Year Here – Meet The Fellows

Lamis is a charity fundraiser and trustee of Walou, a charity that supports Moroccan street children.

With a background in both the private and nonprofit sectors, Beth is interested in how to use both to tackle inequality.

Jonty has been an activist and leader of Jewish youth movements for many years.

Annick is a French anthropologist with a track record of supporting migrant communities.

Nigerian-born Afolabi helped produce TEDxEuston and the London International Model United Nations conference.

Law graduate Aoise has focussed her research on the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on vulnerable people.

Evelyn joins Year Here after working for Balloon Ventures and Bethnal Green Ventures.

Civil engineer Margarita is leaving a successful career in consulting and project management to become a Fellow.

Verena comes from the tech sector, where she worked as a data analyst for Forward3D and Deliveroo among others.

Tamsin is co-founder of the Dunkirk Legal Support Team and has been involved in migrants’ rights for 5 years.

South African-born Kirsty is leaving a corporate career in healthcare marketing to pursue social entrepreneurship.

Hannah was the founding president of the King’s College Global Health Society.

Shayane is leaving the marketing world to explore her interests in community engagement and participation.

Keep up with the Fellows’ progress through the year over on twitter.

Meet The Fellows: Our Seventh Cohort