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P2P: Challenging Extremism

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In this 2 min and 30 second video, we hear from the P2P finalist project participants from “It’s Time:ExOut Extremism (1st place, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)), Newsworthy (2nd place, Vesalius College, Belgium), and Imagine (3rd place, Khazar University, Azerbaijan).

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Jalal Naser

First Name

Jalal

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Short Biography

Content created by Virtual Intern Meghan Crowley

Jalal Naser is a prominent figure in the Bahraini nonprofit community and a resource management consultant. His volunteer work has benefited many people in Bahrain, from students who receive eyeglasses to organizations who benefit from his advocacy efforts.

In 2013, Naser developed many skills that he uses in his work today as an IVLP participant. He believes that the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) experience gave him more confidence in his client presentations. He credits his IVLP for allowing him to quickly receive a promotion. Naser also gained an appreciation for the importance of a global perspective, and he increased the global reach of the Bahrain Statistical Society by including non-Bahrainis as friends of the society. Through the IVLP he was able to reach statisticians in Jordan and Algeria. Since 2018, Naser has been an active researcher for the DC-based Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). He developed a policy paper that was utilized as part of the Bahraini national agenda and was a member of CIPE’s steering committee for a CIPE-sponsored private sector initiative.

One of Naser’s proudest achievements is becoming a founding member of the Bahraini IVLP Alumni Association (B-IVLP). He worked with fellow IVLP alumni and created the organization in 2019. B-IVLP is connecting IVLP alumni in Bahrain to provide opportunities to leverage their IVLP experiences. B-IVLP also provides resources to Bahrainis who are selected for an exchange program so they are well informed and can gain maximum benefit from their experience. Jalal Naser is a civil society leader who is building global awareness on a daily basis and connecting Bahrain to contacts around the world.

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Home Country

Bahrain

Last name

Naser

IVLP Alumni

Saad Abid

First Name

Saad

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Short Biography

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Saad Abid is a national surfing champion who went on to become an environmental activist whose initiatives have local and international impact. In 2016, Abid participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) “Galvanizing Youth for Environmental Protection.” During the project he developed a deeper understanding of environmental issues, learned about recycling campaigns, and saw how to better use social networks and digital platforms to encourage youth activism to protect the environment.

Abid was particularly inspired by an organization he visited in Washington, D.C. that leveraged partnerships to improve community health through activities in public parks in the District of Columbia. Abid returned to Morocco and launched a smaller initiative for public beaches. He has now organized 67 beach cleanups all over Morocco involving more than 40,000 participants. One cleanup included more than 5,400 participants, a national record.

Abid took part in the creation of the Founders Group of the Climate Action Leadership Network, a group of 25 leading decision-makers working on climate change mitigation. He is currently president of the Bahri Association, which he founded in 2010. He is also a prominent inspirational speaker and content creator, who encourages his 400,000 social media followers to take action to protect the environment and practice sustainable tourism.

Saad Abid is an internationally recognized leader in community response to climate change and a prominent social media influencer encouraging young people to take action to protect the environment.

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