Saed Karzoun: Social Media and Communication Trainer in Palestine

Professional Experience

Saed Karzoun

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      . 2015: Digital media coaching program for Goethe Institute in Ramallah, Palestine.. 2014: the winner of the prize of Social Entrepreneurs Initiative Global 2014 by Transparency International.
· 2014: New Media and communication trainer for D.W Akademie.
· 2014: Saed has successfully completed the training “Train the Trainer – Media Development” by D.W Akademie.
· 2014: Participated in the 8th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR) in Hildesheim, Germany.
· 2014: Founder and CEO of Taghyeer for Social Media.

·2014: Nominated to participate in the regional finals of the Fifth annual Hult Prize; the world’s ‎largest competition ‎in London for $1 million in start-up funding to solve President Clinton’s ‎Healthcare Challenge.‎·2013-2014: Digital media & Advocacy coaching program for 12 Palestinian Municipalities and Youth Promoters programme in the West Bank and social media consultant at GIZ.
· 2013-2014 Media and Communication consultant for the EU.

· 2013: Digital tools and citizen journalism coaching program for 100 journalists in cooperation with Medan from Egypt & Maan News Network in West Bank and Gaza.
· 2013: Social media coaching for the EU as part of the EU initiative to enhance NGO capacities.
· 2013: Participated in Digital Journalism tools training for newsgathering & reporting across cultures, organized and founded by Google and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in association with The World Bank Institute.

· 2012: Participated in a 4-week internship to develop media projects and publish journalism reports at Deutsche Welle in the city of Bonn, Germany.
· 2012: Participated in 4-week Cultural Management Programme for Cultural Managers at Goethe Institute in Berlin, Hamburg and Bonn, Germany.
· 2012: Awarded certificate for successful completion of training on making of television news by Thomson Reuters.

· 2011-2014: Social Media Coaching programs at AMAN, Diakonia, Excellence, Internews, WATC, Sharek, AMIN, GIZ, YDD, FFP, Juzoor & efe, Ougarit, CRS.
·  2012:  Held a workshop on social media at the World Bank office in Jerusalem.
· 2012:  Social Media coaching program at Amid East offices in Ramallah, Jerusalem and Nablus for 80   students and activists: (Filming, Blogging, Social Media campaigns- FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, VIMEO, LinkedIn, Flickr, Photobuket, Picasa, Slide Share, 4Shared, Scribd, ITunes, Last.FM, Socialthing, Qik.com, Live Stream, UStream, RecordPro, AudiBoo, Life and communication skills).