Isabelle Clérie is a Haitian anthropologist and a peacebuilding and transitional justice expert with over a decade of experience advancing community-led solutions in Haiti and beyond. Her work...

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.

Zvijezdana Marković is a gender equality and human rights professional with over 12 years of experience advancing women’s empowerment, gender-responsive governance, peacebuilding, and social cohesion in Bosnia and...

Walaa Ahmed is a policy and strategic leadership expert with over 15 years’ experience spanning government, politics, academia, civil society, and the private sector. As Sudan’s youngest and...

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...

Revşen Berfin Coşkun is a PhD researcher at KU Leuven in Belgium. She holds a background in sociology and political science and completed her master’s degree in Conflict...

Peculiar Caleb is the President and Board Chair of the Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA), a continental civil society network advocating for equitable, inclusive, and...

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...

Marina Garcez is a human-rights lawyer and researcher with extensive experience documenting abuses, monitoring civic space, and advancing advocacy and strategic litigation strategies across Latin America. She has...

Katherine Martell is a Latin American practitioner specializing in gender equality, youth empowerment, and community-based approaches to violence prevention and peacebuilding. With over eight years of experience designing,...