Sahro Mukhtar Moalim
Gourmet Pasta Maker
Sahro Mukhtar Moalim is an activist, wife and mother of four residing in Chicago, Illinois. Sahro fled violence in her native Somalia and arrived in the US in 2014, where she forged a successful career in the hospitality industry as a gourmet pasta maker and working in the back of house.
She serves as a cultural advisor guiding young refugees on their new life in America, drawing from her expertise balancing the rewards of career and motherhood. Sahro’s work has been featured on ABC7 Primetime News, NPR’s Worldview Chicago and in NewCity magazine.