Lamiaa worked as a researcher at a research institute (MEIHE) at the American University in Cairo (AUC). There she was involved in institutional capacity-building projects at the global, regional, and national levels to reform schools and develop teachers/educators as empowered agents of change.

Nanak is a first-year PhD student in Teacher Education and School Improvement (TESI) in the College of Education at UMass. He is the holder of Edgar Brood Academic Chair, based in Brussels, Belgium, and a lecturer of English at Siliwangi University in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia, where he teaches several courses such as Educational Technology, Literature in English Language Teaching, and Sociolinguistics.

Daman Bozdar is a doctoral student in International Education. He is an accomplished and experienced international development and education sector professional with over 19 years of progressively responsible experience and demonstrated competencies in education project planning, implementation, oversight, and evaluation.

Mukhayyokhon is a social protection and policy development specialist with experience in international relations, fund mobilization, community strengthening, and child rights in Uzbekistan.

In the summer of 2021 she was an intern at the World Bank where she worked on research and project development for the education sector of Uzbekistan.

Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity. ― Chimamanda Adichie

A passionate early childhood educator from Pakistan, I was privileged to have spent my formative childhood years in Cairo, Egypt and Paris, France. The quality schooling I received, proved to be the solid base that helped me overcome a multitude of challenges on the way.