Joumana Nizam

Joumana Nizam

Programs and Partnerships Specialist at School

Sydney, Australia
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About Joumana

I am a…

Global soul

Bio

A professional overthinker and part‑time snack enthusiast, I navigate life with equal parts curiosity, chaos, and caffeine. I can listen like a therapist, eat like an athlete, and think myself into (and out of) any situation. You’ll find me pretending I’ve got my life together - and honestly, I’m doing a pretty convincing job.

I'm passionate about

Art… which may or may not include aggressively doodling during meetings. Solving problems that I definitely created myself. Turning chaos into organised chaos.

An idea worth spreading

Driven by a belief that meaningful change begins with human connection. My mission? To help communities see peace and unity not as fluffy, floaty ideals, but as everyday superpowers. When people talk, laugh, and actually listen to each other, magic happens.

Areas of expertise

Finding beauty in everyday moments, Reading everything from novels to cereal boxes, Thinking way too hard about things no one asked me to think about

The TED story

I’ve always believed that the world reveals its deepest truths in the simplest moments, in the quiet presence of animals, in the shared joy of a meal, and in those small pockets of stillness where we finally hear our own hearts.

Things you might not know

Art – I can draw both stick figures and slightly fancier stick figures. Thinking – My brain is braining - sometimes too much. Cooking – My food has caused zero fire alarms this year.