Over the past few years, Yasmine found a way to support causes through a distinct approach. In 2010, she and other AIESEC Alumni from Singapore made a trip that helped her to discover the power of supporting women and children living with disadvantages through sports.
Yasmine 26 years old
Yasmine Khater Co-Founder of Gone Cyclin’ Coach at Transpiral Egypt
Yasmine’s idea of happiness: “Happiness for me is to continuously challenge myself to follow my passions and transform them from thought to action. I am happy on a daily basis but even more if I have had to go to hell and back to spark the change.”
Yasmine is not deterred by challenges; this is evident in the tasks she has taken up for herself and her community in previous years. In 2010, Yasmine co-founded the organisation Gone Cyclin’; Gone Cyclin’ recruits young professionals to take up endurance cycling challenges such and raise funds for the purpose of investing in and empowering women in marginalized areas to become self sufficient. In 2010, 3 riders raised 25,000 USD and helped 360 disadvantaged women in Timor. There are currently 12 riders preparing to embark in an effort to raise additional funds for impoverished women in Cambodia. Yasmine was a member of AIESEC from 2004 to 2008, the last position she held was as project manager for AIESEC in Middle East and Noth Africa.
Richard Seshie Ahedor is a seasoned sustainability professional with over 7 years of experience. He currently serves as the Clean Energy Practice Leader for Green Cross Ghana where he incubates 2 ambitious programs of delivering a sustainable charcoal industry and greening clinics in Ghana. He previously served in different capacities with Ashoka Innovators for the Public, Innovest Group and Microsoft. He co-founded ‘My World, My Choice!’ a premier international sustainability leadership program for youth based in Canada and is the acting Executive Director of the AIESEC Alumni Sustainability Network, a not-for-profit membership association of over 400 Sustainability professionals. Richard is also recognized as a British Council Global Changemaker fellow. In 2008 and 2009 Richard went on internship with AIESEC to India as an analyst for a micro insurance programme for Ashoka; afterwards Richard went to Morocco where he worked for Microsoft as a coordinator in the area of Community Affairs. ‘‘AIESEC has helped me many ways; the environment I grew up in Cote D’Ivoire when the civil unrest happen made me realize what was the difference I want to make in my community, at that time I was enrolled in AIESEC and the people I worked with became my family and support, that is why I try to show gratitude to this organization by contributing back in different ways.’’
“If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.” H. Jackson Brown
Richard’s favourite quote: 24 years old
Richard Seshie Ahedor Co-Founder at Vivus Executive Director at AIESEC Alumni Sustainability Network Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana
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