We believe that every child deserves a
quality education
Our Team
Our team
We are a small but dedicated team, committed to our mission as an education NGO to help refugee and vulnerable children achieve their potential through learning and knowledge.
With a broad range of corporate, education and not-for-profit experience, our team is bursting with the passion and know-how to make our vision become a reality.

Rudayna Abdo
Founder, CEO and President of Thaki Nederland

Mariam Khalaf
Operations Manager

Majd Eddin AlMuhder
IT Manager

Angela Solomon
Strategy Consultant

Kaitlin Giuglianotti
Program Manager

Daniel Bader
IT Assistant

Zeina Choucair
Communications Consultant

Ammar Faraj
Financial Consultant
Board Members

Cécile van Oppen
Sustainability and Circular Economy Specialty (Thaki Nederland)

Geoffrey Alphonso
Education Technology Specialty (Thaki Nederland)

Nadia M. Gil
Financial Services Speciality (Thaki Nederland)

Yousif Asfour
Director (Thaki Lebanon)

Rula Asfour
Director (Thaki Lebanon)
Advisors

Asmahan Zein
Logistics and Social Enterprise Specialty Advisor

Carine Souaiby
Legal Specialty Advisor

Dafne van Baarle
Arabist and Training Specialty Advisor

Nawzad Othman
Business Operations Specialty Advisor

Safiyeh Salehi Mobarakeh
MENA-NL Liaison Specialty Advisor

Yvonne Biggins
Education and Youth Wellbeing Specialty - Advisor