Heloise Kareem

Heloise Kareem was the wife of our late founder, Jafar Kareem.  She is very involved in the development of Nafsiyat from its first beginnings in their family home. As an international social worker she is well aware of the importance of culture in the understanding and treatment of mental illness.  Starting a new organisation calls for a variety of skills – fundraising, recruiting staff, establishing legal frameworks, finding premises, public relations – Heloise  has contributed to these areas and helped to keep things on track during Nafsiyat’s first 10 years.