About our Executive Director

Sayyeda Salam is the Executive Director of Concern Worldwide (UK). She joined the organisation in September 2024.

Sayyeda has spent more than 20 years in the charity sector, where she has held roles across fundraising, partnerships, philanthropy, policy and advocacy, and operations. This includes working overseas in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tanzania and the Gulf.

Sayyeda has dedicated her career to humanitarian work and is committed to supporting people who are marginalised and living in vulnerable conditions. She is a trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee, and prior to joining Concern, she was the Partnerships and Philanthropy Director at Save the Children UK.

Sayyeda is a member of the Humanitarian Memorial Committee, which was established in 2014 as a voluntary and independent group of respected humanitarian professionals in the UK. Its primary mission is to honour humanitarian aid workers who have been killed in the course of their work and to celebrate those who continue to risk their lives to help others in need.

Apoline Niyosenge is taught how to wash her hands properly by Concern community worker Abel Bamwisho, DRC. Photo: Pamela Tulizo

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