Danny Stevenson and Shirin Taherzadeh moved to London in June 2012 from South Africa.

Danny has an MBChB from the University of Cape Town and is enrolled to do his Masters in Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Danny works as a medical doctor in various hospitals within London.

Shirin has a Masters degree in Social Justice from the University of Cape Town, and is a registered social worker in England and South Africa. She is currently working as a domestic violence caseworker in Wandsworth.

Both Danny and Shirin are members of the Bahá’í Community and are engaged in community building activities in their local neighbourhood in the Isle of Dogs. They have been married since 2008.