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Rasha Obaid is a human right activist originally from South Yemen. Prior to completing a Master’s degree in Post-war Recovery Studies at the University of York, UK, she was the Head of the Women Peace and Security Division at the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights and a Women political Coordinator at the Yemeni Women National Committee. After becoming a refugee in the United Kingdom, Rasha continued her advocacy on behalf of women and girls at Amnesty International in London. Rasha has also served in various roles at the Peace Track Initiative, a Canadian non-profit founded by Yemeni women to promote the inclusion of women in the peace process to end the civil war in Yemen.

Rasha is a visiting Fellow at the Women Peace and Security Centre at the London School of Economics, and serves as a Non-Executive Director of the London-based social enterprise, Well Grounded. Rasha is also a practicing artist, and serves as a mentor to young artists in Yemen through Goethe Institute Yemeni Cultural Network programme.

Rasha is a member of the Finance, Governance and Audit Committee.