As Treasurer and Trustee of Daanish Foundation UK, Mr Arian Sadiqi oversees the charity’s finances to maximise impact for children, young people, and families. He leads budgeting and financial planning, cash flow management, donor stewardship and reporting, and works with the Board to ensure robust governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Arian helps mobilise resources and partnerships for DFUK programmes in education, sport, and wellbeing, ensuring funds are allocated responsibly, tracked against outcomes, and used with transparency and accountability.

With two decades in sport and education - as Director of London Taekwondo Warriors and Senior Lecturer at LABM - Arian brings an evidence based, community first approach to programme design and delivery. A 7th Dan (WT Chung Do Kwan), 6th Dan (Kukkiwon) and Kukkiwon Class 3 International Poom/Dan Examiner, he mentors coaches and volunteers to deliver safe, inclusive activity.

Committed to safeguarding and holistic welfare, he is DBS certified and trained in Safeguarding in Sport (Level 2), UK Coaching: Safeguarding & Protecting Children, CPSU (Welfare Officer), Mind: Mental Health Awareness, and St John Ambulance First Aid. An ANutr Registered Associate Nutritionist with an MSc in Sport & Exercise Nutrition, PGCE (Secondary Education), and BSc (Hons) Sports Science, he integrates nutrition, education, and wellbeing across DFUK initiatives.

An author of The Resilient Athlete and Empowered Living and Taekwondo Unleashed and An Unbroken Spirit , Arian shares practical tools that support resilience, inclusion, and positive futures.