PMWB: Building PMI Lebanon’s Center of Excellence for Social Impact
Rashad Issa on turning two years of NGO support into a lasting, volunteer-powered program.
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Rashad Issa on turning two years of NGO support into a lasting, volunteer-powered program.
Rashad Issa on turning two years of NGO support into a lasting, volunteer-powered program.
With 14 active volunteers, Project Managers Without Borders began working with Volunteering Marathon and the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association, while continuing to support Jouzour Loubnan.
Muhannad Damaj on knowledge sharing, networking, and volunteering sessions for the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative and the Rushd Association for Development and Training.
Akil Harb on volunteering with Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB) to build project management capacity in local NGOs in Lebanon.
In Q4 2025, PMWB volunteers delivered a risk management workshop for Jouzour Loubnan, a project planning session for the Rushd Association, and a PMP® information session for the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative.
On December 8, 2025, Chapter President Riam Chazbeck and Mary Jarjour, M.A., PMP, visited LRI to review the results of the Chapter’s PMWB support across its 65-person team.
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.

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