• Founder & Director of ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality, 2011-present.
• Modern University for Business and Sciences (MUBS)-Professor (2013-2014).
• Lebanese University – Faculty of Public Health- Assistant Professor (2010-2013).
• Co-Founder and Manager of the Engaging Men in EVAW Program and Head of the Child Sexual Abuse Unit, 2005-2011, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation.
• Medical & Social Worker, 2003-2005, Lebanese Council to Resist Violence against Women (LECORVAW).
• Customers’ Service Officer, 2001-2003, Sahel General Hospital.

• Selected by the Italian Society for International Organization and the Italian government for "Women in Diplomacy School", 2014.
• Founded three safe shelters for abused women and their children in Lebanon, 2013.
• Founded "The Center for Men", for psychological rehabilitation of men with abusive behaviors in Lebanon, 2011.
• Gender Advisor at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humaanitarian Affairs. (OCHA)/Emergency Response Fund (ERF),2015.
• Board member of the "Girls Not Brides Global Campagin", 2014 till present.
• Board member of the ICVA, 2024.
• Guest Speaker at the UNSG press conference on the occasion of the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, 2009.

Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Gender Equality
Child Sexual Abuse and Child Protection
Case Management for Abused Women and Children
Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality and GBV Programs
Capacity Development, Programming, and Facilitation
Policy Development
Advocacy and Lobbying
Policy Reform

•  Anani G., Feghali J. (2018). Syria GBV Rapid Assessment. Beirut: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality.
• Anani G., El Masri, R., Keedi, A., & Haddad, F. (2013). Playing for gender equality-training kit. Beirut: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality & Save the Children International.
• Anani G. (2013). Dimensions of gender-based violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Oxford: Forced Migration Review.
• Anani, G., Usta, J., & Dandashi, D. (2012). Working with gender based violence survivors-reference training manual for frontline staff. Amman: UNRWA.
• Anani, G., & Abi Rafeh, L. (2011). Engaging lebanese men ‘key’ to women’s advance. Search for Common Ground.
• Anani, G., & El Sanousi, M. (2010). Working with men and boys: A strategic choice in the MENA region to end gender based violence (GBV). Italy: Mediterranean Research Meeting.
• Anani, G., Merhi, J., & Hammoud, H. (2010). Dalil huquq al-nisa' al-insaniya [Women human rights training manual]. Beirut: UNFPA.
• Anani, G., Farhat, A., Chemaly, N., & El Hajj, Y. (2009). 'Ila al-amam sir: Al-razma al-tadribiya [Walking towards safety: Arab tool kit on child sexual abuse for educators and care providers]. Beirut: KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation.
• Anani, G., Usta, J., Mahfoud, Z., & Abi Chahine, G. (2007). Child sexual abuse - The Lebanese situation. Beirut: KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation & Save the Children Sweden.

• Honored as part of the program “Icon of Pioneering” & “Leaders from the land of Cedars” in 2018.

• In 2018, she was honored as part of the "Icon of Pioneering" and "Leaders from the Land of Cedars" programs at Bethania, alongside a distinguished group of Lebanese figures known for their achievements and leadership across various sectors.
• She received the "Women Leadership Achievement Award" from the "World Women Leadership Congress & Awards" in 2014, recognizing women leaders who possess vision, skill, wisdom, professionalism, and demonstrate leadership and managerial skills in organizations, influencing their surroundings and community and achieving tangible results.
• The "ABAAD" association received the "WOMANITY" award for innovative approaches to ending gender-based violence in June 2014.
• She received the Excellence in Cooperative Education Award from the American University of Beirut in 2008.

Anani G., Feghali J. (2018). Syria GBV Rapid Assessment. Beirut: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality.Anani G., El Masri, R., Keedi, A., & Haddad, F. (2013). Playing for gender equality-training kit. Beirut: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality & Save the Children International.Anani G. (2013). Dimensions of gender-based violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Oxford: Forced Migration Review.Anani, G., Usta, J., & Dandashi, D. (2012). Working with gender based violence survivors-reference training manual for frontline staff. Amman: UNRWA.Anani, G., & Abi Rafeh, L. (2011). Engaging lebanese men ‘key’ to women’s advance. Search for Common Ground.Anani, G., & El Sanousi, M. (2010). Working with men and boys: A strategic choice in the MENA region to end gender based violence (GBV). Italy: Mediterranean Research Meeting.Anani, G., Merhi, J., & Hammoud, H. (2010). Dalil huquq al-nisa' al-insaniya [Women human rights training manual]. Beirut: UNFPA.Anani, G., Farhat, A., Chemaly, N., & El Hajj, Y. (2009). 'Ila al-amam sir: Al-razma al-tadribiya [Walking towards safety: Arab tool kit on child sexual abuse for educators and care providers]. Beirut: KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation.Anani, G., Usta, J., Mahfoud, Z., & Abi Chahine, G. (2007). Child sexual abuse - The Lebanese situation. Beirut: KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation & Save the Children Sweden.