Lina Abou Habib
Who Is She
Personal information
Executive Director
Lina Abou Habib
What I have done for Lebanon
- Actively linking the women’s movement in Lebanon to sister activists in the region and abroad.
- Contributing to shaping of feminist public struggles related to women’s rights.
- Mentoring young feminists.
Contact information / Work
Women’s Learning Partnership
Postbox:
165302
Mathaf area, near Volvo Co.
Achrafieh 1100 – 2030
Phone:
961 1 611079 & 961 1 612924
Fax:
961 1 611079 & 961 1 612924
Mobile:
961 3 615046
Education
Education:
- Master's degree, Public Health, 1985, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Former PhD Candidate, Public Policy, AUT New Zealand
Areas of expertise
Expertise:
- Gender, Citizenship
- Economic Rights
- Leadership
- Political Participation
- Research
- Programme Development and Implementation
Languages:
- Arabic
- English
- French
Work history
Jobs:
- Executive Director, 1999 - present, Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action (CRTD-A).
- Programme advisor, 2002 - present, Women Learning Partnership.
- Country programme coordinator, 1996 – 1999, Oxfam GB.
Honorary office and memberships
- Secretary of the Board of Directors, Association for Women in Development, 2007 - present.
- MENA advisor, 2004 - present, Global Fund for Women.
- Member of editorial board of the journal Gender and Development, 1996 - present.
Productions
Publications highlights:
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Abou Habib, L. (1998a). Regional perspectives on gender training: The case of MENA. In S.J.R. Cummings, H. van Dam, & M. Valk (Eds.), Gender training: The source book(pp. 55 - 62). Amsterdam: KIT publishers.
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Abou Habib, L. (1998b). The Use and abuse of female domestic workers from Sri Lanka in Lebanon. Gender and Development 6 (1), 6.
- Abou Habib, L. (1996). Gender and disability: Do not mix. Oxford: Oxfam.
Major achievements:
- Launching and managing the Arab Women’s Right to Nationality Campaign, 2001.
- Co-founding the Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action (CRTD.A), 1999.
