Ihsan grew up in southern Iraq throughout the 1990s, under sanctions, dictatorship, and numerous wars. In 2016, he began working with the team that would become HUMANITE on the frontlines of the war against ISIS, from Fallujah to Mosul and beyond.

Ihsan is a veteran frontline peacemaker who has survived airstrikes, bombings, and sniper attempts as he has served those in need. Ihsan’s analysis and insights have been shared across every major global news outlet.

Before HUMANITE, Ihsan served as government liaison to the Prime Minister’s Office for Preemptive Love Coalition, and senior video producer for the Middle East.

Ihsan cofounded HUMANITE to protect and build up the interests of local peacemakers around the world.

Ihsan lives in Iraq with his wife and two children.

Inas fled her home in Baghdad after sustaining serious injuries and almost losing her life in a car bombing during Iraq's civil war.

After years of displacement and rebuilding from nothing, Inas joined the team that would become HUMANITE in 2017. In the years since, Inas has spent ~10,000 hours helping refugees like her rebuild their lives, instilling confidence, and coaching hundreds of new businesses to life.

Before HUMANITE, Inas served as the senior business coach for refugees at Preemptive Love Coalition and team lead for hygiene at Qatar Red Crescent.
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Inas cofounded HUMANITE to rebalance the power of the global aid industry toward locals.

Inas lives in Iraq with her husband.

Michel came of age on the streets of Beirut in the twilight of Lebanon's 15-year civil war. The son of a Christian priest, administering hope to the weary is at Michel’s core.

Michel led the team that would become HUMANITE into the Syrian civil war after the fall of Aleppo in 2016, leveraging his personal history to try and make a difference amidst airstrikes and terror attacks.

Michel has been integral in feeding, sheltering, and helping to provide medical care and income for hundreds of thousands of people across Syria and Lebanon.

Before HUMANITE, Michel served as the regional lead for Syria and Lebanon at Preemptive Love Coalition.

Michel cofounded HUMANITE to give global donors and local experts a better chance to partner without the inefficiencies and power imbalances of industrial aid.

Michel lives in Lebanon with his wife and three children and splits his time between Lebanon and Syria.

Zido's family first experienced the horrors of war at the hands of al-Qaeda in the mid-2000s. In 2014, ISIS took over his village and committed genocide against much of his family. Zido fled to Syria, before being displaced again back to Iraq.

Zido first met the team that would become HUMANITE in 2015 as a refugee who was treated like a friend. Over years of HUMANITE's holistic approach to care, Zido's family climbed out of despair, out of displacement, and returned home to rebuild their lives and begin again.

Today, Zido is the first port of call for refugees across northern Iraq looking to start new businesses, rebuild their towns destroyed by war, and reclaim their lives.

Before HUMANITE, Zido served as a regional lead for relief and job creation at Preemptive Love Coalition.

Zido cofounded HUMANITE to try and protect those experiencing erasure at the hands of an "other", and to try and unite with any and all who would partner for true enfranchisement.

Zido lives in Iraq with his wife and 5 children.