Diversity Outdoors Advocate Soraya Abdel-Hadi
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Soraya Abdel-Hadi is the founder of All the Elements, a community working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors and she is also a contemporary female adventurer. There are large segments of our population who are underrepresented, under promoted and under supported in our outdoor spaces, but there are also individuals, community groups and organisations working to create change and All the Elements is their community.
In 2014, Soraya left her career as an equestrian journalist to study sustainability for business, achieving a One Planet MBA, and since then has worked in roles and projects to create social and environmental change, including founding All the Elements and taking part in expeditions all over the world. Soraya is also the Operations Manager for eXXpedition, a not-for-profit organisation which runs pioneering all-female sailing research expeditions to investigate the causes and solutions of ocean plastic pollution.
Talking points include:
Where does an adventurous spirit come from
Soraya’s adventure experiences
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations
Career changes and having a purpose
Studying sustainability in business- One Planet MBA
The importance of role modelling and amplifying women
How and why she founded All the Elements
Challenges and the creativity behind setting up All the Elements
How do we increase diversity outdoors?
eXXpedition – all-female sailing research expeditions looking at ocean plastic pollution
Take a look at All the Elements and eXXpedition.