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Farah Fayed
- Location:
- Lebanon
- Languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Issues:
- Climate Change, LGBTQIA+, Child Welfare, Racial Injustice, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Women and Girls, Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Mentorship
- Cultural/racial identity:
- Arab
- Self identification:
- Cis Woman
Bio
After graduating from the Audiovisual Department at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, Farah Fayed spent eight years in Television, where she last served as a creative manager. In 2012, Farah joined the Dubai International Film Festival, managing the sales and acquisitions library for the last six editions of the festival. In 2019, she joined the team of AFLAMUNA, previously Beirut DC, where she is currently the director of programs.
With her colleagues, Farah has organised regional and local impact and storytelling for climate labs within the Arab region, and developed an Arabic curriculum for an impact producers’ fellowship program. Farah also oversees AFLAMUNA’s impact fund among the rest of the programs and open resources.