Iman Bibars

Iman Bibars is a social entrepreneur, activist, the author of several books on gender issues and a specialist in women’s development. She is also the co-founder and current chairperson of Egypt’svery first microfinance organization, the Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women, a citizen sector organization that provides credit and legal aid for impoverished female heads of household. With an international career spanning from UNICEF to Catholic Relief Services and the World Bank, Bibars is a globally respected social development expert. She is the autor of “Victims and Heroines: women, welfare and the Egyptian state”.

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