URI SEAPac Region Liaison - Philippines
A Bangsamoro Muslim peace advocate with over six years of experience in grassroots peacebuilding, interfaith collaboration, youth and women empowerment, and child protection. She specializes in community facilitation, gender and social inclusion, conflict-sensitive communication, and project coordination in high-stress and conflict affected environments.
She has held key roles-including Programme Officer, Project Officer, and Project Coordinator-at Pakigdait Alang sa Pag Amoma sa Kalinaw, leading initiatives that support former combatants through livelihood assistance, normalization efforts, and women-led peacebuilding programs. Her work includes partnerships with Save the Children Philippines, Nonviolent Peaceforce, and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, focusing on conflict mediation, education access, and women mediators' formation in Northwestern Mindanao and Lanao del Sur.
Currently, she serves as Community Liaison at the United Religions Initiative, where she supports interfaith Cooperation Circles across the Philippines, promoting youth engagement, violence prevention, and collective healing.
Her professional development includes participation in the UN Women's Young Women Peacebuilders program in Georgia, safeguarding and child protection training, and national peace forums.
Her research and advocacy work also highlight conflict transformation in Camp Bilal bin Rabbah and the legacy of MP Abdullah Macapaar Overall, she is an experienced peace practitioner dedicated to inclusive development, normalization processes, and sustainable community-led peace in Bangsamoro
communities.