Expertise:  Gender, Peace, Security, Human Rights, Women’s Right, Development programs. 

Languages: Fluent in Arabic and English.

Bio: Rasha Obaid (@Rasha7Rasha) is an artist and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace, and Security.  She has worked with the Peace Track Initiative since 2017.  Rasha is a Non-Executive Director at Well Grounded Jobs in London. Rasha received the Chevening Scholarship and completed a Master’s Degree in post-war recovery at the University of York, UK. She also received the Illy Foundation fellowship and a second Master’s degree in Economics and Coffee Sciences from the Università di Udine in Italy.  Obaid has worked with the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights, the Yemeni Women’s National Committee, Amnesty International, and as a coffee trader for a leading trading house and social enterprise in the UK.  Her research and advocacy are focused on combating gender-based violence and empowering women.