399 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition SOCIAL SERVICES AND NONPROFIT University, where she earned an MA in education and sociology in 1976 and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology in 1981. After earning a PhD in cultural anthropology at Binghamton University, Dr. Salah lectured at Binghamton Community College. During a visit to New York, she reconnected with a friend working at the United Nations who suggested she explore opportunities with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 1987, she became the head of office for UNICEF in Balochistan, Pakistan. During her tenure at UNICEF Balochistan, Dr. Salah dedicated nearly five years to safeguarding the right for all children to pursue an education in a region where educational opportunities for girls were often limited. As a result, she established numerous educational institutions for girls in Balochistan. While working as UNICEF’s regional director for West and Central Africa, she contributed greatly to the demobilization of child soldiers in West Africa. Since 2013, Dr. Salah has served as an assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center, where she hopes to instill a love of helping others in her students. She has won numerous awards for her humanitarian work, including the Peacemaker Award from the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Brigham Young University, the Recognition and Gratitude in Advocating for Children’s Rights Around the World Award from the Juzoor Foundation for Health and Social Development’s Palestinian Health Policy Forum, and the Global Women’s Peace Award from the Women’s Federation for World Peace International. D r. Rima Yousef Salah has accomplished remarkable things as an activist, humanitarian and educator. She began her education at the Beirut College for Women in Lebanon, earning a BA in sociology and social work in 1965. She continued her education at the State University of New York at Binghamton, also known as Binghamton RIMA YOUSEF SALAH, PHD ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR Yale University Foster City, CA
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