Mustafa Nuur turned hate mail into an idea for a business that bridges the gap between cultures.

Introduced by Josh McMannas

Mustafa Nuur is a Somali former refugee, an advocate, and the founder of Bridge, a social enterprise platform that lets people book cross-cultural experiences with refugees from around the world locally. After winning Lancaster’s Great Social Enterprise Pitch with his Idea to connect the community, Bridge has organized more than two thousand cross-cultural, cross political  conversations and dinners between the immigrant community and their neighbors. Mustafa runs “Say it offline” program that works with individuals leaving hate groups. He was selected as the official peace speaker for voices against violence and advocated for refugee issues from local, state, and international levels. He was awarded as the Young Refugee Rising Star of 2002 and the Volunteer of the Year for his work in the community. He is now spreading his platform to many communities across the country to promote dialogue and understanding between people.