Ashima Kaul is Managing Director and founder of Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network. She is also local correspondent in Kashmir for Insight on Conflict, Peace Direct and a consultant with Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace. A member of the Hindu Pandit minority, she is the coordinator of Athwaas, a WISCOMP initiative for conflict transformation in the provinces of Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, Ashima is an independent journalist, contributing to national daily newspapers such as The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, and The Hindu since 1991. Ashima has completed numerous trainings and was awarded ‘100 Women Achievers of India’ in 2016 by Ministry of Women and Child Development’.

Participant in: August 2017 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes