Our Team
Meet the dedicated people behind Maa
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Trustees
Aqil Jaigirdar
Founder & Chairman
Aqil is currently a medical student at King’s College London and holds a degree in Immunobiology & infectious diseases. He founded Maa in 2016 after witnessing first hand the disparity in healthcare between the UK and developing countries. As chairman he plans the direction and goals of the charity.
Usman Haroon
Trustee
Usman is also a medical student at King’s College London and holds a degree in Immunobiology & infectious diseases. He is the founder of his own graphic design agency as well as holding many notable community positions. As a trustee, he is responsible for the design and direction of the charity.
Team Leads
Tamanna Islam
Administration Team
Tamanna Islam
Administration Lead
Tamanna is Maa’s General Secretary. She recently graduated in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at King’s College London. She joined Maa because throughout her life the most important women in her life have inspired her; her mother and grandmother. The way they chose to raise her and shape her understanding of life continues to resonate with her today. For Tamanna, being a part of Maa is more than just changing the life of one mother and one child, it is allowing a generation to be inspired by the most important woman in their life and shaping generations to come.
Jessica Faria
General Secretary
Nazia Ali
Fundraising Secretary
Osama Suwar
Welfare Officer
Shaheen Mamun
Legal Officer
Muhammed Haque
Editor
Nadya Nasrin
Editor
Jessica Faria
General Secretary
Nazia Ali
Fundraising Secretary
Osama Suwar
Welfare Officer
Shaheen Mamun
Legal Officer
Muhammed Haque
Editor
Nadya Nasrin
Editor
Fahmida Hoque
Fundraising Team
Fahmida Hoque
Fundraising Lead
Fahmida is a Biomedical Science graduate from King’s College London, and has just completed her Masters (MSc) in Clinical Research at Imperial College London. She is also the Fundraising Team Lead at Maa. Her role involves organising events, initiatives, and campaigns throughout the year, in order to raise funds as well as awareness for Maa. Fahmida joined Maa as she values the charity’s ethos of supporting mothers in resource-poor settings. Having been a member of the JourneyMaa 2018 team, she has seen the on-the-ground work Maa is involved in and wants to help continue its growth and success.
Nazifa Ullah
University Coordinator
Umayair Ullah
University Coordinator
Bodrul Islam
Fundraising Officer
Tasnima Miah
Fundraising Officer
Tahian Ahmed
Fundraising Officer
Syed Haque
Fundraising Officer
Suzanna Arefin
Fundraising Officer
Syed Ahmed
Fundraising Officer
Aaron Rahman
Fundraising Officer
Abida Rahman
Fundraising Officer
Abdul Rayhead
Finance Team
Abdul Rayhead
Finance Lead
Abdul is currently a junior doctor having qualified in 2018 from King’s College London. He also graduated with a first-class degree in Regenerative Medicine and Innovation Technology from King’s College London. He joined Maa with the hope to facilitate better access to education and promote maternal health and well-being on an international stage.
Aarash Al-Mazi
Finance Officer
Abul Hasnat
Finance Officer
Aisha
Sarmad
Finance Officer
Mohammed Boodoo
Finance Officer
Tafsir Ahmed
Academics & Innovation Team
Tafsir Ahmed
Academics & Innovation Lead
Tafsir is a 4th year UCL Medical Student with an intercalated degree in Global Health. He is the Head of Academics & Innovations Team at Maa. After going to Bangladesh as part of JourneyMaa 2017 and then again as Project Manager in 2018, he’s seen first-hand the impact Maa is making to the lives of mothers and their families. He was inspired by JourneyMaa and joined the Maa committee in order to follow through with the long-term aims of the charity. His role encompasses carrying out research in Global Maternal Health and using an evidence-based approach to produce innovative new projects for Maa to implicate.
Athiqur Rahman
Research officer
Hiba Chaudhry
Research officer
Jarka Naser
Research officer
Latifa Haque
Research officer
Sundas Khalid
Research officer
Samiha Ismail
Research officer
Tasnim Islam
Research officer
Ujala Ilyas
Research officer
Faisel Alam
External Relations Team
Faisel Islam
External Relations Lead
Faisel is the Head of External Relations for Maa. He is the main point of contact for all media and partnership enquiries. Faisel previously led the initial 2016 JourneyMaa flagship project.
Professionally, Faisel has been employed as a Specialist Advisor and Hospitals Inspector at the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and social care services in England. Faisel currently works with the General Medical Council in the quality assurance of medical education across UK medical universities.
Hussain Syed
Ext Relations Officer
Saheel Mahmud
Ext Relations Officer
Fatnin Mohd Fuad
Media Team
Fatnin Mohd Fuad
Media Lead
Fatnin is a third year medical student at King’s College London, with a particular interest in paediatrics and women’s health. Her time at Maa began in August 2017 where she led a team of volunteers to deliver crucial maternal healthcare to pregnant mothers in Bangladesh. Throughout her experience, Fatnin collaborated with local doctors to care for these mothers, whilst also educating young girls on menstruation, hygiene, and pregnancy. Each mother she met had left a lasting impression, and inspired her to create a positive impact on these women. Therefore, she decided to make a long-term commitment to Maa, joining as Head of Media. She now leads a dedicated team who’s aim is to increase Maa’s media presence, as well as maintaining a strong brand which people are able to connect to.
Tanvir Ali
Graphic Designer
Yusuf Rahman
Videographer
Nahida Begum
Photographer
Nazmina Begum
Resources Team
Nazmina Begum
Resources Lead
Nazmina is the Head of Resources. Her role involves working in collaboration with the Fundraising, Education and Innovation, and Finance teams to source cost-effective and evidence-based equipment to facilitate the JourneyMaa health camps and the fundraising events hosted in the U.K. Nazmina joined the charity having been inspired by the ethos of Maa and the help it provides to mothers in resource-poor countries with the aim to improve global maternal health.
Shazeda Kalam
Resources Officer
Academic Advisors
Dr. Edward Forttrell
Dr Edward Fottrell is Director of the University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Senior Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Global Health with special interests in Epidemiology and Maternal, Neonatal & Child health. Also a Lancet first author of many papers, he is esteemed in his fields. Dr Fottrell’s work focuses largely on Sub- Saharan Africa and rural areas of Bangladesh.
Prof. Janice Rymer
Professor Janice Rymer is the Vice President for Education at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is Professor of Gynaecology and Dean of Student Affairs at King’s College London School of Medicine, and Consultant Gynaecologist at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals. With several publications in the field of maternal health, she is a widely respected member of the academic community.