Shukri Abdullahi is a gender, research and conflict specialist with extensive experience working across Somalia and Somaliland, focusing on women’s rights, peacebuilding, civic engagement, and protection in conflict-affected and displacement settings. Over the past eight years, she has led and contributed to research, evaluations, and gender programming with national and international organisations, including work on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), access to justice, localisation, and women’s political participation. Her work has covered a wide range of thematic areas; violence against women and children in IDP settlements, menstrual health management, immunisation barriers, and gender-sensitive humanitarian response. She has worked closely with women’s organisations, civic space actors such as SONSAF and Nagaad, and community-level networks to strengthen women’s voice, representation, and leadership in peace and governance processes. Her recent focus includes conducting conflict and power analyses in displacement settings, examining identity, stereotypes, and structural inequalities that shape women’s lived experiences. Across her roles, she has consistently applied a WPS lens, promoting safe programming, supporting women’s meaningful participation, and generating evidence to inform gender-responsive policies and interventions. She brings a deep understanding of the Somali context, strong research expertise, and a commitment to amplifying women’s leadership in conflict transformation and peacebuilding.

Participant in:

February 2026 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes