About us

What? Impact Lebanon is a non-profit organisation that brings the community together to pursue initiatives that deliver impact for Lebanon. Our process is to encourage the brainstorming of ideas; promote the sharing of knowledge, resources and expertise; and build strong teams to turn an idea into a successful initiative.

Why? Impact Lebanon was set up to make activism and volunteering accessible, relevant and sustainable for the Lebanese diaspora. We needed a risk-free and impact-focused environment that invites us to tap into our creative and entrepreneurial abilities to help our country and community. Most importantly, we needed a home for our ideas and a family that believes in supporting each other’s initiatives and committing to their success.

Who? The steadily growing team is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds and unique stories for how we have contributed to Impact Lebanon. The common thread that brings us together is our passion for Lebanon and the Lebanese community, desire to be active citizens, shared set of values, entrepreneurial spirit, and belief in the value of honesty and collaboration. We hope that you will join us and contribute to keeping the momentum and building for the future of Lebanon.

How? Sign up and check out our existing initiatives and click on “I want to volunteer”.

Our Mission

Bring together the Lebanese community to:

1. Promote a shared set of values

2. Advocate for evidence-based measures and

3. Support viable initiatives of change in Lebanon

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Our Values

We pledge to remain...

Non-sectarian

Committed

Inclusive

Supportive

We pledge to uphold the values of...

Integrity

Respect

Equality

Justice and Fairness

Accountability

Transparency

We pledge to approach our endeavours always respecting...

Human Rights

The Environment

The Rule of Law

Founders

Bilal Malaeb
founder
Bilal Malaeb is a postdoctoral research fellow at the London School of Economics specialised in development and labour economics. He holds a PhD in Economics and has previously worked at University of Oxford as a research fellow, and consults for ...
Christina Teokari
founder
Christina is in the field of international development and sustainability. Christina is a civil engineer and her focus is on transport, having earned her Master’s in Transport and City Planning from University College London (UCL).
Diana Abbas
founder
Diana Abbas specializes in Intellectual Property Law with a focus on trademarks in the Middle East with Cedar White Bradley. She has completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from BPP Law. She holds a bachelor’s degree from t...
Elissa Sebaaly
founder and board director - partnerships
Elissa Sebaaly is a final year student at King’s College London, studying International Development. She is specializing in Sustainable Planning and Urban Development.
Farid Habib
founder
M&A Director at Huhtamäki Oyj, responsible for leading the M&A activities of the firm in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South America. Previously, M&A manager at ArcelorMittal and Vice President in the oil and gas team of Barclays Capital. Mr. Ha...
Gerard Zouein
founder
Gerard Zouein is a Senior Adviser at NNS Advisers.Prior to joining NNS, Mr. Zouein was an investment professional at Fidelity Investments focusing on European financial services and healthcare, and before that a private equity associate at Apax Pa...
Jad Habib
founder
Jad-Gabriel Habib is a senior engineering consultant in Bioenergy, with Masters degrees in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London. He is particularly interested in initiatives to improve solid waste management, environ...
Lucien George
founder
Lucien George is a software engineer who holds a Software Engineering degree from McGill University. He currently works as a senior developer for Shopify, and has led the development of Impact Lebanon’s websites since its inception.
Maya Hodroj
founder and board director - mobilisation
Maya Hodroj is the head of News Products UK at LexisNexis. She is a former strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in London and Booz & Company in the Middle East. Maya holds an MBA from Duke University and a BA in Economics from the Am...
Mohamad Kantar
founder
Mohamad Kantar is the Vice President at a world leading events producer and training provider for the ENERGY infrastructure industries with a focus on the Middle East and Africa. Mohamad hold a BSc degree in Environmental Health from AUB and MSc d...
Myriam Naufal
founder
Myriam Naufal holds a masters degree in Marketing and digital media from ESCP Europe and a BA in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. She currently works in Grant Acquisition and Management at World Vision Lebanon.
Nader Noueiri
founder
Nader Noueiri is a Product Analyst at a London based investment firm. Nader previously worked in Investor Relations MENA team at Colony Capital, looking after GCC institutional clients. He holds a BBA in Finance from the American University of Bei...
Nisrine Jaafar
founder
Nisrine Jaafar is a Creative Director in the field of Art and Cultural Heritage. She read Middle Eastern Studies for her DPhil at the University of Oxford where she taught for 8 years. She currently consults for various cultural organisations and ...
Rami Kanaan
founder
Rami Kanaan is a trained architect with an MA in Interior Design from the Royal College of Art where he focused his research on corruption in the built environment, specifically in the Beirut area. He is currently working on a number of initiative...
Raya Khayat
founder
Raya is a tech professional working in the business development & strategy team at Apple, based out of London. She previously held two roles at Facebook; the first in Austin, Texas where she managed $100M/year of advertising sales for small and me...
Sadir Abdul Hadi
founder and board director - treasury
Sadir Abdul Hadi is an M&A Operations Consulting Associate at PwC. He holds an MEng in Computer Science from University College London and has previously interned at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Sevine Sabbah
founder
Sévine Sabbah is a graduate from Coventry University. She holds an MA in film production and 21st century media practice. Her documentaries are mostly centered around social injustice in Lebanon.
Sibylle George
founder
Sibylle George is a Marketing Manager at Disperse, a Construction Technology startup. An architect by trade, she worked at Renzo Piano Building Workshop prior to joining Disperse. Sibylle leads the Marketing Team at Impact Lebanon.

Directors

Elissa Sebaaly
founder and board director - partnerships
Elissa Sebaaly is a final year student at King’s College London, studying International Development. She is specializing in Sustainable Planning and Urban Development.
Georges El Khoury
board director - mobilisation
Georges el Khoury is currently pursuing his MBA in London Business School. Prior to this, he worked as a management consultant for Strategy& in the Middle East. Georges holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Communications Engineering from the ...
Maya Hodroj
founder and board director - mobilisation
Maya Hodroj is the head of News Products UK at LexisNexis. She is a former strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in London and Booz & Company in the Middle East. Maya holds an MBA from Duke University and a BA in Economics from the Am...
Sadir Abdul Hadi
founder and board director - treasury
Sadir Abdul Hadi is an M&A Operations Consulting Associate at PwC. He holds an MEng in Computer Science from University College London and has previously interned at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Sarah El Houcheimi
board director - partnerships
Sarah Houcheimi is a Software Engineer at JP Morgans’s Asset Management Trading Technology. She holds a Software Engineering degree from the University of Edinburgh.