Entrepreneurs

Abdulrahman Basalama, 24, is a young entrepreneur that was born in Yemen and left the country when he was 18 years old. He started studying economics in Leipzig but dropped the course because he was depressed as he was studying and his mind was completely shattered....

Rahel Zemuye can hardly remember her arrival to Germany many years ago. She was too small when she escaped the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia with her single mother and her two siblings - but what she remembers is that Eritrean culture has always been part of her...

“Nasco Feeding Minds aims at ‘feeding’ the minds of young people in Ghana through digital education. Through 23 schools in Ghana, we are accessing more than 5000 students, equipping them with the tools to help them having quality innovative education.” Ousman Umar is...

Zina Abboud is a young Syrian from Aleppo. She left her country to lead a decent life, protect herself and start a new future. Three years ago, SPARK organization interviewed Zina Abboud as a part of THSN project. Zina introduced talked about her journey and success...

Petra Botekova is 28 years old and was born in Slovakia. She once came to Germany as an expat and built a promising career path for herself. Nevertheless, she felt she did not have enough freedom and space to try out new things.  Working for a company meant to her to...

Terron Ferguson moved to Germany in August, 2017 due to a fellowship from a German foundation. He decided to stay and pursue his dreams as an entrepreneur.  The 32-years old grew up in Miami and always had the dream to become an entrepreneur. As a young boy he was...

Cláudio Ribeiro is a Brazilian who lived and worked in many different countries since he was 19 years old. He studied design and advertising in the USA, did a post- graduation in Marketing in London and worked for a few advertising agencies in England and Brazil....

Souad Nanaa left Syria in her youth and built up 25 years of expertise in the Middle East and the Gulf. Her long career included professional experience with major brands as a Business Development Executive and Sales and Marketing Manager. In her spare time Souad...

Samuel Bisrat's parents came to Germany from Eritrea and the Sudan in the late 70s to start a new life. Samuel was born and got his school education in Germany and now studies Sports Science in Frankfurt. Nonetheless, his parents’ culture and language has always been...

Semir Sakic's story in Germany began, like so many others, starting with flight from a war. At the age of six, he fled with his family in an old VW bus from his home village Prijepolje in Serbia across many borders to Germany. He has been living in Offenbach ever...