Yifat Susskind

Biography

MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind partners with women's human rights activists from Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa to create programs in their communities that meet urgent needs and create lasting change. A lifelong promoter of human rights, Yifat leads MADRE's combined strategy of community-based partnerships and international human rights advocacy.

Under Yifat’s leadership, MADRE has enabled thousands of local women's rights activists in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Colombia, Haiti, Sudan, Nepal, the Philippines, and beyond to survive and thrive in the wake of war and climate disasters. In partnership with MADRE, Yifat works with women around the world to rebuild their lives and communities and make their voices heard in the halls of power – from village councils to the UN Security Council.