Eesha Oaj works as a researcher, trainer and young peacebuilder with the Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR), which is a civil society organisation working on peacebuilding, mediation, and reconciliation with the motto of ‘peace through dialogue’. As a researcher she has worked extensively on documenting the impact of conflict on women living along the rural Line of Control (LoC) areas in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PAK). She has travelled widely across PAK and engaged with grassroots communities by facilitating workshops, focus group discussions and storytelling sessions with conflict-affected women and youth. Eesha has also been engaged in reconciliation initiatives in refugee camps based on peace through arts and nonviolent resistance. As a young peace builder, she has worked on community cohesion and cultural harmony by facilitating dialogues at community level.

Participant in: December 2019 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes