Natalia Suarez Viatela is a peacebuilding, security, and conflict transformation professional with more than a decade of experience. Her work has focused on counterterrorism, illicit finance prevention, the reintegration of former combatants, and dialogue between communities and local authorities in conflict-affected regions of Colombia. Committed to peace education and to preserving the legacy of Colombia’s Truth Commission, she has led initiatives that promote dialogue within civil society on the country’s armed conflict. She has also facilitated the “Women as Peacebuilders Certificate Program” and volunteered with Embrace Dialogue for the past ten years. She holds a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Queensland, earned through the Rotary Peace Fellowship. This experience also deepened her knowledge of UNSCR 1325 and the WPS agenda through fieldwork in the Philippines. Natalia currently serves as a senior professional in the Technical Secretariat supporting the Peace Negotiations for Territorial Peacebuilding in Nariño.

Marzia Ayubi is a humanitarian protection specialist with extensive experience supporting conflict-affected communities across Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, and East Africa.  Her background includes managing large-scale...

Alma Anaam is a grassroots feminist and women’s rights defender from Yemen, currently based in Ireland. She began her activism during the 2011 Arab Uprising in Yemen and...

Memory Tapela Banda is an optimistic and visionary youth leader who is dedicated to changing the face of leadership, equality and discrimination in Zambia and beyond. She is...

Alba Purroy, is a Venezuelan social activist and peacebuilder. Her focus is on supporting the strengthening of Venezuelan women at grassroots level to promote their representation where decisions...

Sahar Ammar is a peacebuilding and mediation practitioner with extensive experience supporting dialogue and political processes in complex conflict settings. She currently serves as a Program Officer at...

Danyah Ghazi is a skilled individual with over five years of experience as a Project Support Assistant with UNDP Syria. Her work with UNDP includes work on the...

Fatma Alahmad is a humanitarian professional and researcher specialising in women’s empowerment, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution in Syria. She currently works with Dar and INSIGHT TRACK Research and...

Lihini Ratwatte is an independent researcher and a gender/development practitioner based in Sri Lanka. She is presently the Gender Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country...

Jamila-Aisha P. Sanguila, MA, is a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) analyst and peace practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in peacebuilding and interreligious dialogue. Her...