Racha Haffar is the Founder & President of ‘Not 4 Trade,’ the first anti-human trafficking NGO in Tunisia. She is also a Fulbright Alumna at the University of Kentucky, a journalist and a women’s rights activist. She received her double masters’ degrees in International Relations and International Development and Cooperation from the Universities of Tunis and Palermo.
During her stay in the U.S., Racha was involved with the United Nations Association, where she became the vice-president of the Bluegrass chapter in Kentucky and the chair of the anti-human trafficking committee. She was able to present her research on “The Developments of Trafficking in Women in Post-Revolution Tunisia” to engage the public in the fight against trafficking.
Racha is extremely passionate about fighting human trafficking and modern-day slavery. She was honored twice and received the Women’s Rights Award from the UNA and the Leadership Award from the University of Kentucky. She also gave a TEDx talk on the importance of facing fears under the title, “The Art of Befriending your Fears.”

University Lecturer

University Lecturer at Mediterranean School of Business, Tunis.

Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2018

Lecturer of Professional Communication and Public Speaking

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Founder & President

Not 4 Trade Organization

Jun. 2016 - Dec. 2018

The first anti-human trafficking NGO in Tunisia

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Journalist

Tunisia Live / The Atlantic Post / European Union Libya

Feb. 2013 - Apr. 2017

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Freelance Interpreter

BBC Media Action

Feb. 2017 - Sep. 2017

Accompany international trainers to interpret Arabic/English -English/Arabic during trainings and workshops

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Project Consultant

Article 19 Organization

Dec. 2016 - Dec. 2016

Supporting the team with certain projects on freedom of speech and expression

Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development

University of Palermo, Italy.

2014 - 2015

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Master’s degree in English and International Relations

Higher Institute of Human Sciences, Tunis, Tunisia

2014 - 2015

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License Degree in English Language, Civilization, and Literature Studies,

Higher Institute of Languages, Tunis, Tunisia

2008 - 2011