Nasra Ayub

Programs Officer

Nasra Ayub works on Global Fund for Children’s programs team supporting the implementation of the Spark Fund, a global, youth-led participatory fund, and the Investing in Youth Social Action in England initiative in Bradford, which is a partnership with the #iwill Fund. Prior to joining GFC, Nasra worked in the higher education sector in the UK’s Office for Students supporting its artificial intelligence and data science program. In her spare time, Nasra works as an outreach worker and freelance journalist raising awareness on topics such as ending violence against women and girls and racial and social inequalities. She also has a TEDx talk on shifting power to young people in the philanthropy sector called “What If Young People Ran The World?” Nasra is a recipient of the Diana Award 2020 for her work tackling human rights issues. She has a degree in politics and philosophy from the University of Bristol. Nasra is fluent in Somali.

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