Our people

A small team bringing professional expertise, strong governance and a deep commitment to rehabilitation.

Meet the people providing strategic oversight and leadership at Rainfall Foundation.

Chair

Shahera Begum

Shahera brings extensive leadership experience across education and early years, having led operations, quality and compliance across multi-site organisations. With expertise in governance, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and organisational leadership, she is passionate about building stronger communities through compassionate, high-quality support. She provides strategic oversight to help ensure Rainfall delivers safe, effective and participant-centred outcomes for people rebuilding their lives.

Trustee

Ahmed Uddin

Ahmed brings over 20 years of experience in the charity sector, spanning international development, poverty reduction, human rights and academic research. A mental health specialist, he is recognised for designing community-based, trauma-informed services and is currently completing a PhD exploring the decolonisation of mental health practice. At Rainfall, he brings valuable expertise in evidence-based service design and participant-centred support.

Trustee

Yahya Mohammed

Yahya brings over a decade of experience providing pastoral care, guidance and support to individuals and families. Alongside his leadership in education and his role as an NHS chaplain, he works in partnership with local authorities to deliver participant-centred rehabilitation and behaviour-change programmes that support individuals in making positive, lasting changes in their lives. His experience across community engagement, wellbeing and rehabilitation brings valuable insight to Rainfall's mission.

Founder and CEO

Muhammed Ahmed

Muhammed founded Rainfall Foundation to help close the gap between the support people need and the fragmented systems they often encounter when rebuilding their lives. He brings more than a decade of charity leadership and community service, alongside a career in public policy and financial regulation. With expertise in governance, strategy, compliance and organisational development, Muhammed is building Rainfall as a credible, long term rehabilitation institution that combines structured mentoring, personalised support planning and coordinated specialist support.

Director of Strategy, Impact and Growth

Zahed Ahmed

Zahed Ahmed is Rainfall’s Director of Strategy, Impact and Growth. He brings experience across strategy consulting, investment banking, technology, entrepreneurship and the third sector, alongside more than two decades of involvement with charities, educational institutions and community organisations. At Rainfall, Zahed helps shape our long-term strategy, strengthen how we measure and demonstrate impact, develop trusted partnerships and build the systems needed for sustainable growth. His strategic and operational experience helps ensure the Rainfall Model remains evidence-led, well-structured and responsive to the people we support, while building the foundations to deliver high-quality, tailored support at greater scale.