MEET OUR CHAMPIONS

Mohamed is an Egyptian medical student. He is passionate about public and global health. He believes in the importance of creating positive impacts in our communities, with the aim of achieving health for all, by all.

Ami is a medical Doctor at Kabutare District Hospital. He is the founder and president of Vision Zero Youth Council Rwanda chapter. Apart of diagnosing and treating diseases, he is currently teaching and advocating for road safety in his country.

Titis is currently a transportation planner for urban mobility arrangement. He is keen to close the connection between engineering and social aspects, especially for improving non-motorized transport facilities and road safety.

Daniela lives in Bogotá, Colombia. She is 27 years old and has a degree in Political Science and post graduate studies on Public Management. She also works as a Project Manager in Despacio, promoting safer and more sustainable mobility. Besides her jobs, she also works for her community and currently serves as a member of the Local and City Bicycle Board. What inspires her to promote change is a strong belief that there are no small actions; “all you can contribute to improving a certain situation is worth it. Knowing that working on road safety means you can save lives, that's very empowering.”

Olufunke is a development expert who specializes in the development of institutions for the betterment of the world. She has worked with different organizations to implement projects on community building.

Valeria is a Professional in Urban Management and Development. She studied political science at the Universidad del Rosario with training studies in policies around gender perspectives. She is passionate about social and sustainable development.

Ritu is a young social worker, soft skills trainer and researcher. She has been into the development sector for the past five years and specializes in the livelihood for women and young people.

Neveem is an interior architect. She is the Women in Motorsport Lebanese National Representative towards the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile. She pursued a Master’s Degree in Road Safety Management as one of 6 students from the MENA region to obtain a scholarship from the University of Saint Joseph in Beirut.

Dr. İbrahim Öztürk is a traffic and transportation psychologist and currently a research fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. He obtained his BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2015 and MSc and PhD degrees in Traffic and Transportation Psychology from the Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University.

Oliva is a public heath practitioner with over six years of experience in design and implementation of youth-centered programs in areas of reproductive and mental health, climate change,empowerment, and advocacy. She is also the founder of Uzima Ari.

Alaine is a Mobility Specialist/Business Development at PTV Group. He is a civil engineer with a Master's Degree in Highway Transportation and Traffic Engineering.

Shehab currently works as a program manager of the Nada Foundation for Safer Egyptian Roads. His background is in political sciences, specializing in political theory. His goal is to achieve lasting social change through the process of empowerment.

El Khalil is a researcher and assistant professor at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. He has gotten a Ph.D. in Environment, Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System and recently a Master in Sustainable Ocean Blue Economy for Environment Diplomacy from the University of Trieste.