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The Tandem Education Initiative
ABOUT US
The Tandem Education Initiative was born from the joint work of students from the University of British-Columbia in Vancouver and from Sciences Po in Paris.
Our founders studied Political Science, Economics and Sciences with a strong interest on Development, Sustainability Economics and Education. In early 2014, we wondered how to provide a long term and efficient help to Junior high school students located in a different part of the world.
The only things we had and could transmit were the knowledge and critical thinking we acquired from our education at university. Then, we decided to create Tandem: a one-to-one educational relationship between a student from a world leading university and a Junior high school pupil in need of tutoring.
Co-Founders
Victor Tissandier
Victor - a UBC/Sciences Po dual degree student - is currently in 4th year at UBC majoring in Political Science and International Relations.
Executive Committee
President
Bashar Alsaeedi
Bashar is a 4th year student at UBC majoring in International relations. He comes from the small island nation of Bahrain.
Edgar Tilly
Edgar - a UBC/Sciences Po dual degree student - is currently in 4th year at UBC majoring in Economics.
Martin De Roux
Martin - a UBC/Sciences Po dual degree student - is currently in 4th year at UBC majoring in Economics.
Vice President
Moatasim Tungekar
Moatasim is a 4th year Political Science student at UBC. He believes that the greatest gift, imparted or received, is a good education.
Executive Manager
Jessica Ho
Jessica is a 4th year student at UBC studying Cell and Developmental Biology. She did her exchange year at Sciences Po, in Paris.
PR Manager
Evelyn Gunawan
Evelyn is a 4th year student at UBC specializing in Environmental Sciences. She loves reading, traveling, and connecting with people. She believes that one of the keys to happiness is by making a difference in the lives of others.
Current Tutors
Danielle Ramen
Danielle is currently a 4th year Arts student majoring in history with a minor in sociology. She enjoys baking and exploring beautiful B.C. but her true passion is education. To have the ability to teach others and watch them grow is the most fulfilling experience one can have.
Evelyn Gunawan
Evelyn is a 4th year student at UBC specializing in Environmental Sciences. She loves reading, traveling, and connecting with people. She believes that one of the keys to happiness is by making a difference in the lives of others.
Treasurer
Danielle Ramen
Danielle is currently a 4th year Arts student majoring in history with a minor in sociology. She enjoys baking and exploring beautiful B.C. but her true passion is education. To have the ability to teach others and watch them grow is the most fulfilling experience one can have.
Moatasim Tungekar
Moatasim is a 4th year Political Science student at UBC. He believes that the greatest gift, imparted or received, is a good education.
Jessica Christabel
Jessica is a 3rd year Biochemistry student at UBC. She comes from the busy Jakarta city in Indonesia and enjoys creating artworks the most.
Previous Tutors
Jessica Ho
Jessica is a 4th year student at UBC studying Cell and Developmental Biology. She did her exchange year at Sciences Po, in Paris.
Melody Cheung
Melody is a 3rd year UBC student majoring in International Relations with a minor in psychology. She loves art, novels and exploring cities.
Emilia Valsta
Emilia is a 4th year student at UBC majoring in international relations. After a year in exchange at the University of Geneva, she applied to the graduate school of Cairo in Security Studies.
Farnaz Karimi
Farnaz is a 4th year student at UBC majoring in Political Science and studying African Studies. After a year in exchange at Sciences po she decided to join Tandem.
Bashar Alsaeedi
Bashar is a 3rd year student at UBC majoring in International relations. He comes from the small island of Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf.
Cindy Hu
Cindy is a 4th year student at UBC majoring in General Science. She will graduate in May 2015. She comes from Halifax,NS.
Tandem's Member in Ghana
Augustin Sorel
Augustin is a 3rd student in Sciences po, is currently in exchange at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Tandem's Partner
Adanu
Adanu is a Ghanaian led Non Governmental Organization based in Ghana that supports grassroots community development initiatives in partnerships with rural communities in Ghana and international organizations and individual volunteers.
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