In episode 12 of The #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Rouba Mhaissen,

Economist, activist, community mobilizer, and Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid

00:00 Introduction

00:45 The role of a community mobilizer

01:56 From an economist to a peacebuilder

03:08 Challenges regarding Lebanese sentiments

05:00 Conception of Sawa and its rise into the international plain

09:30 A personal experience

12:07 Barriers to evolving

15: 28 The future of Syrian women

17:15 Hope and motivation

18:31 The global situation today

NB: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the American University of Beirut, or UN Women, the United Nations, or any of its affiliated organizations.

UN Women is grateful for financial support for this activity from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

Music by Marc Codsi.