Aws al-Adhafr Al-Khafaji is a civil and human rights activist. He worked as an international monitor for human rights violations in Iraq for three years documenting violations of human rights particularly violations committed by the IS. He is now the Director and Supervisor of the Youth Academy program that runs in 14 Iraqi provinces funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on youth empowerment and leadership development. Aws al-Adhafr is participating in the Social Activist Fellowship.