General Assembly:
Sanabel is governed by the members of its General Assembly. The members of the General Assembly are microfinance practitioners from the Arab world. Sanabel offers two types of membership: full and affiliate. For more information on membership, please visit the "Membership section".
The General Assembly meets once a year to discuss Sanabel’s activities, annual financial performace and budget.
Board of Directors :
The General Assembly elects a Board of Directors once every two years. This Board is comprised of five representatives and one institutional sponsor. In its first meeting, the newly elected Board of Directors elects its Chairperson. The Board meets at least once a year in person in addition to its two traditional meetings just before and after the annual conference and the General Assembly meeting. Throughout the year, the Board will be called upon to carry out the duties assigned to them in the bylaws. They do so through emails, conference calls and, whenever possible, face-to-face meetings during other regional activities.
See the attachment below for more information about Sanabel bylaws.
Sanabel Board Members:
Mr. Youssef Fawaz, Al Majmoua, Lebanon, Chairperson.
Mr. Moustafa Bidouj, Fondation Banque Populaire pour le Microcrédit, Morocco , Deputy Chair.
Mr. Karim Fanous, Lead Foundation, Egypt, Treasurer.
Mr. Alex Pollock, UNRWA, Palestine.
Institutional Sponsor: The Rockdale Foundation
Sanabel Staff:
Interim Executive Director: Mrs. Kristin Besch, director@sanabelnetwork.org
Financial & Administration Manager: Mr. Mohamed Nawawy, mnawawy@sanabelnetwork.org
Accountant: Mr. Ahmed Ali, aali@sanabelnetwork.org
Program Officer: Ms. Youmna Khalil, ykhalil@sanabelnetwork.org
Transparency Unit Head: Ms. Ranya Abdel-Baki, rabdelbaki@sanabelnetwork.org
Transparency Analyst: Ms. Shaimaa Zain, szain@sanabelnetwork.org
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lamiaa Said, lsaid@sanabelnetwork.org
Arabic Microfinance Gateway Manager: Ms. Abeer Mahrous, amahrous@sanabelnetwork.org
SPM Project Manager: Mr. Ozaina Al Jundi, ozaina@sanabelnetwork.org