Noora Sharrab is the CEO and co-Founder of Sitti Social Enterprise Limited. She obtained her Masters degree in Political Science with a Specialization in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. In 2009 she co-founded an NGO called, Hopes for Women in Education (hopesforwomen.org), to provide higher-education scholarships, skills training and online language development (via Banaat Connect – banaatconnect.org) to refugee and displaced women in Jordan.
For several years Noora has worked with United Nations agencies in Jordan focusing on education, international development and relief services. In 2013, she partnered with Jacqueline Sofia to establish a Social Enterprise: Sitti (www.sittisoap.com) with the purpose to empower refugee communities to become self-reliant through employment and to help enhance their opportunity to become financially independent and self-sustainable.
Noora is an Advisory Council member with UNHCR Canada, and an Advisory Council Member with WeConnect International (Canada). She is also an ELLA altitude Participant and most recently a Canadian SheEO Venture Winner. Noora Sharrab has trained and worked with hundreds of refugees and served over 1000 refugees locally in the community. Her active role working with refugee communities in Jordan pushed her towards fundraising and building a Women’s Centre in the Gaza Refugee Camp in Jerash, Jordan. It currently employs over 30 full-time refugee women and men with disabilities.