About Us

The Breaking Silos Collective is an initiative to highlight the importance of breaking silos across geographical, sectoral and cultural lines. Through a series of Youtube videos on the 'why' and 'how to' break silos, the BSC team shares tips and speaks to a range of individuals that have walked the talk in breaking silos.  We also comment on topical contemporary issues.

WATCH VIDEOS HERE

meet the team

sofiah jamil

Breaking silos is at the heart of Sofiah's professional and personal life. A multi-ethnic Singaporean academic-activist turned entrepreneur, whose global living experiences include Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia and Morocco.

Sofiah has over 14 years experience in political analysis in human and sustainable development issues. In 2014, she co-founded Hornbills: Concepts and Communications, a boutique PR and research consultancy firm to help businesses boost their organisational credibility with comprehensive and in-depth communication strategies.

Sofiah initiated the Breaking Silos Collective as a means of creating greater social impact through increased awareness and action in breaking cultural, class and sectoral silos.

To know more about Sofiah, click on her profile picture above.Or

saqib sheikh

Saqib is a Pakistani-American currently based in Malaysia. Saqib's experience in breaking silos is embodied in his ethos of working "between the cracks in the system... which is a fertile ground for human development and sustainability".

Saqib is a founding member of Urban Hijau, a sustainable urban farming project in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. He is also Project Director of the Rohingya Project, a grassroots initiative pioneering blockchain solutions for stateless people.

Going from media relations and corporate communications, to permaculture and tech for good, Saqib is now a Certified People Coach and helps individuals in making career transitions and finding their own voice.

To know more about Saqib and his work, click on his profile picture above.

doris carini

Doris has over 12 years in marketing, ecotourism, lecturing, and curriculum design. Through her work at the University of Hawai'i, and the East-West Center Honolulu she has inspired several cohorts of students and international fellows in breaking silos through mastering vital skills in entrepreneurship, in areas related to civic engagement, sustainable development, and economic growth.

She is also the co-founder of a non-profit ecotourism organisation, Travel2Change, and has successfully established the niche voluntourism market in Hawai'i.

Currently based in her motherland Austria, Doris provides virtual child and family yoga classes to help children and parents build mental and physical health and offer stress coping techniques.

To know more about Doris' work in Travel2Change, click on her profile picture above.

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