Gina Dillon
Creator and Admin: Freecycle Abu Dhabi + U.A.E. Housemaids on Facebook
Gina is an American from a town half way between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee which means one thing: She is a expert on BBQ. Her other love includes creating social good. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston with a B.A. in Community Development and a Masters in Critical & Creative Thinking/Social Innovation. Gina loves innovation that makes a difference. In the USA, Gina developed a non-profit which taught college girls thinking skills. Gina also taught Critical & Creative Thinking/Innovation.
In the UAE, Gina has developed four Facebook groups with a following of 60,000 members. FreeCycle Abu Dhabi: encourages reuse, recycle, rehoming by posting a pic of the things they no longer want or need on FreeCycle. FreeCycle has over 25,000 members in Abu Dhabi and was created in 2014.
UAE Housemaids: Connects housemaids and sponsors for employment, educates on UAE labor laws, promotes fair treatment of housemaids, a platform for Q&A. UAE Housemaids has over 15,000 members. It is a secret group which is only visible to members. It was established in 2014.
Abu Dhabi Kids: Discussion of topics related to children, events for children, the sharing of ideas and the sale of second-hand kids products. The group has over 6,000 members and was established in 2015.
Khalifa City Community: is an open group that is used as a community posting board. The group has 10,000 members.
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