Sarwa Numan is an Iraqi American. She has a bachelor’s degree in Languages from the University of Baghdad in Iraq and is fluent in Arabic, English, and little German. She is a certified Community Health Worker (CHW), Certified Application Counselor (CAC), and a certified train-the-trainer (TOT). She is the first woman from the Middle East to join the Global Women Leadership of the World Network sponsored by the Santa Clara University in California 2009, She is a member of the Women Leaders for the World network.
Sarwa served with the USAID Iraq mission for more than 9 years helping the US government, army, and marines achieve sustainability in red zones. Along with local governments, international institutions, and a network of local partners, she helped people established new lives after being displaced by ISID and has helped build sustainable civil society organizations.
Since she moved to Houston in 2014, she has been actively working with immigrants and refugees with a resettlement agency, and after she moved with HOPE Clinic, now she works closely with the different resettlement agencies and new immigrant communities helping provide educational and community resources for most vulnerable. Sarwa works closely with the Arab community helping the access health care, health education and other services. She started the first Arab American back to school fair bringing excitement and helping economically disadvantaged elementary school students and their families as they prepare to return back to school.
Sarwa is also the operation manager of The Princess Magazine - the first Arabic woman magazine in Texas created to empower women and raise awareness on the issues, struggles and challenges faced by women today. She is the founder of Eventum by Numan a corporate and social event planning company that support women-owned small businesses.
Sarwa believes on the necessity of serving the vulnerable and underserved people. She believes that inspiring the next generation to get involved is more important than ever.