YAHYAS HUB Team

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Shiva is passionate about helping young adults'. She registered YAHYAs support organisation in March 2022 and has run the Hub since.  She is a great networker and has had her coaching career for almost 30 years. Shiva speaks Farsi, Turkish and English.  

As she was a migrant herself, she understands how it feels when everything is different from your own country, culture and language.  

Shiva is deeply committed to ensuring young asylum seekers have every opportunity to, grow, learn and build confidence as they adjust to a new culture.

She walks the path of her late father Mr Yahya Shahsavari alongside her sister Shila  

Shila is a passionate maths and science teacher in a college, with her teaching career beginning in the early 2000s. 

She believes in the potential of children to make the world a better place, when they are given the opportunity to learn, be creative and solve problems. As the co-founder of YAHYA, she developed the concept of Young Adults Helping Young Adults and practices this concept at the college where she teaches. 

Shila is the mother of two daughters, aged 23 and 21, and she speaks Farsi, Turkish, English and Norwegian. 

She continues the legacy of her late father, Mr. Yahya Shahsavari, alongside her sister Shiva 

Alev speaks English and Turkish and is the mother of two boys in their early twenties. After a decade of working as an international education consultant. She has been involved with YAHYA’s Hub since its concept and has been a great help ever since.

When she moved to Aberdeen with her family in 2004, they faced many challenges, particularly adjusting to a new culture. Having personally experienced moving to a new country, she understands the struggles firsthand. Watching her boys navigate and adjust to a new culture, she knows how difficult and long the process can be.

There are many young people in need of help, and she is happy to make a difference, even if it’s just for one person. 

Mary is a Kurdish -Iranian lady who has had a teaching and volunteering career for almost 15 years. 

She is very kind hearted and is passionate about helping others. Mary has supported YAHYA’s Hub from the very first day. She speaks Kurdish, Persian and English. She always helps with volunteering activities and workshops. We are privileged to have her as a part of our team.

Sabina is in her fourth year of Digital Marketing BA (HONS) and is happy to help anywhere she can. From YAHYA's marketing and communications to being involved with workshops and planning.

She is dedicated to making the world a better place, whether through simple acts of kindness or embracing innovative ideas that improve how we live and work.

Despite being born and raised in Aberdeen, her mother is from Azerbaijan giving her a deep understanding of the challenges foreigners often face. 

This personal connection fuels her commitment to supporting and empathising with the young adults we serve. Ensuring their voices are heard and stories are shared so they may have more opportunities by utilising her diverse skill set. 

Pervin was born in Turkey and lived in the Netherlands and Kazakhstan, before settling in Aberdeen in 2015. 

She studied Chemical Engineering in Turkey and gained her MSc in Biochemical Engineering in the Netherlands. Pervin currently works at the R&D laboratory of a chemical manufacturing company.

Pervin knows the challenges associated with integration in a new country and culture. She went through difficult times when she first moved abroad at 24. Pervin left her family and friends behind in Turkey, making her feel lonely like she didn’t belong. Pervin was supported by friends and the activities she got involved in kept her going.

She supports YAHYA’s Hub to make integration easier for young asylum seekers.