board
The members of the Board are elected at the annual meeting from among the representatives of the member associations. The term of office of a Board member is two years. Each member may serve a maximum of four consecutive years on the Board.
Monihelin hallitus 2026
- Tariq Omar, chairperson of the board
- Nora Dadi
- Pia Groenewolt
- Kristina Kemi
- Harshwardhan Saini
- Morine Hawa Sesay
- Nagendra Singh
- Sandra Tutah
- Johanna Wirkkala
- Mohammad Latif Fayaz, deputy
Join us!
The member organisations of the Moniheli, which must be registered associations, are approved at the monthly meetings of the Board of Directors. When applying for membership, please complete the Moniheli membership form accurately with the requested documents. We will contact you once your application has been approved.
The form can be found here: Join as a member
Decision-making in the hands of multicultural representatives
Moniheli’s board convening in monthly meetings decides network’s course of action and on larger operative questions. The board members are elected according to the statutes from among the member associations’ candidates for a two-year term at the general assembly. Each member may hold a position in the board for a maximum of two years, a total of four years. The board members are mainly of migrant background.
Moniheli's Board 2025
- Tariq Omar, chairperson of the board
- Melis Ari, vice-chairperson
- Habiba Ali
- Pia Groenewolt
- Olivia Kumpula
- Petra Pulli
- Harshwardhan Saini
- Alba Vrapi
- Johanna Wirkkala
- Nora Cassandra Dadi, deputy
- Pardeep Rathore, deputy
Moniheli's Board 2024
- Emma Tamankag (Heed Association Finland.), chairperson of the board
- Melis Ari (Mieli Without Borders ry), Vice-Chairperson
- Aicha Manai (Startup Refugees), Treasurer
- Pia Groenewolt (Monaliiku ry), Secretary
- Sofia Achame (Think Africa ry)
- Habiba Ali (Finnish East African Development ry)
- Darya Gulik (House of Helsinki ry)
- Liban Hassan (Tieto on Valtaa ry)
- Olivia Kumpula (Interpro Finland ry)
- Tariq Omar (SAMHA ry)
- Alba Vrapi (Autokton ry)
- Petra Pulli (deputy, Familia ry)
- Harshwardhan Saini (deputy, PPF ry)
Moniheli's board 2023
- Emma Tamankag (Heed Association Finland.), chairperson of the board
- Melis Ari (Mieli Without Borders ry), Vice-Chairperson
- Aicha Manai, (Startup Refugees), Treasurer
- Sandra Imran Alsouse (Mirsal ry), Secretary
- Sofia Achame (Think Africa ry)
- Habiba Ali (Finnish East African Development ry)
- Pia Groenewolt (Monaliiku ry)
- Darya Gulik (House of Helsinki ry)
- Liban Hassan (Tieto on Valtaa ry)
- Tariq Omar (SAMHA RY)
- Tatiana Solovieva (Globe Art Point)
- Mohammed Laraki (deputy, SMYKY ry)
- Alec Thurnham (deputy, Familia ry)
Moniheli Board 2022
- Emma Tamankag (Heed Association Finland.), chairperson of the board
- Shefali Arora (Finnish-Indian-Society), Vice-Chairperson
- Fatima Usman (AFAES ry), Treasurer
- Sandra Imran Alsouse (Mirsal ry), Secretary
- Simone Santo Baldi (SAMHA RY)
- Liban Hassan (Tieto on Valtaa ry)
- Mediatrice Nyiramugisha (LIIDF ry)
- Marja Pentikäinen (FOKUS ry)
- Pauliina Shilongo (Finnish-Namibian Society)
- Tatiana Solovieva (Globe Art Point)
- Alec Thurnham (Familia ry)
- Josephine Atanga (deputy, Women Designed for Success ry)
- Mohammed Laraki (deputy, SMYKY ry)
- Joseph Ombima (deputy, Kefiso ry)
