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Paul Abi Rached is a Lebanese environmental educator born in Baabda, Lebanon on May 13, 1968.
He promotes environmental education through songs that contain powerful messages to encourage healthy nutrition, proper waste disposal, paper recycling, reforestation and protection of endangered species among Lebanon’s youth.
Since 2002 Paul is the founder, president and director of T.E.R.R.E. Liban, an independent Lebanese non-governmental organisation that works since 1995 on several environmental education projects and has been a leader in the promotion of environmental solutions for sustainable development. In 2002, the organisation has been officially registered under the decree-law 106/AD.
Francois, Paul’s older brother taught him how to play the guitar and since then he started his music career as an environmental singer.
Besides his extreme devotion towards the environment and preserving biodiversity and nature conservation through songs, Paul developed his academic career and got a law license at the Lebanese University in 1991.
Paul spent 7 years at the Red Cross – first aid team until 2002 and 20 years of scouting until 2005.
Since May 2004 Paul is member in Baabda – Louaizy municipality council.
On august 2006 he got married from Nada Fayyad and has one son and one daughter : Francesco and Clara.
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Paul attended several training and workshops related to the environment:
2003 Training on the study of migrating birds with SPNL – Bird Life.
2002 Training on strategic planning – Lebanese Union of Environmental NGOs.
Training on square foot gardening with the French Cultural Center.
1996 Workshop on ecotourism with René Moonward Foundation.
1994 Workshop on Civic Education with the Lebanese Center for law studies.
Training of trainers on environmental education organized by LINE.
Training with “Centre Culturel Français” and the Ministry of Lebanon on environmental educational in schools.
Workshop on children’s mental health with the faculty of Beirut University.
Training with the “Centre Culturel Français” on active education through school libraries in Lebanon.
1990 Training with UNICEF on Peace Education project.
1986 Lebanese Red Cross certificate.
Besides his great experience in the environment field you may find below the different sectors and projects Paul has been involved in:
2007 Trainer at UNESCO – Education for various campaigns
Animator at UNESCO - Ministry of Culture - National Reading Day.
Animator with Ekraa Association - Environmental awareness in Public Schools. 2005-2007
Animator at World Vision - Organic Farming awareness Campaign.
2003-2007 Trainer for teachers at the French Cultural Center.
2005 Animator for the Ozone Campaign at the Ministry of Environment.
2004-2005 Coordinator at T.E.R.R.E. Liban - Education on Ecological Gardening with Swiss Embassy.
2004 Trainer at the Ministry of Environment - Natural Reserves of Lebanon (training for the guides on Active Education)
2003 Animator for National Public libraries with Assabil Organization.
1998 Trainer for teachers at YMCA.
Training of teachers and awareness in 60 schools with Mercy Corps.
1996-1997 Environmental singing lectures.
1994 Training of teachers in Public Schools – CRDP.
1993 Training of health Advisers with the Ministry of Education and UNICEF.
1992-1996 Environmental Educator at Collège des Pères Antonins
1996-1997 Environmental Educator at Ecole de la Charité.
1995-1996 Environmental Educator at Collège Notre Dame du Jamhour.
1994-1995 Environmental Educator at Ecole la Sagesse, Brasilia.
1998 Trainer for Capacity 12 at the Ministry of Environment
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