World Forum International Organizing Committee Biography

Maysoun Chehab

I am the Regional Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Program Coordinator at the Arab Resource Collective - ARC, a non profit non-governmental organization based in Beirut-Lebanon.Ê I have a Master degree in Special Education with focus on Learning Disabilities, and a BA in Child and Family Counseling from the University of Michigan. I am also certified form the State of Michigan as an Inclusion Specialist. I have been coordinating ECD projects in Arab Countries including Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, and Yemen. Most recently, I have been engaged in projects with focus on conflict resolution education in early years and children living in post conflict situations.

I represent the Arab Resource Collective in the ECD International Consultative Group and serves as an advisor on the board of the National Committee for Early Childhood in Lebanon.