Lea Baroudi

Lea is a certified mediator, member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network, and a member of the Global Alliance of Regional Women Mediator Networks. She has experience in mediating sectarian conflicts, deradicalization programs, training on conflict resolution, as well as designing, planning and implementing holistic rehabilitation and reintegration programs that use education, culture, dialogue, women inclusion, civil military cooperation and economic development to resolve conflict and counter radicalization among youth participating in sectarian violence.She has also co-lead several in depth research papers and policy recommendations on fundamental security and human rights issues in Lebanon, such as political violence, radicalization and statelessness. In 2019 she was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth for services to peacebuilding and civic rights in Lebanon. In 2023 she was selected among the 10 finalists of the Global Pluralism Award.