Expertise:  Gender Issues, Peacebuilding, Humanitarian and Development programs. 

Languages: Fluent in Arabic and English.

Bio: Bio: Wajd Barahim (@wajdbarahim) is a social activist who has a proven track record in social work and volunteering, with the objective to make Yemen a better place to live in for the youth, paying special attention to young women. She is currently the Post War Recovery Specialist at Peace Track Initiative.

She received the Chevening Scholarship to study a master degree in Peace, conflict, and development from the University of Bradford, UK. She has over 11 years of experience in the Humanitarian and Development field. She worked as a project Manager in Prodigy Systems, a local company in Yemen. During her work, she lead Monitoring and Evaluation projects with several partners, such as WFP, the World Bank, UNICEF, and USAID.  Additionally, he managed more than 120 temporary contracted employees to do research and field study all over Yemen. Wajd is a co-founder a board of trustee member in the Hemmat Shabab Foundation. Hemmat Shabab one of the most successful civil society foundations in Yemen; It has media attention across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.