Yara Almunaizel
Moderator English
Yara studied International Relations and Politics in Sweden and Scotland with a focus on the Mashreq region. She gained her first professional experience at various NGOs in Palestine / Israel. Before Yara came to TiG, she worked as a social worker with refugee children in Berlin. In her free time she organizes an annual Palestinian art and culture festival in Berlin.
Golshan Fayal
Moderator Farsi
Before Golshan came to TiG, she was a social worker for migrants and refugees (e.g. at the German Red Cross and trixiewiz e.V.). She has a lot of experience working as a consultant for women and volunteers in feminist collectives. During her studies of English linguistics, she discovered her passion for political theory and has since worked as a translator for critical literature.
Daniela Zuber
Moderator German
Before joining TiG, Daniela studied social work in Coburg and then worked as a migration counsellor in Brandenburg (including at the youth migration service of the Diakonie and the refugee counselling centre of Caritas). As a volunteer, she supports refugees in dealing with bureaucratic hurdles, as well as children and young people via chat in crisis situations at two non-profit organizations.
Su Parlak
Moderator Turkish
Su graduated from the Department of Sociology at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She completed her master's degree in 'Sociology - European Societies' at Freie Universität Berlin. At the Institute of Medical Sociology of Charité Berlin, she conducted research on migrant patients' access to the healthcare system. She worked in several NGOs and foundations, such as Stiftung Mercator, Türkischer Frauenverein in Berlin e.V., Kiron Open Higher Education for Refugees, Puduhepa e.V. - Women's Initiative for Solidarity, and Young Feminist Europe.
Osama Ramadan
Moderator Arabic
Osama studied business informatics, non-profit management, and public governance with a focus on civil society and NGOs, in Syria and Berlin. Before joining TiG Osama worked in various projects in the field of integration, social participation, and career counselling. Osama is interested topics such as: human rights, conflict management and political participation.
Sophie Wade
Moderator French
Sophie is from Senegal and received her doctorate in languages and cultures of Africa from the University of Cologne. She moved to Berlin in 2019 and worked as an editor for LoNam Magazine. Since empowerment and inclusion of people with a migratory experience are topics dear to her, she coordinated the community project Sprace2Grow. Sophie is also active in initiatives for the self-determination of refugees and migrants, as well as initiatives for development cooperation.