{"id":6248,"date":"2023-01-05T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gng.org\/?p=6248"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:45:49","slug":"meet-layan-kousayeh-global-nomads-groups-program-coordinator-based-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/2023\/01\/05\/meet-layan-kousayeh-global-nomads-groups-program-coordinator-based-in-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Layan Kousayeh, Global Nomads Group\u2019s Program Coordinator based in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12476c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a12476c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"><i class=\"icon icon-id-card1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Name:<\/b> Layan Kousayeh<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"><i class=\"icon icon-briefcase1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Role:<\/b> Program Coordinator<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"><i class=\"icon icon-map-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Location:<\/b> Jordan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d33eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d33eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Layan <\/b><b>Kousayeh<\/b> cultivates youth-led, youth-governed online conversations from Global Nomads Group\u2019s office in Amman, Jordan. Her leadership of the Seat at the Table program turned a global moment of sheltering-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity for connection and structured, virtual conversations among young people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the best learning is done when youth are engaging with one another, sharing about their lives and worldviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Layan earned her degree in E-Marketing and Social Media at Princess Sumaya University for Technology and began her career in digital marketing as an intern. She has worked in the mobile gaming industry and as a social media specialist, and developed two initiatives along the way: a book club where people gathered to read, discuss, and reflect on novels to increase self-awareness, and video conversations during the 2020 lockdown. Both reflected her passion to create safe spaces where young people can connect and share their ideologies and experiences, and they helped inspire her to career shift toward community-based programming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-328aa331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"328aa331\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-783f94c0\" data-id=\"783f94c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d15ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64d15ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9849\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-global-nomads-group.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/layan-kousayeh-headshot-768x945.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev-global-nomads-group.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/layan-kousayeh-headshot-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev-global-nomads-group.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/layan-kousayeh-headshot-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/dev-global-nomads-group.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/layan-kousayeh-headshot-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/dev-global-nomads-group.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/layan-kousayeh-headshot.jpg 915w\" alt=\"Layan Kousayeh headshot\" width=\"768\" height=\"945\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eade313\" data-id=\"6eade313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1447497 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1447497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\u201cI believe the best learning is done when youth are engaging with one another, sharing about their lives and worldviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer><cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Layan Kousayeh<\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278ab09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278ab09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot of courage to be open and vulnerable with strangers, no matter your age. That\u2019s why I\u2019m committed to creating safe spaces for young people to talk with one another by reinforcing acceptance, empathy, and understanding in every interaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her current, multidimensional role at Global Nomads Group, Layan centers conversation as a powerful tool for learning and breaking down cultural barriers. She advocates using technology to positively impact the way young people view themselves and connect with one another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Layan Kousayeh Role: Program Coordinator Location: Jordan &nbsp; Layan Kousayeh cultivates youth-led, youth-governed online conversations from Global Nomads Group\u2019s office in Amman, Jordan. Her leadership of the Seat at the Table program turned a global moment of sheltering-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity for connection and structured, virtual conversations among young people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6252,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6248\/revisions\/6252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gng.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}