NIF Board Member Nabila Espanioly has been chosen as one of the world's 100 most influential women by Women Deliver – Invest in Women, a global advocacy organization headquartered in New York, which campaigns against maternal death.

To mark International Women's Day, Women Deliver said, "The 100 honorees were selected from among hundreds of potentials and feature some of the most intrepid, committed, and results-driven people in the world."

Espanioly was described by Women Deliver as a "Peace advocate who is waging peace in Israel and Palestine." An educationalist, she is founder and director of the Pedagogical Center and Multipurpose Women's Center in Nazareth.

Alongside Espanioly in Women Deliver's 100 most influential women are US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ABC journalist Christiane Amanpour, and Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation co-Chair Melinda Gates.