Communications & Women’s Rights Specialist
Kawkab Al-Thaibani
| Core expertise | CommunicationsWomen’s RightsPeacebuilding |
|---|---|
| Regional experience | MENA |
Profile
Background
Kawkab Al-Thaibani is a women’s rights and human rights activist, communications expert and reporter from Yemen, currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Kawkab is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Women4Yemen Network, a network of women activists with the aim to empower, mobilize and advocate for women to be involved in lasting peace and stabilization in Yemen.
Kawkab has worked in communications, advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation roles with national and international agencies such as UNDP Yemen, UNDP Istanbul Center, USAID, Care International, Middle East Technical University in Ankara, ARK DMCC, and Belqees Channel. She has written for El Pais and the New York Times and makes appearances on TV and media channels commenting on the Yemen conflict and the situation for women.
Kawkab is a passionate activist and multi-skilled professional with an in-depth understanding of the complex social and political context in the Middle East and with many trusted contacts at the local level in Yemen.
Areas of Expertise
Where the Work Sits
| Communications |
| Women’s Rights |
| Peacebuilding |
Countries & Regions
Where
| MENA |
Enquiries about this expertise are handled by SABAAN rather than directly.
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