Season 3 · Episode 30 · 30 Jan 2026
30 - Zarlasht Halaimzai
With Zarlasht Halaimzai
“"The work that we have done with RTI is very much informed by the identities and the histories of people that we work with, using the wisdom, the resilience and the skills that exist in the community to make those places really work."”
Reflections
Q1: Place
If we could do a flypast on any part of the world that is significant to you, which place, city or country would it be and why?
Kabul in Afghanistan
Q2: Life
Give us a glimpse into your life story so far with an emphasis on what you are doing currently?
Eldest of five children, hospitality in Afghanistan, daily bombings, Uzbekistan, refugee status, academia, RTI, Greece. Obama.
Q3: Reset
Where on earth is your place or reset or re-charge?
My family and friends in London
Q4: Wonder
What wonder of the natural world excites you the most?
The expansiveness of the universe
Q5: Hopefulness
What is your story of hopefulness (not your own) about a person, business or non-profit who are doing amazing things for the world?
Mediator Gabrielle Rifkind specialises in conflict resolution with Oxford Process.
Q6: Insight
As we prepare to re-enter, what insight, wisdom or question would you like to share with us?
Can we come together as a collective as an ecosystem that is interdependent?
Location
Flyover
Kabul in Afghanistan
Guest
🇦🇫 London (UK)