Amidst the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, Cyclone Harold has stormed its way through island nations across the Pacific, striking first the Solomon Islands, then Vanuatu, then Fiji and Tonga, leaving widespread destruction behind it. 

Dr Olfat Mahmoud leads the Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organisation in Lebanon. The organisation works in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, focussed on ensuring the wellbeing of women, children, people with disabilities and those with severe health problems through targeted service provision, as well as advocacy for their rights.

Mmonbeydo Joah Harrell leads the Organisation for Women and Children (ORWOCH) in Liberia – an organisation that champions women’s participation in decision-making, prevention of SGBV, women’s access to justice, and dismantling gender stereotypes.

Ohaila Shomar and Saja Awad Barghouthi work with SAWA, a Palestinian, feminist, non-profit civil society organization working to eliminate all types of violence against women and children, and to promote gender equality in Palestinian society.