Y-WILPF Committee

After discussions with members in Spring, the Y-WILPF UK Committee was newly formed in October 2009 and is the first young committee of its kind in WILPF. Led by the new Y-WILPF Coordinator, Talyn Rahman, the committee was chosen using Facebook and personal contacts. Within weeks, the committee has already become extremely active engaging themselves in organising a public fundraising to celebrate WILPF's 95th birthday in April 2010, as well as participating in events and demonstrations.

The committee is made of eight young women currently between the ages of 20-30, who are mentored by experienced WILPF members in the UK. Each of these women have received training about WILPF at the Connect Day we hold annually and have been educated on WILPF's long history. The number of participants in Y-WILPF will soon increase once logistics of events have been fully developed. Each Y-WILPF Officer will be in charge of managing their own team in 2010 to support the work of WILPF UK and make the organisation grow.

MEET THE TEAM

Talyn Rahman: Project Coordinator

Talyn Rahman has been a WILPF member for nearly 2 years and is currently in charge of running activities to empower young women into political campaigning. As a student of Japanese and Management from the SOAS University, Talyn has spent the entire year networking in high-level political events. Networking has led her to meet Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Anan, Nick Clegg, Milla Jovovich, Paulo Coelho just to name a few. To further her profession in politics, Talyn is scheduled to start her Master’s programme in Diplomacy in January 2010, and will be volunteering at the House of Commons with a female MP.

Judith Solomons: Communications Officer

Jude Solomons joined WILPF in July 2009 after being impressed by WILPF'S values and vision. Relatively new to volunteering in the non-for-profit sector, she works as a Company Secretary by day and tries to fit in yoga lessons by night. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Social and Political Sciences, and wants to use her knowledge as well as the expertise gained in the private sector to create a better world for all. She is very excited to be part of the important campaigns at the heart of WILPF. Her current role is YWILPF Communications Officer.

Cordula Bieri: Events Coordinator

Hi! I am Cordula, I am Swiss and I am studying Sociology in Zurich. Sometimes I am fed up with studying. I want to take part in changing our society and not just study it. In August I came to London for an internship at Campaign against Arms Trade. It is very inspiring to see how many people work for making this world a better place. I also joined the London Feminist Network to learn as much as possible about feminism. WILPF gives me the great opportunity to campaign for peace and women’s rights at the same time.

Yang Ning: Finance and Fundraising Officer

I am a student of BSc Mathematics with Management and Finance at King’s College London, who has always had great interest in Business and Finance. Having attended the Youth Global Humanitarian Forum on behalf of SUCHEN (Sustainable Chinese Enterprise) in June 2006, I was more aware of the importance of environmental sustainability and believe that Climate Change issues should be added to political agenda.

My aspiration for the role of Fundraising/Finance Officer primarily is to gain experience in fund raising and budget management to facilitate Y-WILPF to achieve its goals and objectives.

Genevieve Grant: Marketing Officer

At this present moment, I work for the Newham Council as a Customer Services Assistant, which is a full-time job. I am also studying part-time for a BSC in Youth and Social Policy at Birkbeck University. I hope to work with the young people in the future. As a hobby, I play football in an all girls team every Sunday which is based in Loughton. With my job and studies, I have a busy life but I hope that I can achieve my goals working for WILPF as the Marketing Officer, and look forward to seeing my ideas come to life.

Atinuke Akintan: International Representative

Atinuke is a new recruit to WILPF, leading as the Y-WILPF International Representative. She is currently finishing her Masters at Westminster University studying Diplomatic Studies, looking into foreign views of Nigeria.
As part of Junior Chamber International (JCI), Atinuke is an active individual, attending youth conferences all over the world giving her great scope to cultural and social issues.

Sarah Loewenbein: Campaigns Officer

Sarah Loewenbein has been involved in feminist activism for the past three years through the London Feminist Network and Reclaim the Night. Through involvement with Y-WILPF she hopes to contribute to and learn more about WILPF’s global campaigns. She is currently studying for a BA in philosophy.

Hina Qureshi: Membership Officer

Hina has been a WILPF member for nearly two months, interested in global issues related to women. She has recently graduated from Birkbeck University and recently started her Masters in Diplomacy and International Studies at SOAS. Since then, Hina has been very keen to involve herself with WILPF and has supported the engagement of starting student group at London universities.