Mohamed Yassein

Yassein brings over 13 years of experience as a development practitioner, participatory researcher, and learning designer. His work spans youth development and participation programming, designing capacity-building initiatives, and establishing youth-enabling spaces. He has applied qualitative and participatory approaches in social research, facilitated Participatory Action Research (PAR), led participatory evaluations and impact assessments of development projects, and analyzed youth policies. Throughout his career, Yassein has collaborated with national, regional, and international organizations, including UN Women, UNDP, Save the Children, GIZ, and Plan International. His expertise covers child rights, adolescent development, youth empowerment and organizing, civic leadership, social accountability, and gender equality across the MENA region. He holds an MA in Participation, Power and Social Change (2016) from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, United Kingdom.