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Our Team

Our founders - Raburu and Amal 

Raburu leads community engagement, co-creation, and the creative direction of Toto’s Books. With a background in tech, media, and community-led education, her work sits at the intersection of identity, belonging, and storytelling.

Sharon focuses on:

  • Community-building with families, educators, and grassroots partners
  • Co-designing stories with children and caregivers across cultures
  • Facilitating workshops and participatory storytelling spaces
  • Visualising stories - shaping narrative worlds, tone, and representation

Her role ensures Toto’s Books stays deeply connected to lived experience and collective imagination.


Amal leads Toto’s educational vision and Kita outreach. She is a certified sandplay therapist and early childhood educator based in Germany, with deep expertise in child development, trauma-sensitive pedagogy, and play-based learning.

Amal is responsible for:

  • Developing pedagogy-aligned stories and learning frameworks

  • Ensuring content meets early childhood education standards (Kita & school contexts)

  • Supporting educator partnerships and curriculum integration

  • Shaping emotionally safe, developmentally appropriate storytelling experiences

Her work ensures Toto’s stories are not only culturally rooted, but pedagogically sound.

Sharon Raburu and Amal Abbass
Aissetou Jaiteh - Capoeira instructor

Aissetou Jaiteh - Educator and Capoeira instructor from Tubman Network e.V


Aissetou is a Capoeira instructor and cultural facilitator who brings rhythm, movement, and embodied learning into Toto’s storytelling spaces. Her work helps children experience stories through the body - connecting play, heritage, and expression.

Reham Ali- Kids Coding instructor

Reham Ali - Coding & Digital Literacy Facilitator from Tubman Network e.V

Reham leads coding workshops that introduce children to technology through creativity and problem-solving. Her work supports digital confidence while reinforcing Toto’s belief that children should understand how systems are built - not just use them.


Felistus Kashu- Child protecion officer

Felistus Kashu - Child Protection & Trauma-Informed Story Advisor

Felistus is a child protection officer working closely with Maasai communities in Kenya. She advises on trauma-informed storytelling, safeguarding, and ethical community engagement - ensuring Toto’s stories protect children’s dignity and wellbeing.

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Zeyo Mustafa - Sound Engineer & Audio Story Producer


Zeyo is a Sudanese artist and musician leading sound engineering and audio production at Toto’s Books. He is responsible for shaping the sonic world of Toto - translating stories into rhythm, sound, and voice.

His work includes:
• Sound design and audio storytelling
• Music composition and soundscapes rooted in African rhythms

• Preparing Toto’s audio story platform, scheduled to launch in 2026

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Zeyo Mann. Sudanese artist

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