Rabab Al-Sadr

Previous Professions

  • Managing Director and Chairperson, 1962 - present, Imam Al-Sadr Foundation.

Major Achievements

  • Founder of the Imam Mussa Sadr Center for Research and Studies.
  • Giving lectures about different topics including freedom, reform, human rights, human development, dialogue, family, rights and the role of women.
  • Organizing several conferences about different topics such as: human development (religious, social and epistemological Aspects, freedom, Reform and Change, humane, national, and legal dimensions of Imam Al-Sadr’s case, contemporary media, dialogue of civilizations, and resistance.

Field(s) of Expertise

Social Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Rural Community Development
Inter-Faith Dialogue

Distinctions

  • The Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Lebanese American University-Lebanon, 2006.
  • A Recognition Certificate from the General Secretary of the United Nations, 2000.

Awards

  • The Cedar Award, Knight’s Rank, 1993.
  • The Golden Award (La Grande Médaille D’or avec Croix et Cordon), awarded by Charity and Humanitarian Work Committee in France, 1992.
  • Medal of Recognition (Cross Pro Merito Melitensi) awarded by the Sovereign Order of Malta (L’ordre Souverein de Malte), 1991.

Community Involvement

In the context where Lebanese leaders and communities have diverse standings and concerns, sustainable achievements are read in terms of inclusion, empowerment and peace. Bringing the women to the front line of the solution in a context where woman was viewed as passive problem. Thousands of orphans and vulnerable girls have been empowered to meet tangible opportunities and enjoy an entirely different life.Promoting the concept of inclusion in terms of providing equal opportunities to all individuals irrespective of their race, color, sex, or social and ideological backgrounds.Defining and applying education as means for realizing the noble goals of equity, peace and affluence.