Laila Risgallah Wahba was born in Cairo, Egypt, and is passionate about children and their welfare. She practiced medicine for nearly two decades as a pediatrician with a master’s degree in pediatrics and a doctorate in childhood studies.

In 2009, Laila decided to equip herself to abolish sexual abuse and bullying. She studied for the Middle East Sexual Abuse-Related Pastoral Counseling diploma, a three-year certificate program, and graduated in 2012.

She is known for her Christian youth TV program; We Will Live our Lives Well, seen by an audience of 40 million Arabic speakers each week in the Middle East, North Africa, Canada, and the U.S.

Laila is the founder and president of ​Not Guilty, Inc​., which works toward abolishing sexual abuse and bullying. She is an Ashoka Fellow, an inspirational public speaker, author, and determined social advocate. She is passionate about strong leadership and empowering others.

Her determined mission is to be a voice for the unheard and fight against sexual abuse in society. She created the first-ever anti-sexual-abuse mobile app for kids, S.K.I.T., and is a faculty member with the Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership Training.

Laila is married to Wahid, and they have two sons.