Ilsa Tariq
Student member - Board of Trustees
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Ilsa Tariq graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management at the University of London (LSE EMFSS programmes).
Ilsa Tariq is the first student member to serve on our Board of Trustees.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management from the University of London and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Development Management at the London School of Economics and Politics.
During her first undergraduate year, Ilsa founded The University of London Global Community, a Discord group of over 1,200 students. She has also been a member of the Student Voice Group since 2020 and served as Co-chair from 2021-2023.
Ilsa’s future aims lie in alleviating poverty and reforming the educational landscape in developing countries. She is a Trustee and Director at the Hamara Ghar Welfare Trust Foundation, the largest all-girls orphanage in her hometown of Islamabad, Pakistan. She has interned and worked at several Government ministries in Pakistan, including the National Commission on the Rights of a Child, the National Commission on the Status of Women, and the Ministry of Planning and Special Initiatives, contributing to policies in child poverty and women’s empowerment. While working as a PR and Educational Partnerships Lead at DAOHQ, she spearheaded the ‘Women in Web3’ panel, where influential women speakers such as Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes spoke about building more opportunities for girls in developing countries.
In March 2023, Ilsa was part of the University of London delegation to present a loyal address to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
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