Yasmina Sherif

Yasmina Sherif is a Fifth-year pharmacy student at Alexandria University. She is expected to graduate with a Bachelor of Clinical Pharmacy in Fall 2024. Yasmina was chosen along with 19 participants from the European Union and the MENA to join IBC, an international training program in Germany for social activists who are voluntarily active in civil society. She is an intern at Ideas Gym, an EdTech and STEM oriented organization where Yasmina got the chance to work many VIPs. Yasmina and the CEO of ideas gym are working on an initiative that connects youth, particularly women working in creative industries who struggle in society, with reputable associations like the USAID and Alexandria Business Women Association for better recognition. In 2023, Yasmina was chosen by the U.S. Embassy of Cairo to represent Egypt in one of the United states institutes sponsored by the U.S. department of state (SUSI (Study of the United States Institutes) Madeline K. Albright Young Women Leaders’ Program) joining more than 80 women from over 20 countries around the world, advocating for Women’s rights and social justice. Throughout the program, Yasmina focused on raising awareness about the obstacles women face in her community and shed light on how climate change is affecting women in particular.