Nyaboth Alfred is a youth and women’s rights activist. Nyaboth is the Advocacy Coordinator for South Sudan Council of Churches. She is also a Founding Member of Organisation for Responsive Governance (ORG) a civil society organizstion keenly involved in monitoring the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan, R-ARCSS. Nyaboth is a trained peacebuilder and for the last five years has been working with both national and international organisations to contribute to a peaceful and gender equal society.  She is currently an Expert in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Roster of Technical Experts in the Mediation Support Unit (MSU), she provides technical support to mediators and mediation processes in the IGAD region.

Nyaboth is passionate about youth and women rights issues, her work at the community level contributes to changing the minds of young people about violence especially towards women. Her work also involves empowering women to speak up about violence at all levels. She also mentors girls who are survivors of violence both in IDP camps and in schools. Nyaboth contributed to the development of Youth, Peace and Security 2250 document ‘The Missing Peace’. Ms. Nyaboth believes that a society can achieve a sustainable peace and development when women are absolutely respected and included in the issues facing the societies.

Participant in: February/March 2021 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes