Supporters

Tawasul has been having a positive impact with the help of our supporters:

Oganizations

	Baraka Ventures has helped Tawasul  in brand development as well as setting up the social network site. About page.
	Pavilion Dive Centre is located in Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai. Tawasul members take their dive courses at The Pavilion Dive centre and the dive centre staff are strongly involved in developing Tawasul further.
	Gulf Elasmo Project is a seperate Ph.D. study being conducted by Rima Jabado on all aspects of shark fisheries here in the UAE.
	Alchemy Films has helped execute on many of our filming projects from conceptualization and scripting to shooting and post-production. Alchemy also provides film production training to our students giving them the chance to learn from some of the best and most passionate filmmakers in town.
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People

We would like to mention some of the people who have played a key role in shaping Tawasul and getting it to where it is today:

• Ernst Vander Poll is the founder of Tawasul and the man with the passion, vision and drive to have kept it going and growing. Ernst is a PADI course director who has been connected to the ocean in many ways since his early childhood. Legend has it that he learned to swim before he learned how to walk!
• Rama Chakaki is the co-founder of Baraka Ventures.She was involved in the start up. 
• Mahmoud Abu-Wardeh is the other co-founder of Baraka Ventures. With a head for numbers and systems, Mahmoud has helped crunch numbers and get the technology (including this site) up and running. When he's not staring at a screen, he can be found in the pool or on a trip helping with the teaching and trips, having become a PADI scuba instructor in order ot get more hands on with the program.
• Kevin Simpson is an education consultant and founder of Know.Do.Serve.Learn, who has helped us with building the course material that is being used in delivering the programs.
• Tom Savage is an avid diver and cameraman. Even though Tom is often around during our activities, most of the students don't actually know what he looks like as his face is always hidden behind a camera!
• Heather Grace Maytham has been instrumental in executing on our filming projects. Heather is the Operations and Production Manager at Alchemy Films.
• Rebekka Pentti is the Project Manager of Tawasul. She is one of the students who started diving after being introduced to Tawasul. She has been involved in most of the Tawasul projects and is one of the Tawasul Steering Committee members. She has now graduated and works full-time at the Pavilion Dive Centre.
• George Clowes is an enthusiastic young boy who loves the ocean. He is also a member of the Tawasul Steering Committee. George always hangs around at the dive centre diving or surfing. He also writes some great blog posts with important messages to the greater population.
• Felicia Setiono is also a member of the Tawasul Steering Committee. She is actively involved in numerous environmental conservation projects and has been an enthusiastic member of Tawasul.