Who We Are OMID Foundation is a group of non-political, and non-religious legal entities which collaborate in order to strengthen the competencies of disadvantaged young women, and provide them with a sense of self-worth and with the opportunities to experience a full range of life options through self-empowerment, education and training. Our mission is to support and provide tools to these young women in their journey toward self-empowerment—social, economic and emotional. And to support and grow a community of clinicians, educators, who collaborate to disseminate, and implement optimal trauma treatments for these young women. OMID was founded by Marjaneh Halati, a social psychologist and psychotherapist. The OMID concept is her brainchild, and it is her vision that has created its distinctive approach to helping vulnerable and disadvantaged young women achieve self-awareness, self-determination and self-sufficiency in modern society. She works with all OMID charities in order to bring new solutions to complex problems. She does this with uniqueness, effectiveness and originality. Born in Iran, Marjaneh left Iran when she was 12 years old. After finishing her undergraduate education in the USA, she completed her MS Degree at the London School of Economics in Social Psychology where her work focused on domestic violence. She did her PhD work at the University of Cambridge, where her work focused on the institution of marriage in Iran. LEGAL STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT The entities are legally independent of each other and each is governed by its own board of directors or trustees. OMID Foundation Canada Directors: Soosan Daghighi-Latham, Mohammed Esfahani, Marjaneh Halati (Chair), Mana Jalalian-Ghayoumpour, Zohreh Waibel. CEO: Marjaneh Halati Download OFC notification of registration OMID Foundation UK Trustees: Ali Bagherzadeh, Marjaneh Halati (Chair), Alireza Ittihadieh, Roya Izadi. CEO: Marjaneh Halati Download Charity registration certificate OMID Foundation USA Directors: Neda Amidi, Gohar Farahani, Marjaneh Halati (Chair), Farzaneh Javid, Roya Soleimani. CEO: Marjaneh Halati Download IRS determination letter