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Akil Harb: Project Management as a Tool for Sustainable Impact

How volunteering with PMWB helped local NGOs and broadened a humanitarian career

  • Chapter member Since May 2025
  • Credentials PMP®
  • Sectors INGOs, TVET, entrepreneurship and livelihoods
  • Volunteering PMWB
Akil Harb
  • PMWB
  • PMI Lebanon Chapter

“Project management is not only a technical discipline, but a powerful tool for creating sustainable impact.”

Mr. Akil Harb, Project Manager at Brandofy

I am a PMP®-certified project manager with more than eight years of experience across the humanitarian and private sectors, mainly in the INGO sector, with a focus on vocational education and training (TVET), entrepreneurship, and livelihoods programs. I am also the Founder of Brandofy, a branding consultancy providing strategic branding and visual identity services to SMEs and startups. I have been a PMI Lebanon Chapter member since May 2025.

I joined the Chapter with a strong belief that project management is not only a technical discipline, but a powerful tool for creating sustainable impact. Through my volunteer engagement with Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB), I actively contributed to capacity-building efforts for local NGOs in Lebanon. Our work focused on transferring practical project management skills and PMI standards, helping organizations strengthen their planning, governance, risk management, and operational effectiveness, and enabling them to better respond to real community needs. Drawing on my experience managing complex, donor-funded programs, I was able to contribute field-based insights while learning from the diverse perspectives of fellow professionals.

My involvement with the Chapter provided valuable professional exposure, expanded my experience beyond the humanitarian sector, and reinforced the importance of peer learning and collaboration. The PMI Lebanon Chapter has been a space where knowledge meets purpose, allowing me to grow professionally while contributing to stronger, more resilient organizations that can deliver lasting value to the communities they serve.

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Mr. Akil Harb

Project Manager at Brandofy

Akil Harb is the Founder of Brandofy, where Akil Harb helps businesses across Lebanon and the MENA region build brand systems that drive growth. Before founding Brandofy, Akil Harb spent over eight years managing humanitarian and development programs across Lebanon with international NGOs.

Akil Harb led initiatives in health, livelihoods, protection, and vocational training as a project manager, coordinator, and training coordinator, guiding teams through complex environments to deliver measurable impact. Akil Harb's expertise spans project management, leadership, branding and identity, consulting, and management, bringing together project leadership and brand strategy.

Akil Harb earned a Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology from Lebanese International University. Akil Harb holds the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute.

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