Meet the Team

  • Verónica Cipolatti

    Co-Founder & Executive Director

    Social innovator with 17+ years in impact entrepreneurship and human rights. Leads global strategy, partnerships, and donor alignment.

  • Hussein Alzribi

    Co-Founder & Operations Manager

    Lawyer, refugee rights expert, and community builder. Oversees field program implementation and grassroots engagement.


  • Abdul Alzribi

    Infrastructure Director

    Engineer specializing in post-conflict construction. Coordinates safe, sustainable, eco-friendly housing projects in Syria.



  • Francisco Rico

    Strategy & Investment Director

    Economist with experience in refugee finance and impact investing. Designs our regenerative business and funding models.


  • Ioanna Papadaki

    Communications & Branding Director

    Storyteller and brand strategist for global nonprofits. Shapes Rooya’s narrative and mobilizes support through communications.


Hear From The Founders

Hussein Alzribi, Co-Founder & Chairman Of The Board

“After fleeing Aleppo, I saw too many talented people left with nothing. Rooya is our answer — rebuilding with dignity, not dependency.”

Verónica Cipolatti,
Co-Founder & Executive Director

“We are not solving poverty. We are investing in human potential. Rooya is where hope becomes action.”

A Future Worth Rebuilding

ROOYA

Contact

info@rooya.org
+31 06 48627010

Address

Delft - Netherlands

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