04/04/2025
Exciting news! 🌟 We celebrated the closing ceremony of the DTFAL Project "Drama Therapy for Families Dealing with Autism in Lebanon" at Indigo Kousba. Funded by the U.S. Embassy Beirut through an AEIF grant, this initiative brought together 195 people to promote inclusion and empowerment for children with autism.
The project featured autism specialists, children (ages 4-26), and their families from Batroun and nearby areas.
Meet the DTFAL team of 10 state alumni volunteers, and 7 other non-state alumni, working to empower families through Drama Therapy:
• Diala Al Samarani (Project Lead, TechWomen 2022)
• Rola El Hafi (TechWomen 2022)
• Lara Haddad (Fulbright 2021)
• Salyne El Samarany (MEPI 2007)
• Rana Saleh (Access 12)
• Fadi El Halabi (IVLP 2018)
• Mariam El Amin (Fulbright 2022)
• Zaynab Karaouni (IVLP 2017)
• Aseel Honein (TechWomen 2013)
• Hala Awkar (TechWomen 2024)
• Jawhara Boutros Elias
• Marita Manassa
• Caroline Nour
• Alfred Moussa
• Yvi karam
• Georges El Nahri
• Marie-Eugene Saliba
The DTFAL Project Design & Methods were to:
• Build a network of families, experts, and State Alumni.
• Conduct psychological assessments.
• Host community events and workshops.
• Offer drama-therapy sessions