Our Team

Senior Management Team (SMT)
Giulia Caruso
Giulia Caruso
Programme Director
Giulia Caruso
Giulia Caruso
Programme Director
Giulia Caruso is Cowater UK’s Head of Programme Delivery and oversees our portfolio of programmes with our UK clie...Read More
Nassim Nour
Nassim Nour
Team Leader
Nassim Nour
Nassim Nour
Team Leader
Nassim has over 35 years of experience in the public and private sector across Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. B...Read More
Fareeda Diab
Fareeda Diab
Deputy Team Leader
Fareeda Diab
Fareeda Diab
Deputy Team Leader
Fareeda has over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, IT management, and private sector development. As Directo...Read More
Technical Team
Hatem Yousef
Hatem Yousef
Trade Facilitation Lead
Hatem Yousef
Hatem Yousef
Trade Facilitation Lead
Hatem has over 25 years of professional experience with the public and private sectors and international donors in custo...Read More
Hanna Rabah
Hanna Rabah
Private Sector Competitiveness Development Lead
Hanna Rabah
Hanna Rabah
Private Sector Competitiveness Development Lead
Hanna has 23 years of experience in private sector development, project management, sales, marketing, and export growth....Read More
Rasha Mukbil
Rasha Mukbil
Gender and Social Inclusion & Trade Enabling Environment Lead
Rasha Mukbil
Rasha Mukbil
Gender and Social Inclusion & Trade Enabling Environment Lead
Rasha has devoted her career to improving the life of vulnerable members of the Palestinian community. She supported org...Read More
Rami Wihaidi
Rami Wihaidi
Gaza Lead
Rami Wihaidi
Rami Wihaidi
Gaza Lead
Rami is an experienced development professional skilled in corporate social responsibility, business planning, internati...Read More
Mohammad Abulibdeh
Mohammad Abulibdeh
Business Advisor - Grants
Mohammad Abulibdeh
Mohammad Abulibdeh
Business Advisor - Grants
Mohammad has 18 years of experience working for both the private sector and international organizations. Before joining...Read More
Bashar Gharabeh
Bashar Gharabeh
Business Advisor
Bashar Gharabeh
Bashar Gharabeh
Business Advisor
Bashar is a finance and economic development professional with over 10 years of experience in impact investment, busines...Read More
Hatem Moghani
Hatem Moghani
Gaza Business Advisor - Grants
Hatem Moghani
Hatem Moghani
Gaza Business Advisor - Grants
Hatem has more than 18 years of experience in private sector development at the firm and sectoral levels development asp...Read More
Delivery Support Team
Tim Derrett
Tim Derrett
Senior Project Manager
Tim Derrett
Tim Derrett
Senior Project Manager
Tim has 5 years of experience in project design and management, technical research, and business development across mult...Read More
Karolin Lehmann
Karolin Lehmann
Project Manager
Karolin Lehmann
Karolin Lehmann
Project Manager
Karolin Lehmann is a Project Manager specialising in Governance  Reform and Economic Development, currently based i...Read More
Knowledge, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (KMEL) Team
Muna AlQasem
Muna AlQasem
KMEL Lead
Muna AlQasem
Muna AlQasem
KMEL Lead
Muna is dedicated to fostering significant change while enhancing accountability and learning. With more than ten ye...Read More
Dana Bhais
Dana Bhais
Communications Lead
Dana Bhais
Dana Bhais
Communications Lead
Dana brings 10 years of experience in media, communications, content writing, and marketing. She has developed a dy...Read More
Abdullah Ali Ahmad
Abdullah Ali Ahmad
KMEL Associate
Abdullah Ali Ahmad
Abdullah Ali Ahmad
KMEL Associate
Abdullah has more than 8 years of practical working experience in project implementation and management, financial manag...Read More
Finance & Operations Team
Sana' Alawi
Sana' Alawi
Finance & Operations Director
Sana' Alawi
Sana' Alawi
Finance & Operations Director
Sana is a development expert with 24 years of experience in private sector growth, economic development, and technical a...Read More
Tharwat Al Shami
Tharwat Al Shami
Grants Manager
Tharwat Al Shami
Tharwat Al Shami
Grants Manager
Tharwat has more than 20 years of experience in program management and coordination gained from working with various int...Read More
Leen Takrouri
Leen Takrouri
Human Resources & Operations Lead
Leen Takrouri
Leen Takrouri
Human Resources & Operations Lead
Leen brings over nine years of experience in the private sector and consultancy, with a specialized focus on Human Resou...Read More
Rasha Al Hawash
Rasha Al Hawash
Procurement & Grants Officer
Rasha Al Hawash
Rasha Al Hawash
Procurement & Grants Officer
Rasha has around 10 years of experience in the private sector development and women and youth empowerment. Before joinin...Read More
Basel Fawadleh
Basel Fawadleh
Project Finance & Administration Officer
Basel Fawadleh
Basel Fawadleh
Project Finance & Administration Officer
Basel is a dedicated Project Finance and Administration Officer with a strong foundation in both accounting and computer...Read More
Maram Najjar
Maram Najjar
Administrative Assistant
Maram Najjar
Maram Najjar
Administrative Assistant
Maram has over twelve years of experience in human resources, administration, and accounting across the private sector a...Read More
Strategic Advisory Panel
Bader Rock
Bader Rock
Strategic Advisory Panel / Trade Facilitation
Bader Rock
Bader Rock
Strategic Advisory Panel / Trade Facilitation
Bader has more than 20 years of experience as a legal and policy advisor on issues related to private sector development...Read More
Shawqi Makhtoob
Shawqi Makhtoob
Strategic Advisory Panel / Trade Enabling Environment
Shawqi Makhtoob
Shawqi Makhtoob
Strategic Advisory Panel / Trade Enabling Environment
Shawqi is a distinguished trade policy expert, strategist, and business development specialist with over 15 years of exp...Read More
Hanan Taha
Hanan Taha
Strategic Advisory Panel / Competitiveness
Hanan Taha
Hanan Taha
Strategic Advisory Panel / Competitiveness
Hanan is a prominent professional with over 20 years of experience. She has in-depth knowledge of the Palestinian busine...Read More
Jennifer Savidge
Jennifer Savidge
Strategic Advisory Panel / GESI
Jennifer Savidge
Jennifer Savidge
Strategic Advisory Panel / GESI
Jennifer is Senior Gender Equality Specialist at Cowater International. She has 18 years of experience working in intern...Read More