Advocacy: A Duty to Act

For me, creativity and action are inseparable. While my art and poetry explore the human condition, my advocacy work is my commitment to improving it.

This belief isn’t theoretical; it’s part of my story. I grew up in war-torn Beirut, a time of terror and pain, where my community was sometimes dependent on humanitarian aid for food and medicine. My family was deeply involved in this work—my father with Lebanon Aid and my mother supporting orphanages and elderly homes. I grew up seeing firsthand the profound impact of grassroot and community action.

That experience shaped my worldview: if you have the ability to help, you have a duty to act.

Community & Leadership

My formal volunteer work began in 2000 when I joined the Lions International Organization. Over the years, I’ve had the honor of leading several key initiatives and serving as a bridge between organizations.

  • Chairperson, Lions Hunger Relief Committee (2013-2015): I led District 351’s campaigns and efforts to combat local food insecurity.
  • Chairperson, Lions International Peace Poster Contest (2009-2010): A joint initiative with the United Nations, this program allowed me to foster a vision of peace among young people.
  • Master of Ceremony: I’ve been entrusted to host major international events, including the 1st International Convention of Francophone Lions (2009) and the International Day with the UN (2010).

Words as a Force for Good: Translators without Borders

My professional skills as a linguist and my personal passion for humanitarianism found their perfect intersection in Translators without Borders (TWB), which I joined in 2014.

As a senior reviser and quality reviewer, I have had the privilege of donating over 1,000,000 words to TWB and UN Volunteers. My work focuses on translating and revising critical, life-saving information for organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). I am especially passionate about projects related to:

  • Human Rights & Protection
  • Safeguarding and Gender Issues
  • Crisis Relief
  • Girl’s Education
  • Migration and Displacement
  • Environmental Protection & Conservation

In 2018, I was deeply honored to receive the international “Access to Knowledge – Empowerment Award” for this work.

I believe community and global action is an ethical obligation. In a world with so much suffering, we cannot retreat into a passive wait-and-see attitude and expect others to step in. We must be the change.