Sudanese Society: Welfare Officer

Hello, my name is Omnia and I am first year studying Population Health Sciences.

When I first heard about the Sudanese society, I truly was overfilled with joy as I have never had sudanese people studying in the same environment, let alone a whole community. I really am grateful for you as you have established the foundations of a wonderful community. I aim to continue to maintain this environment and continue to increase its growth in terms of interactions and family community. I believe that I am qualified for this role as I have done various charity work, I was also a peer mentor at my sixth form and ensured they had a good overall well-being, I have tutored several people and I have organised events to raise £15,000 for a village in Jaipur, India. My current job at Starbucks has helped me improve several useful skills such as team work, discipline and organisation skills as it can be difficult to maintain a well rounded social, work and university life. As a welfare officer, I aim to:

• Establish drop-in session where mental health and well-being can be discussed 
• Ensure members of society can establish connections and increase interaction between members
• Increase the number of members to ensure all Sudanese people in UCL can have a community and are taken care of
• Increase our social media presence
• Ensure any requirements proposed are met 
• Create events that help people reconnect to their roots via food and culture!

Salaam! My name is Tasmin and it would be a huge honour to be elected as the next Welfare Officer of Sudanese society!

Like many others would agree, Sudanese society has become a family away from our own. Being half- Sudanese, it was an incredible feeling to be somewhere I belonged and that feeling was emphasised through our current welfare officer, Lanna. I would see her greeting everyone, welcoming attendees and always smiling. Seeing her warmth inspired me to run for this role this academic year.

Sudanese society has helped me grow closer to my culture. I have become a louder voice for the injustice happening not only in Sudan but throughout the world. I am proud to be sudanese. This is do to with not only the people in the society but also the events that the current team have made for us; they have been educational and inspirational. I aim to continue this next year and with the help of the society members, Sudanese society will grow every term.

Being the welfare officer means I will be your listener. I will:

• Ensure every event is inclusive for everyone.
• Welcome and encourage all students to every event, no matter your background and nationality.
• Listen to feedback from events to ensure everyone enjoys them.
• Always be a friendly face at UCL that you can talk to about anything, anytime.

I hope I can have your vote! Thank you for reading :)

With my love,

Tasmin