Sawsan Abou Zainedin is the Chief Executive Officer of Madaniya, a Syrian-led, Syrian-funded initiative focused on enhancing the political agency of Syria’s civic space. Previously, Sawsan consulted for leading international organisations including the UN Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA), the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), the European Institute of Peace, Arab Reform Initiative, and PAX. Sawsan has published and lectured extensively on topics relating to the Syrian conflict. She is also a member of GIZ’s Experts Network on Housing, Land, and Property Rights in Syria and the Institute for Integrated Transitions’ (IFIT) Syria Resource Group.