Our founder HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, a philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, film producer, and columnist, is committed to philanthropic excellence with respect to her vision of fostering Peace in the Arab world and beyond.

Intisar Foundation has developed and introduced an innovative approach to the field of Peacebuilding that uses drama therapy as a means to enable the psychological recovery and self-empowerment of Arab women traumatised by war and violence.

HH Sheikha Intisar is a firm believer that empowering Arab women has the potential to transform them into the Arab world’s most impactful Peacemakers – a goal that should be pursued in all other regions of the world.

In addition to helping Arab women overcome often impenetrable cultural, social, and language barriers that prevent them from getting psychological care services, Intisar Foundation also points out a growing need for culturally competent, neuroscience-based, and socially impactful psychological support programmes across the Arab world and beyond.

HH Sheikha Intisar insists that her philanthropic capital must be used effectively and for maximum impact in order to bring about systemic sustainable change for Arab women.

We are committed to meticulously documenting and analysing our work in order to ensure that it continues delivering measurable and evidence-based results, and to help offset a lack of research in the field of drama therapy and mental health in the Arab world.

We are also committed to supporting the education of future Arab drama therapists.

All our work is directed towards achieving our One Million Arab Women initiative, a 30-year plan to alleviate psychological trauma in one million Arab women affected by the brutality of war and violence through the use of drama therapy.

It is HH Sheikha Intisar’s hope that the inner Peace ignited in these women shall flow forth to reach and affect all of humanity.