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Meet Our Team
Our team is comprised of Sudanese immigrants, first-generation Americans, Sudanese refugees, and those who just aim to advocate for those still suffering in Sudan. We range from all over the United States and we also range in age.
Collective Coordinator
Samar Ahmed
I am proud to say the my roots run deep in Darfur, Sudan. While I grew up in the North East of the U.S with a background in Public Health, Sociology, and Environmental Sustainability. I am driven by my love for the outdoors and my commitment to empowering immigrant communities and youth to build a more just society. As a collective coordinator and as part of the Fundraising team my passion is to serve within the non-profit sector, creating direct change to communities silenced by conflict and injustice, In Sudan, Palestine, Congo, Angola, and the diaspora. "we are not free until all are free."
Collective Coordinator
Sulwan Ahmed
I am a first generation Sudanese-American refugee who calls Maine my home. My career is centered around creating climate based solutions for community health. I hope to utilize my skills to nourish communities in Maine and In Sudan. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a Collective Coordinator for Give Hope to Darfur
Product Manager
Ursula Theresa
As expected of a proud new orleans native, Ursula Theresa rochon found a calling to the arts at a young age and nurtured that beckoning through the years of training, discipline, and experience. She studied fine art under the tutelage of Valeria Gourier, Rin Bechet, and John Schott through Xavier University, and Tulane University and eventually crated a style all her own. As a full-time working mother of two, she developed an acute taste of creativity through adversity and painted her expressions amidst the backdrop of her city's profound culture. After years of witnessing some of New Orleans' most artistic minds fall victim to lack of creative outlet, she eventually left her success as a luxary retail business manager to pursue the desire to aid those less fortunate. This transformation delivered new orleans first free art therapy for at-risk youth, The color Gallery operates as for young children desiring to excel.
Social Media and Public Relations Lead
Nazik Adam
I am a current university student studying human biology with a goal to pursue medicine afterwards hopefully giving back to my community here in Maine as well as in impoverished areas of the Nuba Mountains and Darfur. I am a published author of a short novel titled Mint and Melancholy and a current ambassador of The Telling Room a non profit based here in Maine serving k-12 students in all aspects of creative writing. Besides writing my hobbies include knitting, sewing, going to the movie theaters, and taking long drives. With my current position here at Give Hope To Darfur I aim to raise awareness for the disenfranchised in my country following in my fathers footsteps and those who have sadly lost their lives.
Fundraising Coordinator
Nusaiba Abbas
I am an english teacher here in the United States. I have previously traveled abroad for the past few years because i love learning about different cultures and using my kindness and strategic educational awareness about prejudice and racism to promote peace and critical thinkers. Now I serve as a fundraising coordinator to facilitate relief funds for those in need. I fluently speak english, spanish, and arabic and I can speak some urdu swahili and French. My hobbies include boxing, tennis, and debating.
Collective Coordinator
Tisier
I was born in Sudan and raised in Egypt. Both of my parents are from Darfur, Sudan. I am an ambitious dedicated individual who enjoys volunteering in my spare time from supporting the homeless to assisting in senior homes. I also enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and fishing, I also cherish the moments I spend with my niece. I am currently pursuing a degree in pharmacy, with the ultimate goal of establishing walk-in pharmacies in darfur that provides affordable and accessible medication, education, and resources to communities ensuring that no family has to suffer preventable loss.
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