Hiam Omar Kalimat | Who is she in Jordan

Personal information

Title:

EXPERT: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ GOOD URBAN GOVERNANCE, and GENDER ISSUES (FREE LANCER)

Contact information (private)

Postbox:

851764 Amman 11185 Jordan

Postal code:

P.O. BOX 851764 AMMAN 11185 JORDAN

Phone:

00 962 (6) 5927847

Fax:

00 962 (6) 5927847

Mobile phone:

00 962 (79) 5511299

Personal email address:

hkalimat@gmail.com

Education

Ph.D. Public Management / Good Urban Governance, (Amman citizen participation in the decision –making process) Institution: Al Neelain University

Masters of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Diploma, Special Education (Post-graduate studies) Institution: University of Jordan

Bachelor of Arts, Education and Psychology – Major, Psychology Institution: University of Jordan,

Competences

Languages:

Arabic

English

French

Jobs

Work history:

Columnist (Twice a month), Al Ra’I News Paper, since 2007. Amman, Jordan

Freelance consultant/expert in Sustainable Development \ Good urban Governance. and gender issues for various public and private agencies, and research centers, in addition to acting as a consultant and advocate for Human Rights, Sustainable Dev. and drug prevention issues

A 5th district candidate for the 13th session of the 1997 Jordanian Parliamentary Campaign

Conducted Empowerment sessions for a group of Saudi Mayors & Councilors, on Good Urban Governance. Workshop Organized by Knowledge &Tech. Dev. Transfer Center. Workshop, May 2009, Amman, Jordan

Conducted Empowerment sessions for a group of Saudi Mayors & Councilors on Good Urban Governance. Workshop Organized by Knowledge &Tech. Dev. Transfer Center. March 2010, Cairo, Egypt

In 2003 She was on a one-week mission in Bahrain with the ILO and UNDP between 17-24, Feb. for the “Assessment of the Women in Development in Bahrain”

In charge of The Office of WIN-METROPOLIS, for the Middle East and North Africa Region, (International Network, Women and Local Governance). (since April, 2004).

Chief of Social Services Division - UNRWA (August 1, 1999 to July 31, 2000)

She was in charge of social services in the five countries hosting Palestinian Refugees. Responsibilities

Social Work College, Amman,1986
Professor, Community Development, (for two semesters)

Coordinating with other agencies in their research and studies in this field \ Ministry of Planning

Head of the sector of social development and women’s projects at the Jordanian National Five-Year Plan

Head of the cultural agreement and program division
November 1, 1980 to June 30, 1987

Assistant manager of public relations \ Amman Municipality

In charge of public relations at Amman Municipality \ Amman Municipality

Assistant director of the Family and Childhood Directorate, and head of the Social Welfare Institutions and Children Homes Division
May 20, 1978 to May 31, 1980 \ Ministry of Labor

Head of Vocational and Physical Rehabilitation section
December 2, 1976 to May 19, 1978 \ Ministry of Labor

Honarary office and memberships:

Member of an Expert Group. "The Impact of Social Policies on Poverty Alleviation and Unemployment in Jordan". Study, January, 2010

Member of the National Expert Group formed by the Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center for the preparation of the Civil Society Index requested by the International CIVICUS Organization. 2/12/2008

Member of the Greater Amman Municipality Council between the 17th of July, 1999 and the 17th of April 2007

As well She was a member of the following sub-committees:

Development Committee- (Head of the committee for three years). I was concerned about environment issues

Legal Committee – Deputy / Head of com

Property’s Committee

Wadi Al seer District Local Committee

Financial Committee

Member of the “Higher Technical Committee of Jordan Middle Region Development Study Project” formed by the Jordanian Prime Minister Cabinet and executed by Greater Amman Municipality, since August 2000

Jordanian National Committee for Women (JNCW) Director of the General Secretariat: from January 2, 1993 to June 1997 Queen Alia Fund for Social Development (QAF) Jordanian National Committee for Women (JNCW) Member, November, 1995

Member of the technical committee for (BRDP) Jordan – Badia Research and Development Programme (Amman, September, 1992), with the collaboration of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST) of Jordan, and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) of the United Kingdom. In charge of the Social Development Plan

Member of Jordanian Juveniles Society, 2008, Amman, Jordan

Member of Arab Region Experts group / UN-HABITAT- Nairobi – Kenya

Member of Arab Region Experts group / Arab Administrative Development Organization/ Arab League /Cairo – Egypt

Member of Consultant committee for the supervision and evaluation of the Jordan Mid Region Dev. Project. Greater Amman Municipality, Amman, Jordan. Since 1999

Member of Consultant committee for Law Group for Human Rights – MIZAN, Amman, Jordan. 1999

Member of The Arab Organization for Human Rights - Amman, Jordan

Member of The Circassian Women Society – Amman, Jordan

Member of The Friends of Archeology Society – Amman, Jordan

Productions and works:

“ Good Urban Governance, the participation in Urban Decision – Making”,(Book) Amman: Greater Amman Municipality,2007

“Building Partnership for Gender Equality: Ending Domestic violence and Honor Crimes”. Paper, Global Leadership Initiative on Gender Equality in Cities. Gender Equality for National and Local Governments 2006 Workshop. Atlanta, November 13-15, 2006

Jordanian Women In Local Politics”. Dec., 2, 2005, “International Morning Conference: Women In Local Politics, Montreal- Canada

“The Construction of an Environment Vision”, Vision of Amman: Its role in the environment awareness programs and the cooperation with NGOs. A paper presented at the International Seminar: Women, Society and Environment. 29 – 30 March, 2004.Ixtapan of the Sal, State of Mexico. Sponsored by METROPOLIS & MEXICO Govenerate

“Living Conditions in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Survey.” Co-authored chapter (8) Social Network, and chapter (9) Attitudes and Public Life. Jordan Department of Statistics & Fafo. Amman, 1998

“Drug prevention among youth in Jordan. An implementation policy.” Amman, 1994

“Decentralization as a new approach for the Jordanian government, and how it meets the objectives and methodology of regional planning in Jordan.” Jordan, 1993

An economic and social survey at Bani Hamida area. Jordan, 1991

A cross-cultural comparison and student’s connotative meanings for alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and hashish. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1990

“The Status of Women in Labor and Co-operatives.” USSR, 1986

“Community Development Centers in Jordan.” Tunisia, 1981

“The Status of Jordanian Children.” Cairo, Egypt, 1978

“The Jordanian Women.” Tunisia, 1977

“The Jordanian Women.” (Co-writer) Mexico, 1975

“The Status of Women in Laws of Personal Affairs.” Lebanon, 1974