Mudadi Saidi is a distinguished humanitarian development professional, WASH specialist, refugee advocate, author, researcher, and visual artist whose work bridges technical expertise, creative expression, and community-centered advocacy. With over a decade of progressive experience across UN agencies and international organizations, Mudadi has dedicated his career to improving the lives of refugees and vulnerable communities, particularly through sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions and inclusive development initiatives.
Throughout his professional journey, Mudadi has played a pivotal role in advancing public health and dignity in displacement settings. He successfully contributed to the achievement of Open Defecation Free (ODF) status through implementation with Peace Winds, demonstrating strong leadership in sanitation systems and community mobilization. As a Community Hygiene Promoter with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), he led community-centered health promotion initiatives that strengthened local ownership, behavioral change, and resilience. His humanitarian engagement also extends to mental health and psychosocial support, having contributed to children’s mental health programming with nabu.org in crisis-affected environments.
Beyond technical programming, Mudadi is deeply committed to empowering young people and amplifying access to opportunity. He actively creates and curates job opportunities for emerging talent, identifies and shares global scholarship pathways, and builds networks that connect ambitious youth to life-changing education and career prospects. Guided by his mission—“Every connection made is a potential life changed”—he remains a trusted mentor and bridge-builder for the next generation.
Mudadi’s work is enriched by his strong research and advocacy background. He has presented research on refugee experiences at the BAICE Early Career Researchers International Conference in England and contributed as a researcher to the project “Displaced Memories, Silences, and Secrets,” which focuses on refugees from the Great Lakes region living in Kakuma, Kenya. As an author and former writer for Refugee Magazine, he has published widely on humanitarian and displacement-related themes, including the advocacy booklet “MY DAILY THOUGHT,” developed for refugee communities.
Creativity is central to Mudadi’s humanitarian philosophy. He has co-chaired Heritage Handcraft initiatives and coordinated the Art Yetu Program, integrating arts-based approaches into humanitarian response and community healing. An award-winning visual artist recognized by FIND, he also uses poetry as a powerful tool for storytelling and advocacy. His poetry has been featured in three international anthologies—A Breeze That Swept Me Away (SoulWriters Publications), From Here to There (Civic Leicester), and Canvas of Voices, Volume 5 (The Favourite Tales Publishers). He has completed four poetry collections on displacement and identity: The Theatre of Peace, No Place to Call, Ubuntu Afrika, and The Blood Black.
Mudadi’s professional development reflects his global engagement and commitment to justice and climate action. He is an alumnus of the Global Youth Coalition and Youth Climate Training 2023 with Oxford Net Zero, an active member of the Centre International de Formation en Droits Humains (CIFDH), and a former member of the Red Cross DRC. He is also an onboarding member of The Catalyst Now network, the founder of Bridge Builders Hub, and a committed author and researcher advocating for refugee-led solutions.
With core competencies spanning project management, data collection and analysis, community engagement, rural development, entrepreneurship, mentorship, research methodology, strategic communication, ICT applications, and sanitation systems, Mudadi Saidi continues to champion interdisciplinary approaches to humanitarian work. His career stands as a testament to the power of combining evidence-based practice, creativity, and advocacy to advance humanitarian outcomes and ensure that refugee voices remain central in global development discourse.