Amal Abdulqader Al-Bokhiti is the Executive Director of AWAM Foundation for Development and Cooperation, an independent non-profit organisation based in Yemen concerned with issues of democracy, good governance, peacebuilding and human rights, and especially strengthening and achieving women’s rights in conflict areas.  She is also the head of the initiative Shahab Peace for Peacebuilding. Amal has been working in the field of women’s rights since 2010 and works on raising awareness at community level on gender-related issues including early marriage, women’s participation in decision making, and women empowerment. Since 2015, Amal has been involved in convening meetings with Yemeni women on peace and security issues. She is a member of the 1325 Alliance for Women’s Issues and Link Alliance for Yemeni Women. She has participated in a number of workshops and meetings to support women’s participation in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, mostly in Amman, Beirut and Cairo.

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