She concurrently helped organize a youth walk to Ottawa to raise awareness of that year's severe drought in Somalia.

[1] Additionally, Yasin has connected Toronto youth with First Nations communities at Moose Deer Point, located close to Sudbury.

Within the framework of the Creating Global Citizens initiative, she has traveled with at-risk urban youngsters to Tanzania in order to inculcate youth volunteerism.

[2] Besides teaching and activism, Yasin is a published poet and spoken word artist, having performed in a number of venues.

[5] In 2013, the Toronto Star named Yasin among its annual People to Watch in recognition of her extensive social work.