Based in Cairo, Heba Sweed has 14 years of experience working with donor organizations, NGOs, and multinational companies. Heba’s expertise lies in program management and evaluation, grants management, organizational development and capacity building, and social marketing.
Heba managed the USAID-funded Global Initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness in Egypt, which aims to build civil society capacity to raise community awareness on breast cancer and shape Egypt’s response to this concern.
Heba currently serves as Program Director of Youth Investment for Nahdet El Mahrousa, an Egyptian NGO. The Youth Investment program is responsible for establishing and managing “Career and Entrepreneurship Development Offices” in 17 Egyptian national universities, and aids graduates from Egyptian universities in bridging the gap between their existing skill sets and those required by the job market. Heba has an MBA from the Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands, and an MB BCh from Ain Shams University, Cairo.