Thuraya Ismail

I’m delighted to welcome Thuraya Ismail. She's the CEO of Mentor Arabia, an organisation dedicated to improving the well-being of young Arabs in general, and towards drug prevention in particular. Since its launch in 2006, the organisation has reached more than 1.5 million beneficiaries and now operates across 12 countries. Stay tuned for more on that in Part 2 of our conversation next week. I’m really impressed with Thuraya’s work, and I was happy to sit down and get a real in-depth look at her personal journey, including losing her father last year, and her work to mentor the youth of our region. This episode is brought to you by: ⁠EFG Hermes One⁠, your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets worldwide⁠. Start Investing today: https://app.efghermesone.com/ Azza Fahmy Jewellery⁠: https://azzafahmy.com/ Chapters 0:00 Coming up... 7:36 Career Beginnings at UNDP 13:53 Love for youth development 18:40 Transition to Mentor Arabia 21:52 Personal loss 29:00 Lightning Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices