Chourouk Kouteich is a Gender Equality, Safeguarding, and Social Inclusion Specialist with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of humanitarian response, peacebuilding, and institutional reform in conflict-affected contexts. Based in Lebanon, she has led the integration of gender-transformative and disability-inclusive approaches across multi-sectoral programming, including livelihoods, education, protection, CVA, and social cohesion initiatives.

Her work bridges policy and practice, supporting organizations to strengthen safeguarding systems, mainstream gender and disability inclusion, and design conflict-sensitive strategies aligned with global frameworks such as the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Chourouk has trained faith leaders, educators, civil society actors, and frontline staff on gender equality, conflict sensitivity, sexual harassment prevention, and community-based peacebuilding.

She is also the co-founder of “Joulia’s Friends,” a grassroots initiative supporting displaced communities and amplifying women’s leadership in humanitarian action. Passionate about feminist leadership and locally led peace processes, Chourouk brings a practitioner’s perspective grounded in field experience, institutional advocacy, and community engagement.

Participant in:

October 2025 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes