Hafsah Muheed, Youth Advocacy Network Sri Lanka

Hafsah Muheed is an intersectional feminist and human rights advocate from Sri Lanka with over 8 years of grassroots experience specializing in cross sectoral solutions. She works in the nexus of human rights, women’s rights, climate change, disability rights, labour rights and peacebuilding. She has worked in the private sector and led social sustainability pillars to 11 business units across Sri Lanka, Jordan & Indonesia for a workforce of 15000+. She currently works in the corporate governance space on policy and programmes. She has led multiple community interventions and advocacy initiatives with the aim of connecting grassroots to the policy space.

She was a Director at Sri Lanka Unites; a national youth movement focusing on reconciliation & peacebuilding, member of the 30 for 2030 network hosted by UN Women APAC, Member Advisory Group & Sounding Board member of the local leadership labs of CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Curator of the Global Shapers Hub Colombo, Advisor on Decolonizing Aid at Bond UK, member of Climate Action Champions Network hosted by the US State Department, core team member at Youth Advocacy Network Sri Lanka, Women Deliver Young Leader Alumni, Visiting Lecturer & Writer. She founded Amplifying Impact to work with marginalized communities through informal structures.