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Chaimae Bourjij
National project coordinator, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Morocco

Chaimae Bourjij is currently the national project coordinator of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Morocco. In parallel, she is founder chairwoman of the International Youth Council – Morocco chapter and MENA regional director for the International Youth Federation.

Previously she co-founded the Sustainable Development’s Youth Association which won «Mobilizer of the SDG» for the year 2018 by the UN SDG Action Campaign. After a Master’s degree in Auditing and Management control, she has participated in several symposiums as a member of the official youth delegation in the Open Government Partnership Summit in Ottawa (Canada) 2019 and the youth representative in the closing panel. She also was the only youth representative in the MENA-OECD Meeting in 2019 and lately was awarded by the Tariq Ibn Zyad Initative, «Hope» of 2019. Mrs Bourjij’s commitment is driven by the intention to familiarize young people with decision-making processes and strengthen their capacities under the aegis of democratic governance.