humanitarian advocate
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Dana Dajani is an award winning Palestinian writer, performer, and humanitarian advocate known for presenting a theatrical style of spoken word poetry which spotlights themes of social justice in creative appeals to our common humanity. Dana is a founding member of the Spiral Sessions, a 6-stage accelerator program to enable individuals and organizations to take positive change towards climate action and social welfare.
As an advocate and activist, Dana has worked with numerous INGOs supporting causes such as: climate action, clean water access, education for women, youth empowerment, rights of refugees, medical care for Palestinians, and more. She has given inspirational Keynote addresses on topics such as: Dreaming into an Empowered Education, Pathways to Success, Finding your Voice, Women in Conflict, Time Banking, Women in Action on Climate Change, and others. Additionally, Dana was selected as a global “Goalkeeper” to attend the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Sustainable Development Goals Conference in NYC, 2017 Dana’s work as an event MC and panel moderator has given her the opportunity to interview and host many international executives, experts, government officials, and celebrities from a variety of industries. Her specialization as a presenter has been in events concerning: Education, Technology, Energy, Healthcare, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Environment. Her work as a performer and public speaker has also led to many requests to offer training for an array of professionals in: Public Speaking, Improvisation, Creative Writing, Social Ecology and Sustainability. |
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Charity and Advocacy - Middle East ➢ Locals for Local- Palestine Solidarity, 2023 ➢ Palestine Solidarity Campaign - Land Day, Online, 2022 ➢ Arab American National History Month, Online, 2021 ➢ Lebanese Red Cross, London, 2020 ➢ Build Palestine Conference Closing Performance, Online, 2020 ➢ Visualizing Palestine- voice over, 2020 ➢ Visualizing Palestine, UAE + UK, 2018-20 ➢ Syrian Refugee March, Spain, 2018 ➢ My Olive Roots, Dubai, 2018 ➢ Jordan Informal Tent Settlement Distribution, Mafraq, 2017 ➢ Tkiyet Um Ali, Amman, 2017 ➢ To Resist is to Exist, Melbourne, 2014 ➢ Inaash, Beirut, 2015 ➢ Action Care Gala, Dubai 2014-2015 ➢ This is Palestine, Dubai, 2014 ➢ Hopes for Women in Education, Amman, 2014 ➢ Welfare Association for Youth, Dubai, 2014 ➢ Medical Aid for Palestine, Dubai, 2010 to 2016 ➢ Palestine Cultural Center, Dubai 2013 ➢ Rotaract Club of Jumeirah, Dubai, 2012 ➢ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Dubai, 2008 to 2015 |
Charity and Advocacy - Women, Creative Expression, ++ ➢ Nurses Day, Doha, 2023 ➢ Breast Cancer Awareness, Dubai, 2022 ➢ Femicide video, online, 2022 ➢ Cuba Artists Solidarity, Online, 2021 ➢ Women’s Day, Dubai, 2018 ➢ Filipino Domestic Workers- Chris Calumbran event, Dubai, 2017 ➢ Medicus Mundi Guatemala, Bilbao, 2017 ➢ SNIFF Animal Shelter, Dubai, 2017 ➢ GCC Gov HR Summit – Moderator - "The Equality Dialogue", Abu Dhabi, 2016 ➢ Clowns Who Care, Dubai, 2011 ➢ Dramatic Need, Chicago, 2010 
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