Mursal Hedayat
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Mursal Hedayat MBE was awarded the Barclays Woman in the Community Award 2021.[1]
She is the founder and CEO of tech social enterprise start-up Chatterbox, an online language school that trains and employs refugees as teachers, enabling people to take advantage of the language skills of asylum seekers[2][3] The refugee teachers have higher education and were often qualified professionals in their countries of origin.[4] Chatterbox works with corporate clients and has gained support from British and Silicon Valley investors.[5] In 2018, Chatterbox won a ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize for high impact innovative technology.[6]
She lives in the UK having taken refuge from Afghanistan.[7] She studied at University of Leeds[6]
Mursal is a Forbes “30 under 30”[8] and was awarded an MBE in 2021 for services to Social Enterprise, Technology and the Economy.
References[edit]
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat MBE - Women of the Year". www.womenoftheyear.co.uk/. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Refugee women leaders: Mursal Hedayat | UK for UNHCR". United Kingdom for UNHCR. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Chatterbox". Refugee Investment Network. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat | Innovators Under 35". www.innovatorsunder35.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat". worldskillsconference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ a b Business-jadu. "Mursal Hedayat". business.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mursal Hedayat". WISE. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-30.