Bareeq AlBarqawi

"...the world was built to develop character..."

<p>I like to think of myself as a jack of all trades. &nbsp;I am a graduate&nbsp;student, public speaker, human rights activist, event planner, community developer, researcher, and now writer.</p> <p>I am currently completing my Masters in Communication Management, specifically Strategic and Organizational Communication (with a specialization in Media, Government, and Social Policy), at Temple University&nbsp;and am hoping to graduate in 2013. &nbsp;I hope that this will help my communication skills and making a positive change in society using those specific skills and techniques.</p> <p>I work for the nonprofit organization, Playgrounds for Palestine, as a Nonprofit Administrator&nbsp;and the Network of Arab-American Professionals of Philadelphia as part of their Advisory Board.&nbsp;I have worked in creating newsletters to spread the word on events in the Arab-American community as well as developed and planned events to strengthen and mobilize the Arab-American community to give back and interact amongst themselves. &nbsp;I have planned events promoting the performing arts, social events, galas, networkers, fundraisers, etc.</p> <p>I got the opportunity Summer 2011 to visit my motherland, Palestine, with a group of 33 Palestinian-Americans as part of a program called "Know Thy Heritage." &nbsp;The three weeks spent in this program changed my life. &nbsp;It made me so much more passionate about the Palestinian cause and has made me more proactive about giving back and making a difference there. &nbsp;I was especially touched by the people of Aida Camp who are so kind and generous despite the difficult circumstances they are living in; it makes you so much more grateful for all that you have. &nbsp;We took a vested interest in the people there and in their new project to develop a museum in the camp and we pledged, as a group, to help them raise the funds for this project. &nbsp;This is why I have taken the step to creating the indiegogo page for this initiative because I believe in it and I believe in these people. &nbsp;</p> <p>I hope that through my continued efforts and hard work I can either change the world we live in for the better or change even one person&rsquo;s life for the better; I aspire to make an impact no matter how big or small.</p>

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