Co-Founders

Zaineh Abed Alhameed, an Emirati Economics student at King's College London, is passionate about empowering driven Middle Eastern students to pursue their dreams of becoming the region's future leaders, for the benefit of all. She continues to develop her fascination for public policy, the arts and philanthropy, through external initiatives during her free time. Zaineh hopes to actively participate in the public sector in the future, working on strategic domestic and regional economic and social development projects.

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Sima Sinno, a Lebanese International Development student at King's College London, is dedicated to providing Arab students studying abroad, through the YVA, a professional and academic community to support their future goals. She is driven by her ambitions to eradicate existing inequalities through active engagement in educating those in need, by involvement in both the private and public sectors. In her free time, Sima loves to actively give back to her community, and is a keen sportswoman!