Helen Kezie-Nwoha

Helen Kezie-Nwoha is the Executive Director of the Women’s International Peace Centre, a regional feminist organization that promotes women’s participation in peace building. She is a Member of the Network of African Women Mediators (FEMWISE), African Union ECOSOCC Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security and Chair of the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign at the African Union. Helen has a Ph.D. in Women and Gender Studies and a Master of Arts in Gender and International Development. She was a visiting Fellow at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security (London School of Economics) and was recognized in 2021 one of the top 100 women from Global South making change in the field of foreign policy, peacebuilding, law and development with the Gender Security Project. Her research and publication interests include feminist peace building, women, peace and security in Africa, feminist foreign policies and conflict related sexual violence.