Jamila-Aisha P. Sanguila, MA, is a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) analyst and peace practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in peacebuilding and interreligious dialogue. Her research focuses on gender, conflict, and community resilience, especially in post-conflict settings in Mindanao, Philippines.

She previously taught Philippine and Mindanao history at Mindanao State University-Main Campus in Marawi City, and now gives invited lectures and training on peace and conflict, Bangsamoro history, gender, and interreligious dialogue. In 2018, she established the Women Empowered to Act (WE Act) for Dialogue and Peace, which promotes women-led peace initiatives in conflict-affected communities in the
Philippines. Under her leadership, WE Act was named a Women, Peace, and Security Accelerator in the Philippines in 2025, promoting psychosocial recovery and women’s economic and civic participation.

As a Salzburg Global and Beyond Borders Scotland Fellow, she promotes women’s participation in peacebuilding and local governance throughout Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. Her work entails capacity building, dialogue facilitation, mediation training, and incorporating mental health into peacebuilding efforts.

Jamila-Aisha writes about women’s rights, gender, mental health, and violent extremism for Diplomatic Courier and is a member of The Expert Network (TEN) at World in 2050. She has a master’s degree in Gender and Peacebuilding from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica.

Participant in: October 2024 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes