Rawane is an NGO Consultant at Management and Development Associates and the Reporting Coordinator at the Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts. She has a strong experience in proposal writing, needs assessment, monitoring and evaluation and developing policies and procedures. Rawane is experienced in working with vulnerable and unprivileged communities including displaced ones and has been involved in major projects in Lebanon and in the region with multiple donor agencies including UNICEF, UNRWA, Danish People’s Aid, and Save the Children among others. She co-founded the Arab Network of Trainers and Facilitators in 2018. She is interested in Politics and has recently received a certificate in Geopolitics from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon. Last but not least, Rawane is a full-time revolutionary who strives to be part of the inevitable change in Lebanon and in the whole region.

Maher has more than 25 years of hands-on experience in civil society, including, capacity and institutional building, training, and consultancy. He has a strong background in management and leadership, including with organsiations such as FAO and NDI. He managed projects of the General Union of Cultural Centers (GUCC). He is currently the  Director of the Civitas Institute in Gaza. Moreover, he is a co-founder of Civitas Academy as transnational and EuroMed school for leadership and democracy. As consultant and civil society expert, Maher has conducted numerous consultancies including training and facilitation, mentoring, comparative research, and evaluations locally, regionally, and internationally. He holds a diploma in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies and a BA in Science from the Islamic University in Gaza. He completed his MA in Political Science at Al-Azhar University in 2011; currently, he is preparing a Ph.D. in Political Science.