About Us

Hadia Samim is the Director of Strategic Partnerships. She is responsible for establishing, developing, and scaling partnerships that bring together stakeholders across sectors to support the overall goals and strategic priorities of the organization.

Hadia has extensive experience working in both the public & private sectors with focus on managing initiatives encompassing public affairs, development, impact, and settlement & integration. She has worked with international organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF to coordinate complex emergency relief efforts in conflict zones. Additionally, she has been involved in various Canadian Federal initiatives to assist with governmental efforts in facilitating the arrival of immigrants, providing protection to refugees, and establishing settlement programs for newcomers in Canada.

More recently, Hadia has been working with the World Bank Group to represent Canadian youth and make policy recommendations for development challenges. She currently works for a leading Tech company managing partnerships and ventures encompassing areas of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG).

She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Global Health & Policy from Simon Fraser University specializing in social inequities and policy. Hadia is passionate about community development and hopes to use this platform to empower the Afghan community, particularly women and youth.