The first Social Enterprise in Lebanon
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Adib Nehmeh
An expert and consultant in development, social policies, and poverty reduction, he currently serves as an advisor to the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) and works as an independent development consultant. He is a member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council and served as a member of Lebanon’s National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared from 2020 to 2025.
From 2009 to 2018, he served as a Regional Advisor on the Sustainable Development Goals, social policies, and governance at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Between 1995 and 2004, he worked as a consultant with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office of Programmes in Beirut, managed a capacity-building project for poverty reduction implemented by UNDP and the Ministry of Social Affairs, and directed a World Bank project for the Ministry.
From 2004 to 2009, he worked at UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States as a Regional Advisor on poverty and the Millennium Development Goals.
He is a lawyer admitted to the Court of Appeal and registered with the Tripoli Bar Association. He holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, a law degree, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Lebanese University.
He is also a trainer, civil society activist, and journalist. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with a wide range of development partners, including the United Nations, the World Bank, governments, international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations, academics, and media professionals.
He has authored several books, research papers, and articles on various development-related issues.
From 2009 to 2018, he served as a Regional Advisor on the Sustainable Development Goals, social policies, and governance at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Between 1995 and 2004, he worked as a consultant with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office of Programmes in Beirut, managed a capacity-building project for poverty reduction implemented by UNDP and the Ministry of Social Affairs, and directed a World Bank project for the Ministry.
From 2004 to 2009, he worked at UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States as a Regional Advisor on poverty and the Millennium Development Goals.
He is a lawyer admitted to the Court of Appeal and registered with the Tripoli Bar Association. He holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, a law degree, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Lebanese University.
He is also a trainer, civil society activist, and journalist. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with a wide range of development partners, including the United Nations, the World Bank, governments, international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations, academics, and media professionals.
He has authored several books, research papers, and articles on various development-related issues.
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