Alya Awada is a Lebanese human and women’s rights activists. She is a founding member of Fe-male, a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by a group of young women and human rights activists, and the producer of “Sharika wa Laken,” the first feminist radio program in Lebanon. Awada works with the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A), a non-governmental organization that works to ensure equal access to health, education, and social security for all citizens, and trains women of various backgrounds in leadership and political participation. She is also part of a feminist collective, Nasawiya, which advocates for Lebanese women’s equal rights; and seeks to stop violence and exploitation through awareness campaigns and demonstrations.