties), University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales (England)

  1983   Certificate on Population Education, Ministry of Education (Khartoum).

  1991   Diploma on Proposal Designs, report writing and Training Methodologies, ILO Training Centre, Turin (Italy).

   

  1991        Certificate on Harmful Traditional Practices, Inter-African Committee (IAC), Addis Ababa.

                                                                                                                                           

  1995    Advanced Certificate on Gender planning and development, 1995, UNICEF.

  1995:   Certificate on operational research AIDOS Burkina Faso.

  1995:  Certificate on institutional strengthening and organizational development, MDF Holland, Netherlands.

  1999:   Certificate on monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies, African Institute Training and Management System, Sudan.

  1999:  Certificate on strategic planning, nearest foundation, Khartoum.

   

  2000:  Ph.D. Educational & Social Psychology, International African University (Sudan).  The research on: “FGM Psycho-socio-sexual Consequences (Sudan Case)”.

  2002        Certificate on HIV/AIDS counseling, 2002, UNDP Sudan.

  2002:  Certificate on Education for peace networking, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

  2002: Certificate on roles of NGOs in the promotion and the protection of human rights, UN/HRs.

  2003    Certificate on Reproductive health, 2002, WHO, Morocco.

  2004        Advanced certificate on FGM/HTPs process and impacts indicators, IAC HQ, Addis Ababa.

  2004   Certificate on Psycho-social community intervention, Norwegian Church Aid, Nairobi.

  2003:  Certificate on Participator Rapid Appraisal (PRA), Zien Elsharaf institute, Jordon.

   

  2004:  Certificate on Leadership Development Programme UNDP, Sudan

  2004:  Certificate on Community Conversation approach, UNDP, Sudan

  2004: Advanced certificate on Sexual Gender Based Violence, UN/HCR, Sudan.

   Working Experiences

   1974–1984: Lecturer and Head of the department of the school of Psychology and Pre-school education, Ahfad University, Sudan.

   1985-1988: Director of Childhood, Women’s & Family Affairs department, Federal Ministry of Social Welfare & Development, Sudan.

  1989-1992: Assistant Professor in r in Atbara Faculty of Education, University of Wadi El Neel.

  1993-2005: Executive Secretary of Sudan National Committee on Harmful Traditional Practices (SNCTP).

  2001- 2004: Vice President of Inter African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC), reelected for the second period 2005 - 2008

  Part-time experiences:

              Lecturer on Child Development and Social Psychology at the High Nursing College, University of Khartoum.

              Lecturer on Material Development for pre-school Education, Faculty of Education Khartoum University

              Lecturer on Child socialization at the Illegitimate Children’s Homes in Sudan.

              Community advocators on women and children issues that related to human rights. 

  Other work experiences:

              Consultant on capacity building for government and NGOs staff at national and regional levels.

              Consultant on rural development programmes.

              Consultant on impact assessment of projects related to children, women and behavioral change issues.

              Consultant for evaluation of projects.

              Researcher.

              Resource trainer (facilitator) on Health education, cultural and attitude change on issues related to women’s rights and child’s rights, FGM, child marriage, Reproductive Health, gender, culture of peace, social peace building, HIV/AIDS, Sexual Gender Based Violence, violence against women, girls’ children, empowering women in decision making, social, economic and political  affairs, encouraging girls education through alternative income programmes for parents and counselors for victims of war trauma, FGM, child marriage and HIV/AIDS.

  Working papers presented at National, Regional & International levels:

  More than (60) working papers on themes and topics on different fields, (social, economic, psychological, health, religious, human rights), were produced and presented in conferences and scientific events in (65) countries worldwide.

  Memberships:

  ·                     Special Consultative Status, (Chief Representative) (UN ECOSOC), USA, 1999

  ·                     Board Member Sudan Council for Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA), 1998.

  ·                      “                 "        Africa University in Sudan 1998,.

  ·                      “                 "        Ahfad University for Women (Sudan), 1995.

  ·                      “                 "        Inter-African Committee (IAC), 2001.

  ·                      “                 “        Breast feeding Association, 1997.

  ·                      “                 “        Fistula Patients Association, 1991.

  ·                      “                 “        Arab NGOs Network, Egypt, 2000.

  ·                      “                   “           the UN/CONGO New York /Geneva & Vienna,  2001.

  ·                      “                  “         the Arab-Council for Childhood & Development  (ACCAD), Egypt, 2000.

  ·                     Chair person of the steering committee of the East Africa  (Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt and Somalia) in partnership with Womankind Worldwide, 2002.

  ·                     Observer status in AU a committee of African women and children human rights, 2002.

  ·                     Representational Status with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 2005.

  Editor of the following Magazines:

              El Nisf Elwaid (Ahfad University,1975).

              Family of the future (1995-2005).

              Advisor of Arab Council for Childhood & Development (ACCD) Journal (Cairo), 2000.

  Thesises & scientific researches:

              Crucial need for improving the situation of illegitimate children’s homes in the Sudan (Research, 1974)

              Maladjusted children in residential schools, M.Ed. Research University College, Cardiff, (unpublished)

               Psycho-socio-educational consequences of Breast Feeding,1999 (published)

              Psycho-socio-sexual consequences of FGM in Khartoum state, Sudan, 2001, Ph.D. research (on publish process).

              FGM/HIV/AIDS KAP survey in-collaboration with NCA conducted in Mayo Farms IDPs, 2003, Khartoum state.

              Child marriage survey in-collaboration with Babiker Badri and Womankind, 2002, Sudan.

              FGM/HIV/AIDS KAP survey in (4) states of Sudan in (25) villages conducted in 2004 supported by ICCO, Netherlands.

              FGM/Child marriage KAP survey is on the process in (2) villages in the Nuba mountains region, supported by Womankind worldwide.

   

  Practical experiences:

  ·        The founder of SNCTP and its branches in (15) states of the country.

  ·        Mobilizer of communities at urban, sub-urban and rural areas levels on FGM/HTPs and gender equality and equity.

  ·        Initiator of mainstreaming gender, peace culture, social peace and elimination of HTPs in all programmes of governments and non-governmental sectors.

  ·        The initiator of integrating FGM/HTPs in the curricula of governmental and non-governmental education.

  ·        Introducer of process and impact indicators, community conversation techniques and operational research to many universities, institutions and NGOs.

  ·        Initiator of the FGM/HTPs network in the Sudan.

  ·        So far Carried (3) impact assessment missions on FGM projects in 1999 in Cairo, Djibouti and Ethiopia for IAC.

  ·        Un countable training courses in different field had been carried out in Sudan, Africa, Europe and united states to different target groups as requested from universities, institutions, civil society organizations, youth union, health schools etc. even in Japan in 1996 I conducted a training on FGM issue.

  ·        A famous media campaigners on women and children issues at broadcast, TV and newspapers worldwide.