Speakers

Reza Rahnema is the co-founder and Director of Operations of NaTakallam, a language learning platform that provides access to income for Syrian refugees as a conversation partner. NaTakallam also offers translation and interpretation services in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.

Since its creation, NaTakallam has worked with more than 70 Syrian refugees, and more than 1,500 students, enabling refugees to generate almost $ 200,000 in income.

Before co-founding NaTakallam, Reza Rahnema worked as an expert in monitoring and evaluation with the United Nations in Congo, and as an election observer in Tunisia and Egypt.