Our Team

Culture House Team

As a registered charity, we are governed by a board of Trustees who oversee the running of Culture House. As this is a unique project that was built from the ground up, we have relied on the support
and guidance of many people to progress towards our mission of sharing Somali culture.
We have collaborated with the wider Anti-Tribalism Movement staff to assist us using the skill sets they have formed from over a decade of activity in the charity sector and the Somali community. This project was also propelled by the hard work of many external consultants endeavouring to bring about our vision for a designated Somali heritage and cultural space.

Core Staff

Intisar Yusuf

Operations Director

As an Operations Director, Intisar is responsible for shaping and overseeing the strategic planning and vision of Culture House. Intisar is a cultural curator with 10 years project management experience and is keen to use this experience to promote and showcase Somali Culture. Intisar is particularly interested in collaborative work with the community using creativity to uplift culture and heritage.

Ahmed Ibrahim

Centre Manager

Ahmed is the centre manager at Culture House. He is responsible for the day to day operations at Culture House. Specifically looking after the building overseeing everything from compliance, maintenance, bookings for venue hire and events to supervising employees. Ahmed has been part of the Anti-Tribalism Movement since its inception. He has held a number of roles with 4 years experience as a centre manager at both Culture House and the Anti-Tribalism Movement’s prior building.

Abeer Ali

Learning Officer

Abeer is the Learning Officer at Culture House. As a Learning Officer she plans and delivers cultural learning activities to anyone seeking to understand or engage with Somali culture and heritage. Abeer has a BSc in Politics and a passion for community engagement. Abeer has previously been a Community Support Worker at a Somali Non-Profit, focusing on advocacy, community outreach, as well as sharing heritage and arts. She is continuing her journey in supporting community members to access and participate in arts and cultural programs.

Consultants

Abira Hussein

Researcher and Curator specialising in Somali heritage

Lyndon Douglas

Photographer

Jonathan Hagos at FreeHaus

Space Visualisation Consultant

Luke Unsworth

Objects Photography Consultant

Drakon Heritage

Jenni Butterworth and Pieta Greaves are our Conservation and Collection Management consultants

Dr. Shobha Das

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Wider ATM Team

Bishara Mohamud - Managing Director

Abdirachid Fidow - Deputy Director

Sagal Afrah - Housing Officer

Yasmin Moalin - Project and Development Manager

Sakaria Hassan - Project Officer

Trustees

Our active Board of Trustees is made up of experts with extensive experience in peacekeeping, human rights, policy formulation, advocacy, charity management, service delivery, research, finance and lived experiences.

Our Team

Culture House Team

Core Staff

Intisar Yusuf

Ahmed Ibrahim

Abeer Ali

Consultants

Abira Hussein

Lyndon Douglas

Jonathan Hagos at FreeHaus

Luke Unsworth

Drakon Heritage

Dr. Shobha Das

Wider ATM Team

Bishara Mohamud - Managing Director

Abdirachid Fidow - Deputy Director

Sagal Afrah - Housing Officer

Yasmin Moalin - Project and Development Manager

Sakaria Hassan - Project Officer

Trustees

Gwanwyn Mason

Dr Idil Hassan Nur

Abdirizak Yussef Issa

Yusuf Dirir Abdi

Dheg Aidid

Mohamed Ismail

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