Sarah Kilany -- Atkin Fellow

Sarah Kilany joins ICSR as an Atkin Fellow for Spring 2012.

Sarah holds an MA degree from Webster Graduate School-London in International Non-Governmental Organisations and a BA from the Lebanese American University-Beirut in Political Science International Affairs. She has been involved in civil society work in Lebanon, particularly with a community centre in Fanar, Lebanon Voix de la Femme Libanaise. She assisted in the development of a youth centre created for young people in the area to have a safe haven. She also helped organise and coordinate awareness sessions such as family planning, household violence protection, child education and vocational training sessions for the women of the area. 

Sarah has monitored national and regional elections under the auspices of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections LADE in 2010. In 2008, she received training in the International Organizations and Cultural Affairs, at the Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sarah’s research is going to focus on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the role of civil society in finding a solution to their socio-economic situation.