Who we are
Director
Beth Ash
Night Shelter Coordinator, Coventry Migrant Women's House Trustee, CARAG member, Coventry Peace House Coop Member.
Beth is involved because she is excited by grass roots community projects, wants to learn more about casework & nurture social change. She brings logic, calm, focus, peace and reflection to the team, along with an enthusiasm for checklists and spreadsheets.
Who we are
Trainee Advocate, Interpreter, Steering Group
Espoir Njei
Qualification LL.B in Common Law and MA. in Business Administration and volunteer support
Espoir is involved because she dreams to belong to a society free of injustice, sexual discrimination, inequality and torture. She brings empowerment, hard work, equality, love, stress free therapy and french language to the group.
Who we are
Campaigner, Steering Group
Gimbi Cham
MSC in Accounting and Financial management, Employed at BMW
Gimbi has been an Advocate since I was 11 year old, she wanted all the girls in Gambia to be sent to school. With Baobab Womens project she strives to make sure that women are not left behind. She listens and help them them in the UK. She can speak a little French & German, as well as Mindinka, Fula(pullar) and Wollof.
Who we are
Chef & Steering Group
Gulla Barin
Interpreter in Arabic and Kurdish Sorani
Gulla likes to work with humanitarian organizations for women, because is one of them, whether in her country of northern Iraq or the UK. When you give others, not just wish or think about it, but you do it, you'll feel like you're human. She finds strength in participation and cooperation, because the expected result is not how much you did, but what are doing together.
Who we are
Poet & Campaigner
Malka Al-Haddad
Women's Rights Activist, Academic, Leicester Civil Rights Movement Organiser, Registered with Irish International Foundation ' Front Line Defenders' for the protection of Human Rights and Leicester City of Sanctuary.
Malka isinvolved because she is interested in different cultures and the issues of international human rights and peaceful cooperation between different ethnic and religious groups. She brings active campaigning and networking experience. She is a strong advocate for human rights in the UK and Iraq.
Who we are
Advocate & Steering Group
Rani Kaur
Accountant, Finance Coordinator
Rani is involved because she is passionate to help women who are destitute. In current society women are still forced to be vunerable. She helps them to a make a stand with her qualities of listening & interpreting Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and some Swahili.
Who we are
Director & Advocate
Sarah Taal
BA in International Relations, MA in Migration and Social Policy. Former Therapeutic Service, Housing and Women's Refugee and Migrant Project Worker. trustee of various destitution organisations.
Sarah is involved because women connecting to Baobab give her energy to challenge social injustices, and knowledge about the world. She brings experience, loyalty, hard work and persistence.
Hilary, retired GP, Sarah, Retired Speech and Language Therapist, Gaja, Researcher, Gaynor, Acupuncturist, Mus, Community Organiser and Volunteers, Fundraisers & Advocate Supporters.
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We thank former advocates Tahira Jabeen and Sakunthala Wimalathissa who have moved onto exciting opportunities for all their help and assistance with women attending the drop in, and time building the advocacy project.