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Yasmina Benslimane is a multi-award-winning feminist activist, consultant, and coach dedicated to advancing gender equality. Raised in Morocco by a single mother, her early life ignited a passion for social justice. Over the past decade, she has championed the political participation and representation of young women from Global Majority countries, focusing on climate justice, forced migration, gender-based violence, and peacebuilding, where she has supported over 100,000 young women worldwide, through leadership development, capacity-building, and advocacy.
As the founder of Politics4Her, the largest intersectional feminist youth-led organization, Climate Sirens, a climate tech social enterprise, Yasmina leads efforts to amplify women's voices. In the past year alone, she has mobilized over $200,000 in emergency funds, her content has reached 12 million people globally, and her work has directly impacted over 20,000 individuals across various regions.
Yasmina holds a BA in Political Science from Saint Louis University, an MA in International Law from the University for Peace, an MA in Forced Migration and Refugee Protection from the University of London, and certifications from Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Oxford in leadership and forced migration. She has collaborated with United Nations agencies, NGOs, and grassroots CSOs.
Yasmina has participated in prestigious fellowships such as the Global Fellows in Courage, Nobel Women’s Initiative Sister-to-Sister Mentorship, People's Climate Innovation Center's YCLC, Vital Voices' Visionaries, and Women Deliver's Young Leader Program. She is an advisor and board member for various institutions, consulting in the allocation of $200 million in funds for feminist organizations, including the United Nations' Spotlight Initiative and Women's Peace Humanitarian Fund, Equal Measures 2030, Vital Voices, The Middle East Democracy Center, and Brown University.
Some of her accolades include being named one of the BBC’s 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Women, Forbes 30 Under 30, Top 100 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent, and UN Women Peace-builder. Her vision is a future where young women and girls live free from violence, in a world rooted in de-colonization, climate justice, and transnational solidarity, where their voices and leadership drive an equitable and sustainable global future.
