Sis Reuben aka Val Friday  Co-founder & CEO 

Born and raised in North London, My parents came to the Uk during the Wind-Rush era. Growing up, community was about survival. I saw London as a place where communities amalgamated and shared culture's, living and growing side by side.

As a Rastafari I started my career as a registered childminder, and a play leader then i went on to become a SEN youth worker.Moving to Cardiff raising my children being apart of a new community giving my time to support the community was a natural course for me to follow

It started with organising a game of rounders over the park, then it was about the lack of play & educational services for our pre-school children. I starting the tenants assciation to address the needs of the community and went on to becoming chair of the Tenants Consultive committee (TCC), and member of their board of directors. After We piloted the 1st community house and supporting the CIH implementing the Race equality housing Action plan 2000. I served 9years as a trustee, and 4years as vice chair for a Welsh Assembly organisation, Tai Pawb. 

My work has always been in a volunteering capacity and volunteering for a conservation charity, thats makes a difference by giving back to the heart of the communities, and supported community education and gave away free educational resources. It was here where I learned so much about the impact we are having on our planet, and the state we are leaving it in for the next generations. The climate is changing and pollution is said to be a big factor in the earth warming up. NiaBility 1st is my chance to bring people together so we can make a difference in the well-being of ourselves and our planet

Erroll Dee  Co-founder & Director of finance 

Erroll DaCosta

Early induction from leaving School in 1975 into City & Guilds Welding & Fabrication and learning about Engineering & Electronic after school educqtion gave one a good foundation.

Working in Mobile Communications and Multi Media from 1985 2004 and embarking started ones own business has now lead a vocational work with charity's for 23 yrs

Jah Yoots Sound, Founded 1974. A group of boys from John Kelly High school in Neasden NW London put together what was then the first YOUTH lead YOUTH driven sound system called Mighty Youths (name given by our peers & elders) With just a Pre-amp, 100 watts valve amp, 2 speaker and little more than pocket money the sound evolved. In the 70s ESTABLISHED itself as Jah Yoots Sound playing at events with the likes of Coxsone Sound, Sufferer Sound, Lord Koos, Trojan Sound, Paddington Terror, Java, to name but a few. Spreading upliftment of Mind Body Spirit with positive energy that Sound Systems delivers from Town Halls, Youth Ctres, Dance Halls to Blues Party. Amongst Jah Yoots Sound first residence for events from the 70s, Hilltop Club Annex Stonebridge, Kingfishers Youth Club Neasden, Acorn Club Willesden, The Crypt, Acklam Hall, Roots 18 Club's in Paddington, Clouds Club Brixton, Hilltop Club High Wycombe.

Dr Abu-Bakr     CHAIR of NiaBility 1st 

 My name is Abu-Bakr and I was born and raised in the UK. I own a private company called

ACAP Academy UK in which we won the Welsh Prestige Award for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

in the Lifestyle Coaching category for the best start-up company and most influential

professional business service provider in developing people, relationships, educators,

mentors and business leadership and management entrepreneurs in product and services.

I am a Muslim by faith and have worked for many years in the field of Da'wah among the non-

Muslim population in Britain and now looking to internationalise my profile on the world

stage as a public speaker and a nationally recognised polymath in education.

I was trained at the University of Exeter in Islamic Philosophy and Middle Eastern Historical

Studies in 2005 by Professor Hesham Al Awadi. I then went on to be trained further at Cardiff

University School of Social Sciences as an Economist, Sociologist, Anthropologist,

Psychologist, Historian, Social Science Researcher and went on to further compete my

postgraduate studies in Teaching & Learning in Education and Training. I have worked in the

educational system for over 30 years.