Sidiga Abdelrahim Washi (Arabic; صديقةوشي sidiga washiا) (5 May 1955 – 3 October 2018) was a Sudanese academic specializing in population, reproductive health and nutrition.
Sidiga Washi is a professor of family and consumer sciences/community nutrition and former dean of the School of Family/Health
Sciences and former director nutrition and health research and training at
Ahfad University for Women in Sudan. She is currently the director of the quality assurance and institutional assessment office at the
university.
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Ahfad University
Ahfad University for Women is a private women's university in Omdurman, Sudan that was founded in 1966, by Yusuf Badri, son of the Mahdist soldier Babiker Badri. The university began with only 23 students and 3 teachers. It was the first Sudan ...
Bachelor of Science,
Qatar University, 1984.
Master of Science,
Iowa State University, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1992.
Career
Washi had the membership of Babiker Badri Science Association for Women Studies
(as activist since 1985, and then as secretary 1985–1986), Washi also was follow of the American Vocational Education Association, International Vocational Education and Training Association, Women in Development (Honorary award 1991), International Federation of Home Economics, Home Economics Association for Africa, Sudanese Studies Association, Society Nutrition Education.
Positions held
* International Federation of Home Economics (IFHE) President fro
2016 to 2018* Vice-president of East Africa Region for the International Vocational Education and Training Association (
IVETA) for four years and a member of the
Association of Women in Development
Association may refer to:
* Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
* Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
* Voluntary associa ...
(AWID).
* Consultant for
OXFAM
Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.
History
Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...
,
UNICEF,
UNFPA, and many other NGOs.
Recognition
Washi was awarded the Glenn Murphy International Award by the Women's Club at her former university, Iowa State University, in recognition of her work towards the advancement of women in Sudan.
References
1955 births
2018 deaths
Sudanese women academics
Qatar University alumni
Iowa State University alumni
Academic staff of United Arab Emirates University
Academic staff of Ahfad University for Women
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