Tania Dib

• Collaborating on preparing Action Plans for the Women’s Coalition for Tripoli, as part of a peacebuilding, community-based project funded by both the Norwegian Embassy and Swiss Embassy in Lebanon
• Co-authored 2 ESCWA consultancy reports on innovation and entrepreneurship in Lebanon and the Arab region (2016-2017)
• Co-created and prepared 8 project proposals submitted to international funding agencies working in Lebanon under the themes of women empowerment, youth education, job creation and livelihoods, social cohesion, and community development (2015-2017)

Social Innovation Projects:
• Co-Author - Innovation and Technology for Fostering Entrepreneurship in the Arab Region for Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ESCWA) - Ongoing
• Co-Author - National Innovation System in Lebanon: A System Approach for Gap Analysis and Preliminary Recommendations (ESCWA) - Completed
• Sustainable Peacebuilding by Empowering Women in Tripoli - Phase I (Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon) - Completed
• Peacebuilding through Community-based Approach - Women’s Coalition for Tripoli: Governance, Operation and Action - Phase II (Swiss Embassy in Lebanon) - Completed

Project Topics: Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment, Refugee Community Integration, Youth Development, and Environmental Conservation
• Conceptualized innovative project ideas and interventions in line with G’s themes and areas of work
• Conducted desk reviews related to project scope and content
• Drafted and edited 3 full length project proposals, including donor agency proposal applications (CMA GCM, GEF Small Grants Programme, and the OPEC Fund for International Development)

Project Topic: Water Resource Management (Desk-based Research and Fieldwork)
• Organized and conducted 5 groundwater sampling campaigns in both domestic and agricultural settings (2012-2015), in the Greater Beirut Area and South of Lebanon
• Performed water quality analysis for over 160 groundwater wells in the Greater Beirut Area
• Administered 60 surveys concerning the agricultural use of groundwater resources in the South of Lebanon

Project Topics: Education and Environmental Awareness
• Conducted a proposal for a nature-based educational program targeting intermediate and secondary high school students
• Established and maintained contacts for funding agencies and organizations