The first Social Enterprise in Lebanon
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Adele Khodor
Adel holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the American University of Beirut (AUB).
Between 1987 and 1994, Adel lectured in sociology, rural sociology, social work, and anthropology at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University.
She then pursued a career with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), where she worked from 1990 until the end of 2024. She initially joined UNICEF in Lebanon, where she worked until 2001 across several areas, including health, basic services, child protection, and gender equality.
She subsequently worked with UNICEF in Sudan and Nepal in the field of child protection. She then moved into management roles within the organization, serving as Deputy Representative in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and later leading UNICEF’s largest field office worldwide in Uttar Pradesh, India, where she worked on polio eradication, nutrition, and water-related initiatives.
She went on to head UNICEF country offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. In early 2022, Adel became UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, based in Amman, Jordan, a position she held until December 2024.
She currently serves as a professor of sociology at Haigazian University in Lebanon.
Between 1987 and 1994, Adel lectured in sociology, rural sociology, social work, and anthropology at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University.
She then pursued a career with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), where she worked from 1990 until the end of 2024. She initially joined UNICEF in Lebanon, where she worked until 2001 across several areas, including health, basic services, child protection, and gender equality.
She subsequently worked with UNICEF in Sudan and Nepal in the field of child protection. She then moved into management roles within the organization, serving as Deputy Representative in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and later leading UNICEF’s largest field office worldwide in Uttar Pradesh, India, where she worked on polio eradication, nutrition, and water-related initiatives.
She went on to head UNICEF country offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. In early 2022, Adel became UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, based in Amman, Jordan, a position she held until December 2024.
She currently serves as a professor of sociology at Haigazian University in Lebanon.
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