DMI (Lebanon)
Senior Socio-economic development expert
Project: Identification of 15 local development projects
The project aims at identifying 15 local development projects on Lebanese territories and producing detailed Dossiers technique de projet for each of them, in addition to 3 year business plan, financial feasibility, and architectural and engineering designs.
Louis Berger (Lebanon)
Managing Director and Main Expert Participative Planning of Local development
The project was funded by the European Union for the Office of Minister of State for Administrative Development (OMSAR): 204 villages, 12 regrouping of municipalities, 12 Consultative Platforms.
As Managing Director
- Coordinate and follow up 12 operating assistants, 6 experts at the Central Unit and 6000 m/d consultancy and short term experts.
- Participated in the preparation of the work planning and prepared progress reports
As Expert in Participative Planning of Local Development
- Analyzed the simplified local development plans elaborated by the Short Term Experts and the elected committees and Consultative Platforms
- Analyzed the different sectors of municipality development projects, elaborated by the Short Term Experts
- Moderated and facilitated meetings with the Elected Committees and Consultative Platforms; Organized workshops.
Lebanese University - Lebanon
Professor and Consultant
As Teacher and Trainer
- Taught and trained students at the Institute of Social Sciences: Social Intervention, Research Techniques, Methodology, Development (2000 – 2003)
- Was consulted for training NGOs staff in the various Lebanese areas – OMSAR with St Joseph University (Nov. 2002 – April 2003).
As Consultant
- Was consulted on non Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon –Association Frontières (March 2003 – September 2003)
- Was consulted on the Wazzani – Hasbani area, by the Prime Minister’s Office (April 2003 – November 2003)
- Was consulted for a development project in Batroun, by the NGO SODEBA (January 2000 – July 2000)
Instituzione per la Cooperazione Universitaria, Lebanon
Project Director (National Coordinator) and Expert on Land Use Planning / Local Development
Framework: UN Program contracted to ICU, which was the contribution of the European Union to the Reintegration Program of the Displaced. The technical team included 5 European Experts and 25 Local ones.As National Coordinator
Planning of the project activities, selection and training of the research team and other experts, managing the research team and supervising its activities, preparing and following up the piloting committee in the program, editing the activities reports.
As Expert in Land Use Planning
- Technical follow up of agriculture development projects as well as training and allocating credits to farmers, specially in Mount Lebanon area
- Technical follow up of the twinning of the Chouf/Département des Bouches du Rhone (France), Chouf/Province de Rome (Italy), Aley/Regione Pugglia (Italy), Chouf/Province de Bari (Italy) and other cities and villages.
- Producing handbooks on agriculture production and Breeding
- Training sessions for farmers in the various villages and on different sectors.
UNDP, Lebanon
Project director (1994-1996) and National Coordinator (1996 – 1999)
As Project Director and National Coordinator
- Within the frame of the UN Program for the socio-economical Reintegration and Rehabilitation of the Displaced (UN/RSRD), all over the Lebanese territory, for the displaced of the various sects; This program was supported by 32 permanent Experts (nationals and expatriates)
- Planning of activities, mobilization of funds from the various donors, checking on the activities set up, whether technical or financial, preparing the activities reports of the project, coordinating between the intervening actors (institutions, NGOs, technical suppliers); supervision of institutional communication within the project
As Expert in Land Use Planning / Local Development
- Training of mayors and elected committees, with the support of the Fédération Mondiale Cités Unies et de la Région de Wallonie
- Organizing the dialog between the international and bilateral donors and the relevant NGOs (negotiations, preparation of agreements, national and international conferences)
- Organizing the first municipal conference on the municipalities of Mount Lebanon, after the war
- Preparing a credit system formula for small and middle enterprises (small producers)
- Setting up a Green Line enabling response to agricultures’ needs.
- Interventions for consolidating reconciliation, meetings and campaigns about environment and hygiene.
As Consultant in Socio Economical Studies
- Was consulted for the preparation of the Lebanese National Report at the summit of Johannesburg – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 1994 – August 1994)
- Was consulted for the project about Reconciliation between the suburbs of Beirut and the Palestinian camps, after the war – Droit et société, IDRC (April 1993 – January 1994)
UNICEF, Lebanon
Program Manager
Project Director and Expert on Socio Economical Studies
Framework: “Child Survival and Development Studies”, about prevention in Primary Health
As Project Director
Prepared the operations planning, managing the administrative and financial aspects of the project, writing the activities reports.
As Expert:
- Carrying out the statistical studies on health problems of the children in the rural zones, in connection with the size of the families.
- Participating in the set up of a 5 year plan of cooperation between the Lebanese government and the UNICEF
UNICEF, Lebanon
Assistant Manager
Managing Director of the project and Expert on Socio Economical studies in the framework of a national campaign for vaccination.
As Managing Director
Participated in the various financial and administrative tasks related to the project.
As Expert
Carried out statistical studies on immunology coverage in Lebanon and specially the South
UNICEF, Lebanon, Volunteer Health Program
- Expert on Socio Economical Studies for the Health Program.
- Carried out Economical studies on main medicine, the development of primary care system and the reinforcement of information.
Lebanese University
Professor
Training activities, as the Director of the Social Sciences Institute: sociology, anthropology, operation methodology in the social sector
An-Nahar Newspaper
Expert in socio economic activities
Inquiries, studies and reports on the various socio and economic problems
NGOs Action
Assistant to the National Coordinator
Managed coordination of the various activities of the different Lebanese and international NGOs, to support and reinforce operations in the social sector.
Word, Excel, Power Point, Ms ProjecT