• Layah is extremely passionate about the field of women's health and specifically public health policy designed to empower women and people of color.

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• She acts as a health liaison and project manager at many non-profits, such as Lutheran Social Service and KindWorks to connect female refugees and immigrants with breast health services.

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• She specializes in HR and finance technologies and regularly attends training sessions that showcase new tech trends that can improve workplace functions.

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• As a strong believer in the power of positive thinking in the workplace, Amy regularly develops internal wellness campaigns to assist employees with effective mental health techniques.​

• As the president of GMU's environmental club, he hosted a video game tournament to raise hundreds of dollars for environmental charities to help combat unethical, non-renewable energy usage.​

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• As for his academic path, Jack is in the top 1% of his school and participated in the Business and Entrepreneurship Learning Living Community where he attended educational speeches, networking events, and business dinner meetings with the school's business professors.

• She has a diploma in Business Administration Management and a certificate in Social Media Marketing.

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• Salma has previously worked with refugee students while she was in high school and in college to assist with introducing them to the Canadian culture, learning the language, and making them feel comfortable with adjusting to a new life in Canada and the USA.

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• She is eager and passionate to be working with her Afghan people, especially with those refugees who have fled Afghanistan due to the invasion of the Taliban.

• Nneoma Imo is currently a senior at the University of North Texas, graduating this December.

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• In the time that she spent in my 2 years of university, she was not as focused on internships, as her graduation approached, she realized she needed experience, especially in a sector she wanted to go into.​

• Yamameh is open to gaining experience and learning from professional mentors and advocates.

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• She is interested in this position because she is convinced that Thrives On The Move will empower women through education and employment opportunities that give them a new start as they explore the new environment.​

• Mohammad Ibrahim Rahimi has been a U.S.-based Afghan Journalist since April 2022.

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• For more than 15 years, Rahimi has worked for many local national, and international news outlets in Afghanistan. These include the Pajhwok Afghan News, a Non-governmental Nationwide News Agency, and Voice of America, a state-owned international radio broadcaster of the United States of America.

• Zena is majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution and double minoring in Arabic and Public Health.

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• Zena is very excited to be interning with Thrivers on the Move and working with a like-minded team that is passionate about women's human rights.​