Who Is She

Personal information

President of a NGO
Laura Sfeir Schinder

Contact information / Private

Kalamoun Road, Residence Ahmad Schinder, Ras Maska
Lebanon
Phone: 
400066 6 961
924089 3 961

Contact information / Work

Lebanese Council to Resist Violence against Women
Damascus Rd, Bassoul Bldg., 2nd floor
Lebanon
Phone: 
612899 1 961 و 624060 1 961
Fax: 
612846 1 961 و 624060 1 961

Education

Education: 
  • Master's degree, Sociology (Socio - Economic Science), 1978, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
  • Bachelor degree, Sociology, 1974, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
  • Lebanese Baccalaureate, Philosophy branch, 1971, National School (Tripoli), Lebanon.
  • Intermediate School Diploma, 1968, Carmelites Sisters School (Tripoli), Lebanon.

Areas of expertise

Expertise: 
  • Gender Based Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Women's Rights
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

Work history

Jobs: 
  • President, 2006 - present, Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Woman (LECORVAW).
  • Head of department (controller), 1975 - present, Ministry of Economy and Trade (Tripoli, Lebanon).
  • Instructor, 1978 - 1982, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lebanese University.

Honorary office and memberships

  • Member of the Salma Network (Regional), 2006 - present.
  • Member of the Lebanese Women Network, 2005 - present.
  • Member of the Lebanese Council of Women, 2003 - present.
  • Member of the United women Council at North Lebanon, 1999 - present.
  • Member of the Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Woman, 1997 - present.

Productions

Publications highlights: 
  • Sfeir - Schinder, L. (2004). Domestic Violence – The Lebanese family and its different issues. Beirut: Ministry of social affairs, Lebanese Republic.
  • Sfeir - Schinder, L. (1978). The agriculture issues and its effects on socio – economic levels in the region of AKKAR. Unpublished master's thesis, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Major achievements: 
  • Supervising the team of LECORVAW in charge of preparing the draft law for protection from domestic violence, 2009.
  • Attending the "US Election Exchange" program hosted by American University and Meridian International and supported by MEPI, 2008.
  • Appointed as one of the facilitators at the Euro-med Neighborhood Politics Debate (Human Rights in the Executive Plan for Lebanon), 2006.
  • Appointed as Local Coordinator for the World March of Women / LEBANON, 2005.

Awards and Distinctions

Awards: 
  • Honorary trophy awarded by Ryadiyoun Li Ajli Loubnan, 2009.