Elizabeth Atong Malual is a trained lawyer, women’s rights activist and a peacebuilder. She is currently a Senior Program Officer for Gender Peace and Security at PAX for PEACE Netherlands. PAX for PEACE is a Dutch non-profit organisation that brings together people in conflict areas and concerned citizens worldwide to build just and peaceful societies across the globe. As a Senior Gender Programme Officer, Elizabeth provides internal advice and capacity building training on gender to their partner organisations; ensures gender mainstreaming across all programmes and at all project levels (design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation) and also facilitates knowledge development on gender, peace, and security at the organisation’s office in Juba, South Sudan. She also conducts trainings, workshops, and provides technical support to the programme stakeholders of their partner organisations.

As a peacebuilder, women’s rights activist and peace activist Elizabeth is particularly interested in human rights, mediation, gender programming, good governance in conflict, post-conflict and transitional processes, as well as civil society driven change.  Elizabeth’s goal is to fight hard for the rights of women in her country and in the region with the vision of seeing a country where women and girls feel safe to freely speak up on their fundamental rights without any threats or fear.

Participant in: January/February 2022 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes