Ayessa Tin is a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) practitioner based in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippines. She currently serves as Programme Analyst for WPS and Humanitarian Action at UN Women Philippines, where she supports both normative and programmatic work to advance the WPS agenda. Her work contributes to strengthening policy frameworks, institutional mechanisms, and accountability processes that promote the leadership, participation, and protection of Bangsamoro women and girls in peacebuilding, governance, and post-conflict recovery. She provides technical support on gender-responsive policy development, mediation initiatives, and civil society engagement.

Ayessa has over 15 years of experience across government and international development. She worked for six years within the Philippine local legislative system, contributing to policy development, stakeholder consultations, and the drafting of local ordinances. She also supported the implementation of the BARMM Normalization Program, part of the broader Bangsamoro peace process, through her work with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity.

Ayessa is a Salzburg Global Fellow, a Beyond Borders Scotland Fellow, and an alumna of the Australia Awards In-Country Scholarship Program. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration major in Public Policy and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. In 2026, she will begin a Master’s program in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford in England as a Rotary Peace Fellow.

Participant in: March 2024 Fellowship: Climate Change, Gender, and Conflict