From Learning to Contributing: A Volunteer’s Perspective on Professional Growth
Ihab Bou Dargham reflects on how volunteering with PMI Lebanon Chapter connects professional growth, shared learning and lasting contribution.
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Ihab Bou Dargham reflects on how volunteering with PMI Lebanon Chapter connects professional growth, shared learning and lasting contribution.
Georgia Karam on bringing nearly two decades of hands-on experience in line with global standards through the PMP®, and on volunteering as the Chapter’s PMI Student Board Advisor.
A six-month program, from January 16 to June 7, 2026, bringing together 35 young leaders and 175 team members to design and implement community-based projects across Lebanon.
In Phase 2 of the Chapter’s support for LRI, volunteers built an Excel-based effort-estimation tool and led a 90-minute training on program and portfolio management for 13 LRI staff.
On August 16, 2025, Chapter volunteers and the Student Club donated second-hand clothes and toys in good condition to a marginalized community.
In July 2025, VP of Volunteers Ziad Ibrahim opened an account at IPT’s recycling drive-through for the Chapter’s Student Club, an act of sustainability linked to SDGs 12, 13, and 15.
Hisham H. Malaeb looks back on five years as the Chapter’s VP of Education, and on the people who made volunteering so rewarding, as he steps down from the role.
PMI Student Board Advisor Georgia Karam announced Project: Your Career, a mentorship initiative connecting university students and fresh graduates with experienced managers.

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