SBS Radio appoints Dr Eman Sharobeem as Community Engagement Manager

SBS Radio has appointed Dr Eman Sharobeem to the role of Community Engagement Manager, responsible for developing and implementing strategies to deepen engagement and grow relationships with communities and stakeholders. Egyptian-born, Eman is an advocate for refugees, migrants and womens rights and brings to the role a wealth of experience in international relations, community development and intercultural communication. In 2014, Eman was honoured as an Australia Day Ambassador and became a finalist for The Australian of The Year Award. In 2013, she was a finalist in the Premiers Woman of the Year Award and was selected as one of 100 Most Influential Women in 2015 by the Australian Financial Review. Prior to joining SBS, Eman was CEO of the Immigrant Women's Health Service (IWHS) and held various posts with the United Nations. She is co-author of the HIV AIDS Epidemic in the Arabic Community author of the Fairfield Community, Harmony Book and has presented several papers nationally and internationally in the fields of womens empowerment, forced and arranged marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic violence impact on migrant and refugee women, and Micro Enterprises as a form of womens empowerment. When speaking to Mandarin Producer Alan Qu Eman said her previous experience with communities and governments would come together in one line to serve SBSs engagement with the multicultural society. (Voiced over by Lili Zhou)

by Eman Sharobeem Source: SBS