I’m Hanieh (she/her), an independent design consultant, researcher, and community organizer working in pursuit of people and the planet.
I was born in Iran and grew up in Tkaronto on Turtle Island, and both have shaped my commitment to gender equality, collective liberation, and social justice.
My work spans industries and geographies. For the past decade, I have applied the principles and methods of Human-centred Design, participatory research, and systems thinking to design, test, and scale innovative and impactful solutions, both online and offline. My mission is to advance the health, opportunities, and rights of those on the margins, with a particular focus on youth and women in under-served and low-resource settings, from or with roots in the global majority.
Some of the projects I have led include: researching settlement challenges for Syrian refugees in Canada, equipping healthcare workers to counsel and refer young people to mental health services in Tanzania, and increasing sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents in Rwanda.