Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO MOBILIZE, EMPOWER, AND UNITE MILLENNIAL LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO BUILD RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES THAT ARE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION, AND VIOLENT COERCION, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF THESE GOALS.
AMEL NEXUS - BROUGHT TOGETHER YOUNG LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (MEA) WITH PEERS, POLICYMAKERS AND GROUPS IN THE U.S. TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, COLLABORATE ON ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN AND INCREASE SAFETY OF MEA ACTIVISTS. RAISED AWARENESS AMONG U.S. LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC ON MEA-RELATED ISSUES IN ORDER TO CREATE RELATIONSHIPS AND POLICIES BASED ON HUMAN RIGHTS VALUES. EMPOWERED MEA ACTIVISTS AND DIASPORA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCOURSE ABOUT THIS REGION AND ITS PEOPLE. PROVIDED INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ABOUT THE YOUTH-LED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IN SUDAN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE. IN 2019, NEXUS ENGAGED OVER 1,400 ACTIVISTS, INFLUENCERS, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS.
AMEL INSTITUTE - PROVIDED ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 100 YOUNG CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA CHOSEN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE TRAINING WAS BASED ON AN ORIGINAL CURRICLUM DESIGNED TO HELP ACTIVISTS MORE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY LEAD MOVEMENTS FOR GREATER INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND RIGHTS. TOPICS INCLUDED HUMAN RIGHTS, SAFETY & SELF-CARE, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, GENOCIDE HISTORY & PREVENTION, CONFLICT & PEACE, AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT.
AMEL INCUBATING INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES - AMEL HELPS INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE MEA REGION AND IN RELATED COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. TO GROW FROM THE START-UP PHASE INTO INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS OR SOCIAL BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDE INNOVATIVE CHANGE-MAKERS AND INITIATIVES WITH GUIDANCE, MENTORING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR UNIQUE INITIATIVES INTO SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE ENTITIES. CURRENTLY, AMEL IS INCUBATING THE INTER JEWISH MUSLIM ALLIANCE (IJMA).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mohamed Abubakr | PRESIDENT | 40 | $64,990 |
| Megan Hallahan | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY | 40 | $60,503 |
| Saul Gorman | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Weir | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Steven Olikara | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Jenna Gebel | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Justin Hefter | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Gabriel Kohan | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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