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UNDP's Nada Al-Nashif Joins ImagineNations Board of Directors
PASADENA, Md. (1 December 2005) — ImagineNations Group
welcomes Nada Al-Nashif, chief of the Regional Bureau for Arab
States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to
its Board of Directors.
In her role as chief of the Regional Programme Division, Al-Nashif
is responsible for the six programs in the Arab states region,
focusing on governance, trade and human development, quality
assurance in education, information and communications technologies
for development, HIV/AIDS and the Arab Human Development Report
series. A national of Jordan, Al-Nashif first joined UNDP in
1991 after she completed her master’s degree in Public
Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
“We are very pleased that Nada has joined our board
and brings her knowledge and breadth to the work of ImagineNations
in the Middle East region and beyond,” said Rick Little,
president & CEO of ImagineNations. “With such a unique
and talented group of board members, ImagineNations will be
able to continue and enhance its ability to mobilize young
people around the world in envisioning for themselves and their
respective countries a better life.”
About the ImagineNations™ Group
The ImagineNations™ Group is a global alliance of social
entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, financial institutions,
global brands, media and organizations—all working
together with and for young people to inspire positive change
in society. ImagineNations and its partners aim to empower
and inspire a new generation of successful young entrepreneurs
in the developing world by providing them with financial
resources, training and business development services they
need to start micro-enterprises and small businesses, which
will, in turn, serve as engines of growth and job creation
in their communities and countries. In partnership with leaders
from different sectors, ImagineNations is developing an actionable
and comprehensive blueprint for youth investment that will
significantly increase levels of societal investment in the
entrepreneurship and employment of young people and that
will guide pilots and replicable financial models and instruments.
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