About Us

Carlotta takes care of the internal team communication, prepares the workshops, and plans the mentoring program. Living in Berlin, Carlotta loves storytelling doesn’t matter if in audio, theatre or books and people working together for some change. She was part of the team that developed and established the Aswatona project.

Katrin monitors the financial support of the project, always has an eye on time management, and makes sure that all work processes are running smoothly. Together with Rasha she is responsible for communication with local partners. Besides her work for Aswatona she is a passionate podcast producer and listener and has constantly new ideas for podcast formats and projects.

Sabreen is a Palestinian journalist and producer, handles the planning of the Aswatona podcast. She works from Amman and Jerusalem. She has a BA degree in Media and Journalism and an MA degree in Film and Media Production. For more than 10 years, Sabreen has been part of producing and telling stories of many, through online, TV, and other productions in the region and around the world including producing tens of podcast shows. 

Rasha is our expert for networking, branding, and marketing. She makes it possible that our project has such a large social media reach. For Yasmin Kollektiv, she gives online trainings about podcasting in Arabic & English. Rasha works from Alexandria and was already working for the first round of Aswatona. She was part of the team that developed and established the project. Rasha is a freelance international podcast consultant and trainer at UNICEF and Care, and the host of Our stories podcast.  

Leonie works for us as a texter and organizer. She helps with the preparation of the workshops and is responsible for the translation and dubbing process of the podcast as well as the website texts. She moves back and forth between Frankfurt and Tunis and is a passionate translator for all kinds of genres of Arabic literature. 

Tony deals with everything that has to do with money and always tells people not to work too much. When he's not rummaging through Excel spreadsheets, he just started building own bicycle frames and rides them around Berlin. His favourite podcast is called Zum Dorfkrug (famous name for bars in German villages) done by the rap duo Zugezogen Maskulin. It’s about peoples’ struggle to grow up surrounded by Nazis in suburbs and villages in Germany in the 90’s. 

Salma is our illustrator and graphic designer that basically handles all the project visuals. She started her artistic journey back in 2016 when she followed her passion that led her to being a full time artist. Salma is also into traveling, cultural exchange and landscape photography.

Meet our Web Developer, Alaa, who is the architect behind our website's functionality and design. Alaa began her journey in web development in 2019, driven by a deep fascination with technology and its potential to transform ideas into interactive experiences. Specializing in Full stack web development, she expertly crafts and manages websites, ensuring they are not only aesthetically pleasing but also user-friendly and efficient. In her free time, Alaa enjoys exploring the latest tech trends, gaming, and participating in coding hackathons.

Omnia is a creative Social Media Content Writer at the Aswatona podcast, skillfully translating our vision into compelling narratives. Passionate about engaging and informing both current and new followers through diverse content. Wearing multiple hats as a Content Creator, Storyteller, and Sarcastic Blogger, she has contributed significantly to script writing for various podcasts. Now, she's working on an idea that combines her passion for writing and her podcasting work. According to the motto "as long as the words are there and the microphone is available, why not make a little noise.”

Hanya is a kulturweit-Incomer from Egypt. She grew up in Alexandria and learned German at school and has been in love with the German language and culture since then. Therefore, she decided to study German philology at the Ain Shams University in Cairo. She came to Germany in September 2023 on a three months voluntary service with the German Commission for UNESCO. As our intern, she helps with diverse tasks, especially with translating and proofreading podcasts scripts in Arabic, English & German. Through her internship at Yasmin Kollektiv, Hanya learned a lot about podcast production and is now the E-Mail Marketing Manager for the Aswatona Project.

Konstantin was our three-month-intern in the beginning of 2023. In 2024, he supports the organization of our workshops, especially the logistics of the in-person workshop in June. He finishes his BA degree in International Relations and Communication Science in summer 2024 and intends to start a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies afterwards.