Zainab Salbi is a celebrated humanitarian, author, and journalist. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the 25 women changing the world to People Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers”.
Zainab started her career when she was 23 years old as the founder and former CEO of Women for Women International, an organization to help women survivors of conflicts. She built the group from helping 30 women to reaching nearly half a million women and raising 146 million dollars in aids and microloans to help them and their families rebuild their lives.
Globally, women experience some of the harshest challenges in wartime and the climate crisis while simultaneously remaining natural caretakers to their families, communities, and the Earth. Zainab Salbi has dedicated her life to empowering these women, acknowledging their work and leadership.
in preserving and regenerating the Earth. Yet, this work and leadership are often not seen, heard, appreciated, or funded.
Salbi also launched The Zainab Salbi Project with Huffington Post, #MeToo, Now What? with PBS, and Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi with Yahoo! News. Each program addresses women’s issues worldwide.
She has written several books, including the national bestseller Between Two Worlds, Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. Salbi is also the host of the Redefined Podcast, exploring what matters most in life with guest speakers.
Salbi had a revelation that women are also at the forefront of the climate crisis, making strides in preserving and regenerating the Earth. Yet, this work and leadership are often not seen, heard, appreciated, or funded.
Salbi then co-founded Daughters For Earth along with One Earth’s Justin Winters and Wild Lives Foundation’s Jody Allen and Rachel Rivera. It is a new campaign to mobilize women worldwide to support and scale women-led efforts to protect and restore the Earth.
From her experience, Salbi is a staunch supporter of bringing the conversation of climate action to everyday people, as often the climate crisis is conveyed in a scientific manner that can be overwhelming or difficult to understand. Salbi advocates that anyone can make a difference and participate in solutions to help heal our planet. A champion of women and girls, Zainab Salbi is a leader in making the environment and world a better place to live.