Lamya Karkour

Co-Founder, Program Director

Area of expertise:

  • Socio-Economic Development & Humanitarian
  • Expert in: Project Management, Peace building, Trainer, Protection, Refugees Integration, Emergency; focused on Youth, Women, Children and Refugees Empowerment

Education:

  • Masters in development studies, SOAS
  • BA in Business Administration, AUB

Experience:

  • Established and managed a Women Center in Greece designed to be a safe participatory space, where women can access information, activities, protection, and social connections; with a children safe space, @InterVolve, Project & Protection manager
  •  Worked in Greek Refugee camps in child and women protection, empowerment, youth development and social cohesion, psycho-social activities and distribution management, @IRC & InterVolve, Safe Healing Learning Space Senior Officer, Project Coordinator, Protection Officer 
  • Followed and supported the refugees’ crisis on various European borders
  • Establishment and management of the Libya Youth Center working on psycho-social activities for children and youngsters as well as school programs with the Ministry of – Education, @Hilfswerk Austria International, Program Manager and Developer & Capacity Building Manager
  • Socio-economic Rehabilitation of South Lebanon after the 2006 war working with municipalities, cooperatives and youth, @UNDP, Socio-economic Field officer