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[ZOOM-IN DTM] In Conversation, With Maria Barakat
2023.02.03
Maria Barakat - 7th Batch, Jordan



Will you introduce your organization promoting your Noc’s special project program?
The NOC of Jordan is a bit different from other NOCs around the world because Jordan, we do not have a ministry of sport so it’s taking the role of it. NOC prepares teams for the games whether Asian Paralympics or others. So we are called ‘Umbrella for sports in Jordan”. I worked on the national strategy for sport because JOC took it upon itself to do this because sport is not a national priority so we put it out there. Olympic preparation program is one of the special projects run by the center. It started in 2017 after Jordan got its first Olympic medal in 2016 so they started focusing on preparing high-level athletes. They are preparing athletes for different games different championships and so on. Nowadays we are actually working on the education department which is transforming into the National Olympic academy. Another project we are working on is the safe sports department because the president is very active in safeguarding sports.

What is your main role?
I’m a senior officer in the education department. When I started with JOC after my internship with the JOC, they created Monitoring and Evaluation department which was nearly created last year. Then I moved to the education department. In the academy, we have many themes, for example, gender equity, prevention of competition (manipulation part of the integrity), athlete capacity building beyond sports, international scholarships/ events awards courses, training, and so on.

Were there any cases when you should utilize what you learned from DTM?
When I worked in the national strategy for sports, we worked on creating goals, strategic objectives, intermediate outcomes, and indicators for each of them which was a lot of work. So having the general look on the sports industry worldwide helped me to have input on what needed to be there in the strategy. Also, much research with the DTM helped me to know where to find the information that I needed. I would say I could accumulate knowledge through DTM.

How did the DTM experience help you to upgrade yourself in NOC?
JOC has sent many students to DTM before, so JOC trusted my knowledge which is why they put me through the important works of JOC. And also at the same time, having a master’s, I became a senior officer in the JOC someone who does important jobs.
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