Chiara Ayad is an Adviser at NOREF- Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution. She is Palestinian Norwegian and grew up in the West Bank and Jerusalem. She holds a Masters degree in International Security with a focus on Diplomacy and Gender from Sciences Po Paris. She has experience working with research on youth political participation, governance and social justice in the MENA, and is a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) consultant. She has a background in arts and culture and is interested in cultural tools for social and political mobilization.