TWE: Diversity Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-Hadi Conversation Changers

I absolutely loved this interview. I talked to Soraya Abdel-Hadi who 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 fromSoraya’s adventure experiencesIntrinsic and extrinsic motivationsCareer changes and having a purposeStudying sustainability in business- One Planet MBAThe importance of role modelling and amplifying womenHow and why she founded All the ElementsChallenges and the creativity behind setting up All the ElementsHow do we increase diversity outdoors?eXXpedition – all-female sailing research expeditions looking at ocean plastic pollution
https://www.alltheelements.co/
https://www.soraya.earth/
https://www.instagram.com/sorayaearth/
https://exxpedition.com/
Note: Conversation Changers used to be called The Women's Edition

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