Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, IFWE launched the Lebanon Chapter!
Thank you to all the people who managed to attend our first meeting:
- Lina Beydoun, Director of Development, American University of Beirut
- Fadi El Hage, Délégué du Recteur pour développement régional et programmes externes- Formation Continue; Titulaire Chaire citoyenneté et développement durable, Saint Joseph University (USJ), Beirut
- Daisy Abboud Helou, Pharmacist
- Julie Daccache Khalil, Lawyer
- Nada Salem, President, IFWE & AFEE
- Helen Achou Tayar, Alumni Relations Coordinator, Saint Joseph University (USJ), Beirut
Eliane, Julie, Fadi, Nada, Lina, Daisy (and Helen, not in picture)
Lebanese Diaspora Energy (LDE) 2019 Convention:
“Lebanese Women and Youth: The Power of Change” Workshop
On Saturday, June 8, 2019, Mrs. Nada Salem, the President of IFWE, was honored to take an active part in the “Lebanese Women and Youth: The Power of Change” Workshop, alongside Mrs. Violette Khairallah Safadi, Minister of State for Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth, Mr. Gebran Bassil, Minister of Lebanese Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Joseph Jabra, President of the Lebanese American University.
Among others, the objectives of the workshop were to:
– Set the roadmap to establish the international network of Lebanese Women Leaders
– Explore ways in which Lebanese women can enhance their economic skills to achieve economic and financial independence.
Photo taken at the end of the workshop, with some of the attendees:
