Sawsan Al-Refaei is an expert in public policy and advocacy. She has managed and provided technical support to government, civil society organizations, United Nations and other international organisations in the Arab region and Eastern Europe in areas of gender, human rights, results-based policy and advocacy. She is a founding member of the Arab Network for Civic Education in the Arab Region, an active member of the Yemeni Women’s Pact for Peace and Security and serves on the Board of Directors of the Youth Leadership Development Foundation (http://www.yldf.org), a leading Yemeni civil society organisation.