Fatima Outaleb is a human rights activist with extensive experience advancing women’s rights at local, regional, and international levels. She has worked on UN and international instruments on gender equality and developed response toolkits and guides for survivors of gender-based violence (UNFP, ABAAD). She has served as an expert with the North-South Council of Europe, she currently serves as MENA regional representative on the board of the Global Network of Women’s Shelters, and as a steering committee member of the Feminist Alliance for Rights. She also sits on the advisory board of ABAAD (Lebanon), the executive board of Union de l’Action Feministe (Morocco), and is co-founder of the Arab Feminist CSOs Network (2020). Her writings cover feminist movements, Islamic feminism, gender-based violence, and practical tools such as SOPs and helpline guides.

Participant in: March/April 2022 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes