Expertise: Managing Humanitarian Relief, Development and Gender Justice Programs, Women’s Rights, Local Administration. 

Languages: Arabic.

Bio: Amena Al-Abed (@AfmT8CD5CW6d1TJ) is an activist that believes and supports the independence of the South independence. She is awarded the title Best Female Figures to Present Humanitarian, Charitable, and Relief Work in 2018. She is an Ambassador of Good Will and the President of the Yemeni Women's Union in Abyan. Al-Abed is a former Deputy Governor and Secretary-General of Abyan Local Council. She is a member of Abyan Governorate's Local Council, an Assistant Secretary General of Arab Women Media Network, and a member of Arab Women Leaders. She is a founding member of the Arab Women's Media Network. Amena is a member of the Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education, and a member of the Shaimaa Network to combat violence among women.
Amena is a representative and an expert for the Social Fund for Development in microfinance programs. She worked with Oxfam for more than 12 years as a coordinator and a supervisor of projects to combat violence among women. She coordinated the Economic Empowerment Project with CARE and ADRA for ten years. Amena has experience in project coordination as she worked with UNICEF, UNDP, and MEPI Abu Dhabi. Some of the projects she worked on include Girls' Education Programs, the Legal Protection Program, Safe Spaces for Children and Women, and Political Empowerment Projects in many governorates. Al-Abed’s has contributed significantly to the improvement of families' living conditions through the Union Microfinance Project. She conducted a database for women and a survey of IDPs. 

Alabd holds a BA in Political and Social Sciences. Among her achievements in the humanitarian field, she managed several projects in Abyan governorate that distributed food, cash, dignity bags, food for IDPs, and for abused women and people in need. She played a major role in issues related to violence against women, harassment, and early marriage. Alabd worked in supporting and financing farmers with FAO and opening literacy classes for women in a number of Abyan districts.