Founder of CFW- Culture Funding Watch, her company is a leading CCI financing intelligence platform for the Global South. Ouafa is a Senior Business Development expert with over 15 years of experience in designing and financing international cooperation & development programs in various contexts (Africa, Asia & MENA). Author & co-author of CCI related publications including: Creative Economy report- UNESCO 2013, & Rapid mapping of cultural policies in the MENA region 2019 UNESCO, creative economy study Tunisia 2019, COMESA Arts and sport study 2023. Ouafa is a UNESCO expert for the 2005 convention and the UNESCO 2030 Indicators as well as part of the group of UNESCO expert on the CCI in the Digital era. She has been elected among the 100 most influential creatives of African descent 2021, 500 Most Powerful African 2022, Digital Africa program connector/ambassador for North Africa region