Board of Directors

The board is responsible for many tasks in the Omed association, eg. the task of management (§ 27, paragraph 3 BGB) and the legal representation of the association. Furthermore, it is up to the management of the association to define the priorities, guidelines and projects. The basic communication of the association, including this website, is also the duty of the association’s board of directors. The board will ensure that the legal and tax regulations as well as the articles of association are complied with.

Chairman of Omed e.V.: Dr. Jens H. Fischer-Chandail

Treasurer of Omed e.V.: Jamal S. Rahman

Dr. Fischer-Chandail is active worldwide. During his professorships in Germany, Vietnam, Indonesia and India, he launched a number of well-regarded cultural projects. His sensitization for the strengthening of children, especially girls and women’s rights, is based on experiences in Indonesia (the issue of craftswomen), India (the issue of help and most recently in Afghanistan (students). Publications on urban planning and environmental issues, voluntary work for children, concrete help for young entrepreneurs and students have been marking his international footsteps for over 50 years.

Jamal Rahman is of Afghan origin and immigrated to Germany in 1980. He studied social sciences at the University of Göttingen and worked in various municipal educational institutions until 2002. In 2002 he returned to Kabul for a year and worked there for the German Embassy. In 2007 he moved to Kabul again and this time he stayed there until October 2021. Jamal Rahman worked for 8 years as a consultant for foreign and cultural policy in the President’s Office. During this time he was also responsible for various German reconstruction projects. In 2016 he moved to the Afghan Ministry of Finance to lead the development of the German-Afghan project (Afghan State Printing Office). In 2019, this institution was transformed into a state enterprise and Jamal Rahman became the first general director of the company.

 

Dr. Jens H. Fischer-Chandail

Dr. Jens H. Fischer-Chandail

Email:
 Jens@omed-hope.org

Jamal Rahman

Jamal Rahman

Email:
 Jamal@omed-hope.org