Expertise
Aisha is an inspiring leader with over 20 years of experience in senior leadership in over 20 countries
Aisha managed programs and partnered with community organizations responding to violence against women and girls in prevention, mitigation, service provision, advocacy, and policy change in more than a dozen countries
CEO + Founder
Aisha is the CEO of Common Fire Consulting, and the Co-Founder of WeCiE (“we-see”), an international network of women of color gender based violence (GBV) specialists. This forum works to increase their visibility and provides a space for these specialists around the globe to connect, share experiences and solutions, exchange resources, and to collaborate on opportunities.
In 2018, Aisha became Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Resistance Communications, a creative action agency that works with local power to elevate the voices and visibility of women, girls, and resistors fighting for social justice through transformative programming, storytelling, and art grounded in strategy for social change. She is also the Co-Founder of Vision Not Victim, a global girl-driven program that provides creative platforms to unshackle the power of adolescent girls, and support girls, parents, and communities to create safer and more supportive environments for girls.
Program Management + Community Partnerships
Aisha served in leadership positions running country programs, emergency responses, and GBV responses for refugees and internally displaced populations with several agencies
In 2015, Aisha served as the Senior Program Advisor for the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Unit at the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
During her time at IRC, Oxfam and others, Aisha’s roles included: Senior Program Advisor for the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Unit at the IRC; Deputy Country Director during the Haiti earthquake response, and Emergency Team Leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Advocacy, Authorship + Advising
Aisha has led advocacy efforts, authored, and advised policy papers and events that directly resulted in policy change
Policy change included the US government’s 2013 Safe from the Start Initiative; and the United Kingdom’s 2013 Call to Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Emergencies.
Aisha also spearheaded research, gap analysis, and co-designed an innovative capacity building pilot program to address violence against women and girl refugees and immigrants in the US through a minimum package of response services, partnerships, advocacy, and prevention with a focus on community based approaches and solutions.
Leadership Roles + Women’s Rights
Aisha has previously served IRC in a number of leadership roles, including as Deputy Country Director in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake, and has extensive experience leading emergency responses and responding to violence against women and girls in conflict and natural disaster zones including the DRC, Ethiopia, and the Philippines.
Additionally, Aisha has worked on women's rights in India and the Maghreb, anti-discrimination in the Balkans, and environmental rights in Mongolia for Global Rights: Partners for Justice. She also co-directed a documentary she produced entitled Darfur Diaries: Message from Home, as well as a book she co-authored, Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival. The proceeds from the documentary and book went toward building schools in North Darfur in partnership with the Darfur Peace and Development Organization.
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