Impact is an enjoyable long journey, this is how you could start :)

Dear friends,

Many asked me to provide recommendations on organizations working genuinely on impact not only marketing impact to join and help the country & society.

I had the privilege to be part of many organizations over the years but highlighting below the top 3 communities I was part of. I have added a quick description next to each one of them for your own info if you would like to join their impact journey.

All those organizations are a-political. We might all have different political opinions but in the end we need all to collaborate and invest our energy to make Lebanon amazing again for all its people because they deserve it.

Lebanese League for Women in Business | LLWB

LLWB, founded in 2006, is a socio-economic, apolitical, non-religious association bringing together professional women and providing them with a platform for (1) Sharing Experiences, (2) Developing Competencies and Skills, (3) Establishing Networks and Exchanging Expertise, (4) Accessing funds and (5) Mentorship.

LLWB is currently working on 6 main projects to support Lebanon in those hard times: Education | Startups & Employability | Healthcare | Outreach | Mental Health |Agrifood.

I have been part of LLWB for around 4 years now, and I had the opportunity to meet amazing women and men allies who have a great career path and decided to share their network & skills with the community.

If you are an accomplished professional, believing that both men & women hand in hand equally can drive change, check LLWB website on https://llwb.org/ and subscribe to any of their projects to support.

Global Shapers Beirut

The Global Shapers Community is a network of young people driving dialogue, action and change globally. This initiative was launched by the World Economic Forum.

We are now around 20 shapers in Beirut hub, and have many upcoming projects to serve youth in Lebanon covering Education & Employability, Climate Change and Diversity & Inlcusion .

If you are interested to be committed as a shaper, check this website to check your eligibility and apply : https://www.globalshapers.org/

If you would like to be friend of the hub and support whenever you see an initiative in which you can have an impactful contribution, join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GlobalShapersBeirutHub

Our latest updates as a hub can be found on our official page: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalShapersBeirut/

Facebook Developer Circle: Beirut

Developer Circles "DevC" from Facebook aims to create active communities for developers around the world to access information, share knowledge, and collaborate with other developers. Beirut DevC community focuses on reskilling/upskilling developers talent pool in Lebanon while creating local/remote/international employment opportunities for its members. Few achievements of DevC Beirut, launched by Salah Awad around 3 years ago, can be found below:

? Serving currently more than 2700 developers [Considered among the biggest tech communities in Lebanon]

? Hosting more than 45 events so far [Code Labs | Hackathons | Tech Talks | Like-minded gatherings..etc]

If you are a tech enthusiast or/and a software developer, join us here https://www.facebook.com/groups/DevCBeirut/ to get updates on the latest events and important tech updates