Eman Ftayah is a Syrian women’s rights advocate and peacebuilding leader currently residing in Luxembourg. She holds a Teacher Training College Certificate and serves as Head of the Syrian Women’s Peace Forum. Since 2012, she has participated in numerous workshops and conferences both inside and outside Syria, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to women’s rights and political dialogue. She served for four years as Project Manager of the initiative “Syrian Women and Their Role in Resolution 1325,” a project funded by the EuroMed Feminist Initiative, and is a member of the Syrian Women’s Coalition for the Implementation of Resolution 1325.
Eman has represented Syrian women at significant international forums, including the 2018 Sochi Conference for Syrian Political Dialogue, and has participated in numerous women’s conferences held under the auspices of UN Women and the Dutch organisation Hivos. She has also taken part in workshops focused on Arab women and their role in peacebuilding in Jordan. Beyond her advocacy work, she has served as supervisor of several emerging grassroots initiatives in Syria, including the Euphrates Girls Initiative, the Zenobia Syrian Women’s Gathering, and the Read Initiative. She is a recipient of a fellowship certificate from Beyond Borders, Scotland, and was a candidate in the Syrian People’s Assembly elections in 2020.

Participant in: November/December 2020 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes