Our Team

The people behind Kabul Luftbrücke

For press enquiries, questions about Afghanistan, evacuations from the country and evacuees in Germany, please contact us via press@kabulluftbruecke.de.

For all other concerns you can reach us at info@kabulluftbruecke.de.

Ruben Neugebauer
Ruben NeugebauerFounder, overall organisation, since August 2021
As co-founder of Kabul Luftbrücke and board member of the supporting organisation Civilfleet-Support e.V., Ruben keeps an eye on the big picture and strives to ensure smooth processes.
Erik Marquardt
Erik MarquardtFounder, advocacy, since August 2021
As a long-time advocate of humane asylum policies, Erik campaigns at different levels for the evacuation of threatened people from Afghanistan.
Tilly Sünkel
Tilly SünkelOverall organisation, since October 2021
Whether it’s a new idea, technical problems or the next team event, Tilly keeps an overview and coordinates the team’s work.
Frederique Garst
Frederique GarstCase management, since October 2021
We try to do justice to every person in our database. Frederique tries to find opportunities for individuals in the process.
Abdul Qader Hakimi
Abdul Qader HakimiIT, case management, since October 2021
Without an IT expert, our work is unimaginable. Thanks to Hakimi, our database and digital infrastructure runs smoothly and our team can work decentrally.
Therese Herrmann
Therese HerrmannCase management, since May 2022
Every evacuation requires a promise of admission. That’s why Therese has to fight her way through the bureaucratic jungle in order to obtain acceptance for threatened Afghans.
Sara Pfau
Sara PfauEvacuations
Every evacuation involves a fair amount of bureaucracy. That’s why Sara never loses track of who we can evacuate and when.
Elaha
ElahaEvacuations
Every single evacuation is a new challenge for our team. Ela takes on this task and does her best to ensure that each evacuation is successful.
Christoph Brauer
Christoph BrauerOrganisation
An evacuation generates a fair number of bills. Christoph takes care for our supporting association “Civilfleet-Support e.V.” that we don’t miss any payment deadline.
Imke Rueben
Imke RuebenFundraising
Imke is our contact person when it comes to financial support. Whether you have a question about your donation or your fundraiser, she is there for you.
Qiong Wu
Qiong WuSoftware & IT, since November 2021
Creates and improves the software components that facilitate our work and is also part of our IT team.
Evacuations Team
Evacuations TeamEvacuations
Every successful evacuation needs people on the ground. Our constantly changing evacuation team accompanies the threatened people on their way to safety. They are the invisible heroes of this initiative.

Together we are strong!