Catherine and Harsha
Catherine Mansoor
Catherine is 23 years old, Jewish and lives in Edgware, North London. She has an undergraduate degree in Law from UCL and is currently studying an MSc in Social Development Practice at UCL.
Catherine spent her gap year studying and living in the Old City of Jerusalem. In 2009, she had the opportunity to travel to Africa where she spent two months teaching at a local school in Northern Ghana. She also recently travelled to Tanzania on a university field trip and has previously held internships at Link Community Development and at The United Synagogue.
During university, she was involved in organising events for the Jewish Society. She has been a youth leader for Bnei Akiva, an international Jewish youth group and in the Renecassin Human Rights Enrichment Programme.
Harsha Sharma
Harsha Sharma is a 24-year-old Hindu from Manchester. She has a BSc in International Management from Manchester University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University, London.
Harsha’s journalistic work has been featured on BBC outlets and in numerous magazines. She is now looking forward to using media as a tool to engage youth in social action through her role as a Fellow. She is also a passionate volunteer for various grassroots projects, from mentoring young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to engaging socially excluded elderly in community activities.
Some of her more 'creative' methods of charity fundraising include skydiving at 14,000 feet.
Harsha also serves as a member of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Young Leaders Network, and credits the diverse group of people encountered through volunteering as her inspiration for joining the interfaith movement.
Since skydiving, Harsha seems to have caught the bug for 'adventurous' fundraising. Her family hopes it's a phase!
Health Poverty Action - London UK
Health Poverty Action is an award-winning humanitarian aid charity that promotes and protects the health of the world’s poorest people. It specialises in providing basic, life-saving healthcare and education. It works in places where conflict, oppression and poverty are denying people their right to life and health.
Blogs
Posted on 03/02/2012A child dies every 45 seconds from malaria, a preventable and treatable disease, but what can I do about it?-
Posted on 19/01/2012The story of Hanukkah has been etched on my mind ever since I was a high school student. Each year, around winter vacation time,
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Posted on 03/01/2012Cat Mansoor, Faiths Act Fellow talks about what the festival of Channukah means to her.
