Executive Director of Collective for Research and Training on Development- Action (CRTD-A), Lebanon 

Mrs. Lina Abou-Habib is the Executive Director of the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A www.crtda.org.lb and www.lkdg.org) which is based in Beirut and is involved in research, field intervention and advocacy on gender and citizenship, gender and economic rights and leadership. CTRD.A is a member of the Women Learning Partnership-International and is also the Middle East and Gulf antenna of the International Gender and Trade Network. Mrs. Lina is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of AWID as well as programme advisor for the Global Fund for Women and Editorial Board member of the “Gender and Development Journal” published by Oxfam UK.