Habiba Emam

Habiba Emam is an activist from Alexandria. She is an undergraduate student studying dentistry. From a young age, Habiba fostered a strong academic record throughout all her school years; this helped her to develop a strong foundation for science and knowledge. When she was choosing her major of study, she chose dentistry as a way to leave her mark on people’s lives. Habiba believes in women’s rights, gender equality, and social justice; she is looking forward to establishing an organization to help and support women. Moreover, she believes in the power of youth and how empowering and enabling them can make the world a completely different place. Based on this, she was concerned with participating in programs with the same aim of empowering youth, and this is why she took the step of participating in the Empower 2030 Leaders program. Besides participating in programs, volunteering is an essential part of Habiba’s life. She has a long volunteering record with many contributions to her community, as she is an active member of the SDSP, Sustainable Development Studies Program department at Bibliotheca Alexandria, where she helps on a weekly basis to organize meetings, conferences, events, and presentations that aim to connect the youth and increase awareness about the SDGs. Habiba has a huge concern for the environment and is trying to reduce her carbon footprint. During her high school years, she made many scientific projects related to the SDGs and Egypt’s 2030 Agenda, as she is a STEM school alumna. Habiba has learned a lot from every experience, and she is eager to learn more.