CIVIC CIRCLE

AN ACTIVE LOBBYING PLATFORM

TO INFORM & MOBILIZE CITIZENS

THROUGH GATHERINGS & EVENTS

Civic Circle organizes events such as debates (CITIZEN CAFÉS)
concerts (MONUMENTS EN MUSIQUE) and think tanks (RDF policy) with various important and meaningful topics, aimed to resuscitate the motivation of the Lebanese, provide them with accurate information, make them aware of their rights and duties and therefore of their responsibility as Citizens.

PROJECTS

Citizen Café

STOP(eco)

SUICIDE

Green Market

Batteries Collection

RDF Community

Book of the Revolution

CITIZEN CAFÉ

Citizen Café is a Citizen meeting that invites experts in a hot topic related to Citizenship

& Eco-sustainable Development in Lebanon followed by a debate to Inform Citizens

& answer their questions, the goal being:

Enlighten citizens on their rights and duties
Motivate citizens
Mobilize citizens to act

CITIZEN CAFÉ

Activities

STOP ECO(sui)CIDE

Activities

GREEN MARKET

BATTERIES RECYCLING

CEMENT INDUSTRIES MEETING 10/1/19

Initiated by Fondation Diane

How reducing fuel usage in the cement industries
can contribute to help solving the waste crisis in Lebanon?

(Reduction of Environmental Impact & Fuel Cost by RDF* Usage)

For the first time in Lebanon, a meeting held at Fondation Diane offices aiming to connect people in Cement Industries with all stakeholders to progress with a strong business case proving that using RDF * is a good alternative solution, economically and environmentally to burning fuel and help all present convince the Government and Communities that it is the right solution.

Knowing on the other side that it will decrease the quantity of waste dumping and will help to improve the quality of the waste sorting upstream.

RDF*: Solid Non-Hazardous waste that is not economically or technologically recyclable which can be Co-fired as a substitute for fuels in Cement Industry or in waste to energy plants, as a preferred alternative over landfilling or mass burning. (Dr. Fouad Jaafar)

Cement Industries Managers

Pierre Doumit

(Chairman & CEO, Cimenterie Nationale)

Jamil Bou Haroun

(Country manager, HOLCIM)

Talaat El Lahham

(CEO, Cement de Sibline)

Fouad Jaafar

(Environmental Officer, Ciment de Sibline)

Cardboard Industry

Karim Haddad
(Assistant General Manager, Sicomo)

Raji Maasri
(Environmental Consultant, Sicomo)

Stakeholders

Mohamad Baraki
(Project Manager, OMSAR)

Antonis Mavropoulos
(Founder & President, D-waste)

Olivier Boudart
(EU, Operations Manager - Solid Waste)

Dominique Salameh
(Professor, USJ and EU Consultant)

Diana Fadel

(Fondation Diane Founder & President)
(Host & Moderator)

Financiers

Alexander Larionov

(Operations Officer - Resource Efficiency, IFC)

Ali Zgheib
(Principal Banker, EBRD)

Mischa Lentz
(Associate Director, EBRD)

Henri Sfeir

(Global Sector Lead of Cement, IFC)

Selim Chami

(Viridis Investment Platform Manager)

(Moderator)

Invitee

Roy Hachem
(Chairman & CEO OTV)

CIVIC AWARENESS

The first book of the Revolution in images

"Fondation Diane" created a memory of the first period of the revolution

for those who lived it day by day,

and also for revolutionary citizens who live abroad.