Biography
Masooma Torfa has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Hohenheim, a diploma in development management from the Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kabul University. Masooma has professional work experiences in development projects in Afghanistan with the United Nations Kabul Office and USAID. In the field of migration, she has worked with numerous institutions including the European Commission, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), the European Program for Integration and Migration (EPIM), Advocate Europe, and Malteser. Masooma has been awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for her master’s degree and a scholarship by the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst for her Ph.D. Masooma is the co-founder and directing member of Female Fellows e.V, an NGO that is working on the integration and empowerment of migrant women in southern Germany.
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