Ekhlas Ahmed

Ekhlas Ahmed
Honorary Delegate

Ekhlas Ahmed was forced to flee the outbreak of civil war in Sudan with her mother, father and three younger brothers in 2003. Her family was resettled to Portland, Maine, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations and sociology from the University of Southern Maine.

Ekhlas has worked for AmeriCorps as a high school ELL teacher. She is the vice president and co-founder of Darfur Youth of Tomorrow, an organization raising awareness in her community of the violence and needs in Darfur. She organized an “Abaya Day” at her high school to combat the negative stereotypes of Muslims in the media. She says she is most proud of working with youth in her community through her service in AmeriCorps.

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