Walaa Ahmed is the founder and director of Better World Organization. Born in 1991 in Duhok City, at an early age, she started voluntary work to support her community.
Early in 2014, Walaa joined humanitarian efforts supporting the emergency response efforts to help IDPs and later, in 2017, founded BWO.
Walaa was selected to represent Iraq/Kurdistan in the UNAOC (United Nations Alliance for Civilization) fellowship program as a 2018 MENA fellow, where she learned and strengthened her network through visits to the USA and Europe.
Walaa was awarded “one of the most influential students” by the University of Duhok in May 2018.