About Leaders of Tomorrow

Leaders of Tomorrow is one of the leading youth groups in Jordan, addressing the current social, economical and political situation in Jordan.

The mission of Leaders of Tomorrow is to create understanding within the Jordanian society, as a diverse and colored community. One of our priorities is to shape our attitudes and behaviors toward the changing society. What effects do globalization and advanced technology have on our society through our traditions, religions, media, and education systems that make up our society?

Our main activities deal with sensitive issues that are often considered a taboo to talk about. Leaders of Tomorrow aims at creating an open environment in which such topics as women rights, abortions, virginity, child abuse, family dependence, women in labor force, can be freely and openly discussed among young leaders.

As young professionals within the Jordanian society we are concerned with our internal politics. In recent years the Iraqi issue and the Palestinian refugee problem have occupied the daily life of many. Through our activities we attempt to relate the political changes within Jordan and reflect back on the society and individuals.

As one of the countries that face corruption Leaders of Tomorrow attempts to fight this phenomena through awareness campaigns for youth.

Our Main Objectives

1-Practice with an understanding of and respect for the value of diversity.

2-Analyze the impact of social policies on our society

3-Use advanced communication skills to reach a variety of groups and members of the community.

4- Introduce politics as a tool instead of a science and practice democracy as a way of life, by addressing political concepts, such as; political party representation, freedom of speech and diversity.

5-Practice without discrimination and with respect, knowledge, and skills related to members' age, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, race, and religion.

6- Promote participation of the organizations in democratic political and policy processes.

7- Increase public understanding and appreciation of the role of the organization in effecting members' political knowledge, and sociological awareness.

8- Address the issue of social development and awareness of the youner generations in order to let them be the tool of change.

9- Have an overview of the corruption at hand and its direct influence on the Jordanian society.

10- Clarify the wide influence of media on the society and address some media values: objectivity, reliance on official resources, fairness and balance.

11- Encourage development of voluntary work.

Our Team

Sami Hourani - President/Founder

Is a 5th year medical student at the University of Jordan; youth activist; organized and participated in many youth conferences and events, including Harvard WorldMun conference in Geneva, Switzerland; Youth Leadership and Civic Engagement in Carthage, Tunisia; United colors in the Czech Republic, and is a member of "Kolna El Urdun" Youth commission. In 2007 he founded the group Leaders of Tomorrow, and organized its first annual conference The Jordanian Society, between East and West, Past and Future in the summer of 2007. In 2004 won the first prize for web design pan Arab world. Collaborated with U.S. based NGO's POMED and AID to organize the Global Young Leaders Summit 2008 taking place in Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan, and was invited to give a media workshop at the MEPI Regional Summit 2008 Building a Network of Reformers a , Based on on one of his majesty King Abdullah II intiatives he was entitled the " Knight of Change" for 2007/2008 in Jordan.

Judith van Raalten -Executive director

Graduated in 2003 from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, with a Master's Degree in Philosophy. She was a philosophy lecturer at the University of Hawaii and a researcher in the Psychology department where she coordinated a project researching ethnic identity of peace camp participants in the Middle East and the Balkans. In 2006 Judith participated in the Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Spring and Summer of 2007 her photography exhibition Bosnia’s Aftermath was on display in the United States and Bosnia through the Karpf Peace Award. In the summer of 2007 she was in Amman, Jordan conducting her research on those of Palestinian origin and their attachment to their identity and their integration into the host country Jordan for her Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution at Brandeis University (USA).