Hayat Mirshad
Hayat Mirshad is a Lebanese feminist activist, journalist, trainer and communications and advocacy expert.
Hayat is an advocate for women and girls’ rights since 2007, where she coordinated and led various projects and campaigns about gender equality and women’s rights in Lebanon. She is a co-founder and executive director at FE-MALE, Editor in Chief of Sharika wa Laken feminist platform, Feminist Advisory Board member at Care International, Board of trustees member at Takatoat feminist collective-Jordan
Sessions
To provide an understanding of young people’s sexual and reproductive health, and rights (SRHR) from a digital perspective.
To encourage digital rights organisations, youth networks, and development practitioners to think more expansively about how technology can be used to;
a) Subvert repressive regimes that undermine young people’s health and rights
b) Build resistance and strengthen solidarity among communities
c) Design safe spaces where young people’s digital rights are respected and upheld
To shed light on the rampant censorship of SHRH-related content, particularly in the Arabic language .