Lana Bandak

Lana Bandak holds a BA in Social Work and Psychology and a Master's Degree in Training and Human Resource Development HRD from the University of Leicester, UK. Has been a community activist and human rights activist in the field of community development since 1990, during which she held several administrative and leadership positions, through which she worked in community, field and advocacy for the rights of persons with disabilities in Palestine. In 2007, she worked in the field of consultancy and Organizational Development of NGOs. In mid-2008, she founded and established QADER for Community Development and chaired its first Board for one year. Since 2009 she has been the Director General of QADER and recently contributed to the establishment of the Palestinian Disability Coalition in 2017 and is working towards Inclusion and the institutionalization of the rights of persons with disabilities in all sectors in Palestine. She is a member of a number of public associations and boards of directors of civil, semi-governmental and international institutions in Palestine. She is also a member of a number of coalitions at the national level, which deals with public affairs and the social, economic and cultural rights of Palestinian citizens.