Theme: Building Bridges

A world where everyone is independent of their own thoughts, ideas, perspectives and beliefs- we believe that we are more similar than different. We believe everyone relates to another person in some way or another. Hence, that connection relates to our theme, Building Bridges.

Urban Rose
Zanaki Street
Rooftop
DSM, Dar es Salaam, 0
Tanzania

dhulkifli dau

: Often times when we try to build a bridge between ourselves and other people, we focus on external issues. This talk describes a journey of self development as a way to explain how most external change starts internally within us all. Once we love ourselves, we can begin to love others. It’s about the establishment of an equilibrium of love between us and those around us. Bio: Dhulkifli is a recently graduated High school student that has familiarized himself with various leadership roles including being the student council president of his former High school. Furthermore, he is a member of the Tanzanian national debate team as he greatly enjoys engaging himself in argumentative discussion and critical thinking that yields solutions to current ongoing global issues. Dhulkifli continues to observe and strengthen his character in community service, which initially started as a means to find himself but later fell in love with the idea of taking an active role through volunteering to shape the world we always dream of, hence being part of a leadership team that volunteers at the children’s cancer institute in Muhimbili hospital.

ejaz bhalloo

There are a plethora of verses from spiritual texts highlighting the significance of serving humanity selflessly. As human beings, we ought to be altruistic and willing to help those in need irrespective of race, religion, cast, & ethnicity. Bio: Ejaz Bhalloo is a renowned Motivational Speaker From Tanzania and an author of 5 Books, Ejaz Bhalloo is 20 years of age and is currently pursuing a degree in business management. He is the founder and CEO of EBI, a Self Development training firm. He is a philanthropist who believes in giving back to the society. He has lectured in different parts of the world Such as Lebanon, Iraq, Kenya, Iran, Syria, to mention but a few.

Emily Trann

Emily Trann moved to Dar es Salaam a little over two years ago to volunteer with Every Living Thing - Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. What was supposed to be a 3-month stint turned into a 2 years (and counting) incredible journey of a lifetime. Within this time frame of two years, Emily's expectations were exceeded from what she had initially thought of, which was when she began her very own social enterprise for the animal rescue and welfare center.

Hussein Zavery

Hussein is a young and extremely potential entrepreneur with a unique story. Him and his team of 5 others started the idea of serving burgers during a religious festival in 2016 when the 6 of them decided to grease their hands to serve a crowd of 45,000 people the signature chargrilled burger. The team did not realize that they were going to get viral to a point that the team now continue to serve their earthy burger under the business name Burger53, which comes straight from “The coal to the soul.”

Nadia Ahmed

Nadia Ahmed is a Psychologist and Registered Counsellor, Lecturer, Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Neurolinguiatic Programming and Life Coach, Mental Health and Wellness Expert, Founder and Director of Mind Matters Counselling and Human Development, TEDx Speaker, and Young African Leaders Initiative - YALI Alumni. Her interests are in providing holistic services that blend psychology and preventative interventions (such as, yoga) that focus on support and promote the enhancement of well-being, to guide in the actualization of one's highest sense of self.

Shivani Suchak

: Shivani is a self-published author of When I Met Ruhani, born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. After having studied architecture for two years, followed by a semester of sociology, Shivani started working on a piece of writing that she had almost discarded. Her vision was simple: she wanted to create a romance that was different from the predictable contemporary romances. Little did she know that it would lead her on to a therapeutic soul-searching journey that altered the course of the book. Shivani believes that vulnerability is strength and that the more we start to tap into our own vulnerability, the more compassionate our world will be. Her aim in life is to keep her candle of curiosity burning and to encourage others to do the same.

Ziyaan Virji

Ziyaan Virji is an advocate of “The Generation of Change”. He is an altruistic young change-maker that has found purpose in creating social impact. He is the Founder and CEO of Affordable and Accessible Sanitation for Women, a global initiative that aims to fight period poverty and stigma around the world. He is also the co-founder of P^3 (Prevent, Protect and Promote), an initiative that aims in making The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa - a zero-waste community. Ziyaan also believes in the idea of sharing his experiences and learning with others. He has been a speaker and panellist at various events such as GESF 2019, Techfest 2.0, Imarisha Dada 2019 and Entrepreneurs Conference 2019 to name a few. His work has been featured on major publications namely BBC Africa, DW Africa, Zett Magazine and Daily Nation. For his contribution towards humanitarian efforts, Ziyaan has been awarded the Princess Diana Award 2019, WAFF’s Global Teen Leader 2019, Winner of the Dragons’ Den for Change at GESF2019 and Top 5 GSL Projects.