Interview with Nina Hoas Nina Hoas is the Head of Philanthropy Advisory at the largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group LGT. “Practice strategic philanthropy that supports changing whole systems. I’ve seen this happen when philanthropists and foundations find each other and start funding towards the same goals, usually aligned with […]
READ MOREInterview with H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein is the Chairman of the largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group LGT, and the founder of Lightrock and LGT Venture Philanthropy. “I’m convinced there is a significant opportunity to have a bigger and better […]
READ MOREAziza Nait Sihaba is an Executive Editor and Senior Anchor at France 24, and Founder of Taja Sport. “ I’m really impressed with all the work done by the Intisar Foundation, because it’s really rare for an organisation to address mental health and psychological wellbeing, especially of women, and especially in the Arab world. […]
READ MOREHH Sayyida Basma Al Said is the founder of Whispers of Serenity, the first private clinic specialised in mental health and wellbeing in Muscat, Oman. “ When we talk about women who have been through war and violence, PTSD hits them so hard but much later on, because they carry so much on their […]
READ MORERichard Hougham is a drama therapist, Principal Lecturer and Course Leader of the MA Drama and Movement Therapy programme at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, and Chair of the European Consortium of Arts Therapies Education (ECArTE) Please tell us more about your journey from realising the psychological importance of […]
READ MOREBoard Member, Intisar Foundation ” Women are the deliberate target of war’s greatest crimes, as a means of destroying communities. The Intisar Foundation seeks to enable these women to restore their lives. I can’t think of a more vital mission. “ Please tell us more about why you decided to lend your invaluable […]
READ MOREBoard Member, Intisar Foundation ” Arab women are being affected in so many different ways. But from where I sit, I think the pressing challenge is being absent from the decision making table. Inclusion is the first and essential step to address many of the challenges that Arab women face.” Karma Ekmekji is a Mediation […]
READ MOREImmediate Past President for Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) What has inspired you to lend your invaluable support to the Intisar Foundation? I had been a close friend of HH Sheikha Intisar much before she established the Intisar Foundation, and so I was lucky to be a constant witness of the evolution […]
READ MORERegional Director and Head of Programmes at Ruwwad ” The Intisar Foundation drama therapy sessions were held in a safe, private part of our community center in East Amman… I remember how HH Sheikha Intisar stepped forward and coached one of the women to raise her voice, take the stance, even to shout out […]
READ MOREAdvisor at the Technical Committee of Intisar Foundation “We at Intisar Foundation urge the world to know that Arab women are no longer to be seen as mere victims but shall be empowered to become change makers who help develop their communities and create a more sustainable Peace environment in their countries.” How […]
READ MOREOfficially registered as a humanitarian organisation with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2019, Intisar Foundation is the first charitable organisation in the Middle East dedicated to providing psychological support programmes of drama therapy to Arab women affected by the brutality of war and violence.
Intisar Foundation
Number 22, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN48AS
UK Registration Charity Number: 1182384