Dr. Lamees A. BenSaad is one of the founders of Tripolitanian Society, a civil society organisation working on national reconciliation, peacebuilding and gender-based violence. Lamees is also a member of Women Federation for World Peace International and World Heritage Watch and is a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tripoli. She has been active in a number of charity organisations and educational programs in the International Women’s Group in Tripoli. She was a member of the Family Care Association from 1998-2002. In 1999, she represented Libya at the Women’s Federation for World Peace Congress entitled: ‘True Family and Love Congress’, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Additionally, she joined the International Women’s Association of Kuala Lumpur from 2009-2015.

At Tripolitanian Society she is the head of Women Committee, where her responsibilities are to open doors and work with others on a national and international scale. She has been involved in many projects such as national dialogue, and empowerment of women. She influenced many women from her region to believe in themselves and actively take up roles in the society. She has participated in many workshops and conferences that promote peace, security and women’s well-being.

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