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LEADERSHIP TEAM

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Co-Founder

Abobakar Sediq Miakhel

Abobakar is a refugee from Afghanstan and now living in Belgium. He is our lead programmer of the AILEM app with experience including but not limited to java, xml, flutter, python, html and more. Abobakar can also speak more than 8 languages. Recently, he has been chosen as one of the finalist in UNESCO "Digital Games of Peace", as well as an European Commission Peace Ambassador in the 2022 One Young World conference.

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Co-Founder

Xinyao Liu

Xinyao is born and raised in the international metropolis of Hong Kong. With her background with app startups and entrepreneurship, Xinyao is involved from the general operations of the app, from coming up with new features of the app to managing budget and making new connections. Additionally, she is involved with the curriculum of the app from her experience of learning French, Chinese, English and Arabic.

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Head of Marketing

Muhammad Sagar Ali

Sagar is the head of marketing at AILEM. He has extensive experience in managing international projects, participating in ESU debate competitions, managing sustainability projects in Japan, leading sea cadets and 24 Hour Race team, producing conferences, etc. He has also participated in STEM projects such as GreenPower Education Trust Challenge and REV robotics, as well as represented his school in Spain and Turkey on Erasmus+ programmes.

OUR AILEM INTERNS

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Intern

Dara Shapova

Dara is from Sofia, Bulgaria and currently the leader of the Atlantic College Hub in Wales. She learned about AILEM at the college where she got inspired and decided to take part in it.

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Intern

Theodor Tehranian

Theodor (Teddy) Tehranian is a British-German student, Born in Germany and raised in London. Having built up the German curriculum for AILEM, he now leads a team of 20+ students who network, build the curriculum, and innovate new ways for AILEM to grow and flourish.

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Intern

Zsófia Kuzsma-Boros

Zsófi is from Hungary and is one of the leader of the AILEM Hub, specifically on the side of innovation. She has been supporting the recruitment of student volunteers at Atlantic College and to introduce new practices and initatives to the organization.

AILEM COORDINATOR AND AMBASSADORS

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Netherlands Coordinator

Munir Shehada

Munir is a Syrian refugee who has been spearheading our refugee activities in the Netherlands. A very welcome addition to the AILEM family and determined to help refugees and asylum seekers in his community.

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Malawi Coordinator

Innocent Ndizeye

Innocent is a refugee residing in Dzaleka, Malawi. With his expertise in event management, Innocent is currently leading a team in curating local refugee events at the refugee camp. His fluency in Swahili and English has allowed the entire app to be translated into Swahili.

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Ambassador

Sepehr Saadat

Sepehr was born in Iran and spent most of his life there. With a love and passion for writing and oracy, he is involved all the way from translation to ambassadorship - representing AILEM from Eton to Radley and wherever he goes

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Ambassador

Apurbo Zunaid

I am Apurbo Zunaid from Bangladesh, leading an AILEM refugee project in Bangladesh. Currently, I hold the position of Managing Director at Homeacademy BD, an organization that collaborates with the ICT Ministry of Bangladesh to promote education on skills that empower individuals to achieve financial independence. Homeacademy BD has received funding from IDEA for its innovative initiatives. I joined AILEM as a translator, responsible for translating its courses from English to Bangla. I am passionate about AILEM's mission to assist refugees worldwide in integrating into their new societies. By leveraging my language skills, I aim to bridge the communication gap and facilitate the learning process for individuals seeking to rebuild their lives.

ATLANTIC COLLEGE STUDENT TEAM

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MALAWI TEAM

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CONSULTANTS AND MENTORS

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UI/UX Consultant

Amanda Yingcharoen

Amanda is our talented UI/UX consultant from Thailand, helping to shape and improve our app design. Her work was ingrained from the start of our app development, especially with the integration of the space themed parts of the app.

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