Vera Al Mawla
President & Co-Founder
Peace of Art International
Youth advocate and cultural practitioner working at the intersection of arts, media, peacebuilding and civic engagement to advance inclusion, prevent violence and strengthen youth participation.
Arts, Participation & Social Change
Vera Al Mawla is the President and Co-Founder of Peace of Art International. She is a youth advocate and cultural practitioner whose work centers on the intersection of arts, media, peacebuilding and civic engagement to promote social change and prevent violence.
She has led numerous community-driven and research-based initiatives focused on arts-based prevention of violent extremism, sports-based PVE, youth-inclusive advocacy and trauma response.
Her approach brings together creative expression, psychosocial support, sports, digital rights and youth activism while also addressing interfaith dialogue, electoral engagement, intergenerational dialogue and participatory research on freedom of expression and civic spaces in marginalized communities.
Community-Based Peacebuilding
Vera's work combines practical peacebuilding with creative and participatory methods designed to engage young people, families, educators and civil-society organizations.
Arts-Based PVE
Sports-Based PVE
Youth Advocacy
Trauma Response
Digital Rights
Interfaith Dialogue
Storytelling, Training & Research
Vera has co-directed documentaries and contributed to training handbooks, using media and storytelling as tools for dialogue, education and civic participation.
She has trained young people, caregivers, educators and civil-society organizations across the SWANA region in peacebuilding, inclusive education, digital storytelling and leadership.
Regional Capacity Building
Training and facilitation across the region with young people, caregivers, educators and CSOs, connecting peacebuilding practice with inclusive education, digital storytelling and leadership.
Contributing to Global Dialogue
ECOSOC Youth Forum
Contributed to international discussions at the ECOSOC Youth Forum at United Nations Headquarters, bringing youth and civil-society perspectives into global policy dialogue.
High-Level Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes
Participated in high-level dialogue focused on strengthening meaningful youth inclusion in peacebuilding and peace processes.
Asilah Arab Youth Forum
Engaged in regional dialogue on youth leadership, culture and civic participation.
Leadership Across Networks & Institutions
Cultural Leaders Program
Alumna
Youth Leadership Program
Alumna
International Visitor Leadership Program
Alumna
Connecting Peacebuilding Networks Across the Region
Regional Coordinator
United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY)
Country Coordinator
Human Security Collective — Civic Horizons Program
Connecting Youth, Culture & Peace
Peacebuilding
Arts & Media
Youth Participation
Civic Engagement
Inclusive Education
Participatory Research
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