Ahmed E Salim – Founder and Managing Director:

Ahmed is a firm believer in universal human rights and improving quality of life for all in a settled environment. He is a highly qualified and experienced person in migration and aviation safety. Having experienced the refugee’s plight as an observer and as a refugee himself, his education and work in aviation and refugee NGOs has been dedicated to purveying the cause of human rights and peaceful cooperation between nations to achieve a common good.

He holds numbers of graduate and post-graduate qualifications in different subjects earned in Sudan and UK including Translation, Refugee Studies, Psycho-social Studies on Migration, Systemic Psychotherapy, Anatomy & Physiology, International Mental Health Research Methods, Psychology, Aviation Psychology and Research & Development.

Ahmed’s work experience:

• Freelance consultant and trainer in socio-technical systems and NGOs. He has delivered numbers of training courses and has participated in tens of conferences and workshops on migration and aviation safety in Africa and Europe.
• Frequently interviewed by newspapers, radio and satellite TV channels such as Sky news, Aljazeera, Alarabiya and etc on aviation and migration issues.
• He has been working for over twenty years in helping refugees for different British NGOs such as Refugee Council, Refugee Arrivals Project, Homeless Action in Barnet and Salisbury World Project (Refugee Children Project). In addition he has participated with UNHCR in the repatriation of Ethiopian refugees from East of Sudan during his nine years of work as a Cabin Crew member for Sudan Airways.

Furthermore, he has designed / developed the following:

• Model of fighting Human Trafficking and Smuggling for the European and African Centre (EAC).
• An economical, safe and healthy sewage system to suit a rural area with little or no sewage infrastructure in Sudan.
• Co-author of Good Practice Procedures for Working with Distress Clients, British Refugee Council.
• Psycho-social Disaster Intervention Programme (PDIP)
• Fear of Flying Intervention and Treatment (FIT)
• Co-author of a unique Therapeutic Casework Model for working with refugees and asylum seekers, British Refugee Council.

Edward Maw – Director:

Edward has always worked in support of Human Rights, Gender Equality and Social Justice; He has 20 years of experience of working directly with refugees and asylum seekers and in refugee supporting organisations in UK, in roles including communications, quality assurance, management of language and refugee services.

Edward Maw holds qualifications at graduate and postgraduate level in a variety of disciplines gained in UK and Egypt, including management, languages and communications.

He is an experienced trainer and training developer, specialising in issues such as equalities, intercultural communication, and delivery of services to migrants.

Currently Edward is engaged in working with NGOs and campaigners as a project manager for online communications development projects, as well as participating in several smaller “start up/grass roots” projects. 

Advisory Council:

The Management Team would like thank the Advisory Councils for their support during their appointed term which has now completed according to EAC policy.

For transparency and the benefit of our clients we had appointed two Advisory Councils, one in the UK and the other in Sudan. They worked with our Managing Director and management team overseeing strategic policy, providing direction and offering support.

The Advisory Council in Sudan consists of known individuals with a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds and represents different areas and demographic groups of Sudan.

EAC is in the process of selection of new Advisory Councils.