Dr. Hamdi Mohamed is a researcher, an organizational development consultant, and the Co-Founder of Kaafi Integrative Health. She has over 20 years of professional experience in leading organizations, consulting, teaching, and designing and implementing organizational change and research projects.
A deep commitment to transformative change, liberation, and communal healing guides Dr. Mohamed’s life, work, and research. She is recognized for her innovative approach, designing, and facilitating highly participatory processes to co-create solutions with impact and capacity to break down old ways of thinking by providing fresh insights. Serving in non-profit sector leadership for over 20+ years, including being the former Executive Director of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) and the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC), she initiated and designed ground-breaking and socially innovative programs, shifting existing service delivery models, and conceptualizing new evidence-based, community-focused services.
Dr. Mohamed designed and taught graduate and undergraduate at Carleton University and American University Abroad and lectured widely on refugee resettlement, social work, human rights, social justice, public policy, and gender and politics in North America, Europe, and Africa. She published several research papers and contributed to numerous scholarly works, including books, international conferences, and seminars. Her academic research focuses on African diasporic experiences, community building, social activism, and Afro-Islamic healing practices. Dr. Mohamed has received several leadership awards recognizing her community service and professional achievements. Some awards include being named a Community Builder by the Black History Ottawa and being recognized as one of the Top 10 Inspiring Citizens to Watch in Ottawa in 2010. She holds a PhD and MA in History from the University of Ottawa and a BA in African History and English Literature from the Somali National University.