Zainab Azizi is a Future50 Leader selected through the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network and the Global Shapers Community, where she contributes to shaping equitable, future-ready systems and embedding intergenerational foresight into policy, leadership, and governance. She is the Founder of the Interwoven Futures Initiative (IFI), a developing nonprofit dedicated to advancing inclusive global futures through future literacy for children, pathways for young women in the Global South to engage in AI and space governance, and dialogue-driven approaches to strengthening the international legal order.
She also served as the Director of the Reimagining Afghanistan Forum with the Afghanistan Law and Political Science Association (ALPA), a volunteer-run academic platform for students inside Afghanistan. Professionally, Zainab is a contractual and program management specialist with a background in law, public policy, and international development. She holds a Master’s degree in International Law (LL.M.) as a Chevening Scholar and a Master’s in Public Policy (M.P.P.) as a Fulbright Scholar.
Zainab has led multiple volunteer and youth-focused initiatives centered on public speaking, inclusive peacebuilding, and accessible education, including programs expanding awareness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its societal impacts. Her work is driven by a commitment to dialogue, education, and policy as tools to empower Afghan youth, elevate Global South perspectives, and build resilient, interconnected communities for the future.
Las mujeres afganas han sido despojadas de sus derechos humanos fundamentales, incluido el acceso a la educación, el empleo, la libertad de movimiento y la participación en la vida pública.
Afghan women have been stripped of their fundamental human rights, including access to education, employment, freedom of movement and public participation.
