Souheir Ghannam
Procurement & Communications Officer
Peace of Art Lebanon
Psychology-informed youth engagement and communications professional supporting participatory initiatives, project coordination and youth-centered research.
Listening, Participation & Connection
Souheir Ghannam is the Procurement and Communications Officer at Peace of Art Lebanon. With a background in psychology, she brings a people-centered perspective to youth engagement, communication and project coordination.
Her work supports the planning and implementation of youth-led initiatives, helping create conditions in which young people can participate meaningfully and contribute their perspectives to programs and community processes.
Through her role, Souheir combines coordination, communication and participatory approaches in support of Peace of Art’s wider mission of empowerment, creativity and inclusive peacebuilding.
A Psychology-Informed Approach to Participation
Souheir’s background in psychology informs her understanding of communication, group dynamics, participation and the different factors that shape how young people engage with their communities.
Understanding People Behind Participation
Her academic perspective contributes to a thoughtful approach to youth engagement, helping ensure that communication and participation remain responsive to individual experiences and diverse perspectives.
Creating Space for Young Voices
Souheir supports the planning and execution of youth-led initiatives, helping young participants move from being recipients of activities to active contributors in the design and implementation of projects.
Participation
Supporting meaningful opportunities for young people to contribute ideas, perspectives and decisions.
Communication
Helping maintain clear dialogue between participants, project teams and community stakeholders.
Coordination
Supporting the practical organization and implementation of youth-centered activities and initiatives.
Empowerment
Encouraging young people to recognize their own capacity to contribute to positive community change.
Research With, Not Only About, Communities
Souheir plays a key role in implementing participatory action research within the Civic Horizons program, supporting processes designed to amplify youth voices and bring lived experience into research and dialogue.
Civic Horizons
Through participatory research approaches, Souheir helps ensure that young people contribute directly to understanding the issues that affect them and to shaping the conversations and responses that follow.
Connecting People, Programs & Participation
Strong communication is central to Souheir’s work. She helps support coordination across activities and contributes to communication processes that keep teams, participants and stakeholders informed and engaged.
Internal Communication
Supporting coordination and information flow between teams involved in project implementation.
Participant Engagement
Helping participants remain informed, involved and connected throughout project activities.
Inclusive Dialogue
Supporting communication approaches that recognize and include different voices and perspectives.
Supporting Programs Behind the Scenes
Alongside her communications responsibilities, Souheir contributes to procurement and operational coordination, helping ensure that youth initiatives and program activities have the practical support required for effective delivery.
From Planning to Implementation
Her cross-functional role connects communication, coordination and procurement, strengthening the practical systems behind Peace of Art’s community and youth-focused programming.
Participation, Research & Coordination
Youth Engagement
Communications
Participatory Research
Project Coordination
Procurement
Community Participation
Young People as Partners in Change
Souheir’s work reflects a commitment to youth-centered approaches in which participation is meaningful rather than symbolic. Through communication, research and project coordination, she helps create opportunities for young people to express their perspectives, collaborate with others and contribute to more inclusive communities.