
WHAT
IS
WIL?
Waterlution is pleased to host its first virtual WIL Global focus Lebanon 2021 event which will provide young leaders across the globe with an opportunity to collaborate on solving WaSH Challenges in Informal Settlements in Lebanon.
Building off
success of
WIL Lebanon
2020
In 2020, Waterlution delivered an outstanding Water Innovation Lab in Lebanon with 60 participants and 20+ expert resource guests. Following the success of WIL Lebanon 2020, Waterlution has expanded this specific program to include a global audience. 2021 will focus on the water challenges that exist in refugee informal settlements in Lebanon.
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OUR GLOBAL Water CHALLENGES need
INNOVATION
Waterlution’s global Water Innovation Labs are front-running, immersive leadership development experiences designed to accelerate collaborative innovation, fast-track global knowledge sharing and devise new innovations that improve water security and support emerging leaders (18-35 yrs) to implement SDG targets connected to water in their organizations and projects. With leadership training at its core, WIL Global experiences equip the next generation of young water researchers, policy-makers, and waterpreneurs with mindsets and skillsets for beyond 2021: collaboration, creativity, global-engagement, complex problem solving, and impact-oriented thinking. Our groundbreaking, cross-sector, cross-disciplinary approach has become a proven new model for global engagement, co-innovation leadership, and a catalyst for co-created change. Now more than ever, the skills we train on during WIL are timely for an ever adapting world, one that has increased stress on water resources, and a great need to creatively look for solutions that address the cultural, economic, social and environmental aspects intertwined with water management across the globe.
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PROGRAM FEATURES
Community building exercises for participants to get better acquainted and build their networks; online sessions focused on water availability and vulnerability
Accessibility to sanitation services, and challenges in solid waste management and environmental stressors
Participants will be given the space to collaborate, problem solve, and co-create innovative solutions to the challenges shared within the program
Participants will be given the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the field and explore the next steps in implementing their ideas
PROGRAM DETAILS
WIL Global focus Lebanon 2021 will be delivered in English.
In early May, WIL Lebanon 2021 will open applications and will be delivered in Arabic.
Certificates will be offered to participants who attend a minimum of 3 live sessions outlining the topics covered in this innovation lab.
Program Sessions
4 weekly sessions held on Wednesdays at
4:00 pm lebanon | 3:00 pm cet | 9:00 am EST
+ 1 x closing session on Friday, May 7
OPENING
SESSION
WEDS,
APRIL 14
2021
3 hours
SESSION
2
WEDS,
APRIL 21
2021
2 hours
SESSION
3
WEDS,
APRIL 28
2021
2 hours
SESSION
4
WEDS,
MAY 5
2021
2 hour
SESSION
5
WEDS,
MAY 7
2021
1.5 hours
THEMES
WIL Global focus Lebanon 2021 has structured the program schedule aligned with UNICEF’s WaSH Assessment Platform Report 2020 and four themes that will be covered:
WATER
Addressing the challenges of water in Informal Settlements in Lebanon based on the indirect accessibility, unavailability, unclear source,and deteriorated water quality.
SANITATION
Tackling sanitation in Informal Settlements in Lebanon with limited access to latrines, no connection to Wastewater network ,nor treatment facility.
ENVIRONMENT
Framing the environmental impact on Informal Settlements in Lebanon under natural emergencies and hazardous disposals.
SOLID WASTE
Exploring the impact of solid waste on Informal Settlements with insufficient SW collection nor management.
WIL GLOBAL TEAM
& RESOURCE GUESTS

Sara Dia
Project Coordinator

Karen Kun
President & Founder, Waterlution
- Email:karen@waterlution.org

Suzy Hoayek
Advisor to the Minister - Ministry of Energy and Water

Abdo Tannoury
Head of environmental Microbiology and Composting Department - Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
Expert Resource Guest

Abdo Tannoury
Head of environmental Microbiology and Composting Department - Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute

Ziad Rizk
Head of Bacterial Plant Diseases Department and Parasitology & Protistology Department - Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
Expert Resource Guest

Ziad Rizk
Head of Bacterial Plant Diseases Department and Parasitology & Protistology Department - Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute

Maria Saidy
Water Sector Field Coordinator-Bekaa - UNICEF

Kevin Bonel
Emergency WaSH Consultant- UNICEF
- Email:karen@waterlution.org

Yann Pastel
WASH Coordinator - SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL

Gaby Nasr
Technical/Investment Director NLWE

Basma El Arab
UNDP / Solid Waste Coordinator

Renata Raad
WASH Officer / UNHCR
WIL Global focus Lebanon 2021 Partners
Lead Innovation Partner

Community Partner



QUESTIONS ABOUT WIL GLOBAL – Lebanon?
Sara Dia
WIL Lebanon Lead
Email: sara.dia@waterlution.org
Karen Kun
President & Founder
Email: karen@waterlution.org