Civic Awareness & Eco-sustainable Development
Meet the founder
Fondation Diane was created in 2012 by Diana Sfeir Fadel as a response to the environmental, economic, political and cultural marasmus in which the country was debating and its disastrous consequences on all levels, as well as the image of Lebanon in the world and the despair in the heart of Lebanese people.
Our Manifesto
Mission
Mobilize citizens to contribute to Lebanon’s Sustainable Development and support financially and operationally green start-ups, MSMEs and creative minds who are actively engaged in making a change via the 17 SDGs.
Vision
Give birth to a new citizen who is conscious of his rights and duties, while striving to make Lebanon a pioneer country in Eco-Sustainable Development through fostering green entrepreneurship and eco-innovation.
Values
Citizenship | Integrity | Courage | Commitment | Efficiency
Founding “Monuments En Musique” which organized – from 1996 till 2006 - 45 musical concerts in iconic yet abandoned archeological sites across Lebanon:
- Abbaye de Balamand (XIIs) – Tripoli
- Château croisé, salle Mamelouk (XVs) – Byblos
- Caves de Ksara (XIXs) – Bekaa
- Palais Débbané (XVIIIs) – Saida
- Temple Romain – Niha
- Magnanerie (XIXs) – Freikeh Metn
- Sérail du Borj (XVIs) – Akkar
- Château croisé de la mer (XIIIs) – Saida
- Tombeaux byzantins de Wadi El Habiss (IIIs) - Furzol Bekaa
- Tour des Lions (XIIs) – Tripoli
- Château fort croisé – Tebnine South
- Sérail Hamadé (XVIIIs) – Baaklin Chouf
- Eglise latine, Khan El Franj – Saïda
- Caves du Palais Abillama – Broumana
- Couvent Mar Semaan – Kfar Aaqab Metn
- Eglise Mar Kyriakos – Richmaya
- Couvent St. Jean Maron - Qobbaï Vallée Hammana
- Eglise Mar Saba (XIIIs) – Eddé Batroun
- Villa Abdel Kader (XIXs) – Solidere Beirut
- Eglise St. Elie des Maronites – Kantari Beirut
- Ecole des trois docteurs – Accaoui Beirut
- Tour des Lion – Tripoli
- Grand Sérail de Beyrouth – Solidère Beirut
- Nouveau Hammam (XVIIIs) – Tripoli
- Savonnerie de Mr. Audi (XVIIs) – Saida
- Grand Sérail (XIXs), Down Town – Beirut
- Eglise St. Maron - Gemmayzé – Achrafieh
- Municipalité (XIXs) – Jounieh
- Palais Chéhab (XVIIs) – Hadeth
- Magnanerie (XIXs) – Bauchrieh
- Citadelle de St. Gilles (XIIs) – Tripoli
- Gare de Mar Michael (XIXs) – Beirut
- Hammam Ezzeddine (XIVs) – Tripoli
- Palais Nawfal (XIXs) – Tripoli
- Villa Mokbel (XIXs) – Sursock Achrafieh
- Cathédrale Arménienne – St .Elie Centre ville
- Résidence des Pins – Beyrouth
- Collège Notre Dame de Nazareth – Nasra Achrafieh
- Place de l’Eglise Notre Dame de Amchit – Amchit
- Eglise Mar Nohra – Douma
- Cinéma Fouad – Douma
- Eglise St. Joseph – Santa Gemmayzé
- Achrafieh - Quatuor de Beyrouth
• Diagnosed with 2 metastatic cancers
• Treatments in Boston
• "Fondation Diane" Manifest: 1st Civic & Sustainable Development Foundation in Lebanon
• Tests with MTV and registration of “KHABRIYE HELWE” short announcement program
• Founding the “CHOU BEDNA” group leading civic activists
• VIRIDIS, 1st Investments in: Healthy Food, Transport, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
• Creating CEEDD the Chair of “Fondation Diane” at USJ
• Exclusive partnernship with GSVC /Berytech
• Creation of “Civic Circle” program
• 1st Citizen Café
• Inauguration event of CEEDD (the Chair of Fondation Diane)
• Recycling Photo Competition
• GSVC Competition awards
• Co-investing with IM Capital
• Partner for IBDAA with/at AUB
• MOU signing with “l’Atelier du Miel” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Me Green” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Compost Baladi” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Bike Kitchen” (start-up)
• Letter to Emmanuel Macron
• Partnership with SwitchMed/ EU
• Partnership with Lebanon Opportunities
• MOU signing with “Carpolo” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Taqa” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Daskara” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Cortas” (start-up)
• Opening RayMondo, the 1st Industrial Incubator for Green Start-ups
• STOP ECO(sui)CIDE 1st operation
• Gathering the RDF Community
• Batteries Collection National Campaign in partnership with Energizer & Liban Post
• MOU signing with “Green Track” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “FabricAid” (start-up)
• Organizing the 1st “Green market”
• Official Inauguration and MOU signing with “RayMondo”
• Publishing “Kulluna lil Watan”, the 1st Book of the Revolution in Images
• MOU signing with “Mint Basil” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “Ecoserv” (start-up)
• MOU signing with “CubeX” (start-up)
• Renovation of damaged units following the Beirut Blast
• SwitchMed Programme
• Re-Fit, in partnership with ICU & Arc En Ciel
• Donation of canned food from Cortas
• Post Beirut Blast grant from “Thêatre Poche Ruelle”
• Y-LEAP Program
• EEST Program (Entangling Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Transformation of the F&B industry)
• Blue Economy, a SwitchMed program
• MOU Signing to establish the “Clinique Sociale de l’Enfant” at HDF
• Organizing the roundtable discussion "8/8 Women Change Makers: Union in Times of Crisis"
• Waste Management Consortium
• InvestMed
• NGOi Certificate
• Official Launching of the “Clinique Sociale de l’Enfant”
• Launching the “Waste Diversion Management Consortium” pilot project in Hazmieh
• Organizing the 4th edition of the “Green Market”
• Launching the Tessa project: Energy Transition, Sustainable Inclusive Economic Growth in Lebanon
Meet the Team
2022 | 100 Ans au Service de la Vie
Mrs. Diana Fadel was honored with a trophy from the Director General of HDF, Pr. Salim Daccache s.j., for the great impact of her unparalleled initiative; Opening the “1st Social Pediatric Clinic in Lebanon“ that welcomes All Children from 0 to 18 years old, especially the underprivileged ones.
2022 | NGOi Certification
In August 2022, Fondation Diane received the Gold Level of Organizational Certification, provided by the AUB-NGOi. Under the Y-Leap Program (Youth Learning, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program), funded by the Asfari Foundation, this highly esteemed certification has been made possible after successfully fulfilling the requirements and showing commitments to the governance and administrative structures as well as operational principles of the NGOs with legal compliance to all standards and indicators.
2021 | Golden Appreciation Award
Mrs. Diana Sfeir Fadel, was appointed on 20 May 2021, as an honorary board member in the “Women Leaders Association” for her outstanding contribution to the Lebanese retail sector.
2021 | Pioneer in the Fight for the Environment & Eco-Sustainable Development
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and within the framework of the “SwitchMed” Green Entrepreneurship Programme in Lebanon, Mrs. Diana Sfeir Fadel was recognized by SwitchMed.eu on March 2021 as a woman pioneer in the fight for the environment and eco-Sustainable Development.
2020 | Resilient Fighter for Women & Life
Mrs. Diana Sfeir Fadel’s drive and strong motivation to fight for Civic Awareness and eco-Sustainable Development were featured on February 2020 by Annahar magazine, she who has fought and survived two late-stage deadly cancer diseases, and was haunted by Lebanon’s ongoing civic and ecological turmoil.
2019 | Super Angel Award
Mrs. Diana Sfeir Fadel, was awarded the IM Capital “Super Angel“ trophy by Berytech. She is a graduate of the Seeders – Lebanese Women Angel Fund Masterclass for Business Angels MBA Class of 2018-2019.
2019 | Women On Top
Mrs. Diana Sfeir Fadel’s success story was recognized by the “Lebanese League for Women in Business” (LLWB) and Berytech in their “Women on Top“ series on July 2019, highlighting her journey, challenges and entrepreneurial endeavors as an executive and successful woman entrepreneur.