SPEAKER

Rola Zaqout

Rola Zaqout is a freelance frontend developer living in Gaza, Palestine. She has been working as a freelance web and WordPress developer for over 7 years, helping clients build their digital presence online. Rola is also an experienced trainer, delivering workshops on digital branding and marketing for customers.

VIDEOS

VIDEO

From Zero to Freelance Hero: Turning Nothing into Everything

At ELEVATE, Rola Zaqout (freelance WordPress developer & digital workshop trainer based in Gaza, Palestine) discusses how to become a digital freelance worker, from figuring out where to focus your skill building, to creating a portfolio. She shares examples and tips for success. Before the war, she led digital workshops for women and girls for the Swiss nonprofit Challenge for Change, which catalyzes positive change for marginalized women in the Middle East and specifically those affected by conflict or war.
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