Silvana LAKKIS

President at LPHU - Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union

Ms. Lakkis is the Second vice chair of Disabled People's International and the Chair of the Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (AFRPD)/The Regional Office of Disabled People's International (DPI). She is also the President and CEO of the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union (LPHU). Between the years 2008 to 2012, she was appointed as a disability advisor for the Minister of Social Affairs in Lebanon. Ms. Lakkis is also recognized as a disability rights expert internationally by several agencies such as the International Labour Organization, The Employers Forum on Disability, The Zero Project Initiative, Civicus, The World Congress on Inclusive Tourism, and many others. Year of this biography: 2017