Fadhili Maghiya: Director

With a background in Social Sciences, Human Rights and International Development, Fadhili has been with SSAP since 2013 where he joined to lead the newly formed organisation. He has since led SSAP to deliver work in Wales, UK and in a number of countries across Africa. Fadhili is a committee member for The National Lottery Fund and an arts associate with Wales Arts Council.

Outside the development sector Fadhili is the founder and curator of Watch-Africa; the first Wales African Film Festivals. Keen fottballer, runner and enjoys a good banter!

Jamad Jibreel: Project Officer

Over the last 13 years, Jamad has worked with diverse people from various countries, young, adults and elderly people delivering educational activities that engaged people in debates, raising awareness, challenging perceptions and implementing sustainable interventions programme. She is leading on SSAP's TuWezeshe Akina Dada adn Affricerdd projects working with young people and African communities in Wales.

Away from work she enjoys watching movies and playing basketball.

Sarah A. Simons: Africa Portfolio Lead

Sarah is a Kenyan self-motivated social science researcher, university lecturer and project manager with a multidisciplinary approach, contagious enthusiasm and inclusive global worldview nurtured within an academic background and career trajectory in the fields of education, environmental studies, gender and development studies spanning sixteen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Mexico and the United Kingdom.  Motivated by a passion for social justice and progressive empathy for vulnerable grassroot communities in the backwaters of African society.

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, weight lifting, solving mysteries.

Billy Mazoya: Communication Lead

A highly self-motivated, charismatic and creative man of faith. Working as a marketing and communications officer at SSAP and also a member of the SSAP Youth Network. Joined SSAP in November 2019 and since then has been in co-charge of SSAP’s social media platforms; sending out daily posts, creating blogs, posters, newsletters and monitoring data via Eventbrite, Mailchimp and SurveyMonkey.

Fun Fact: Only drinks water – Hasn’t drank a fizzy drink, juice or cow’s milk in 5 years. Enjoys football and has watched almost every Netflix series in the world.

Umalkhaire Goran: Network Coordinator

Umi is a Welsh-Somali with a Social Science background from Cardiff University. She is interested in social justice and inequalities with a particular  emphasis on youth engagement and empowerment of BAME individuals in Wales.

Outside work, Umi loves travelling, hiking, films and wellbeing practices.

Meet our SSAP Youth Leaders