Rami Khader is a humanitarian, artist, and social worker from Bethlehem, Palestine with expertise in humanitarian response, psychosocial support, arts-based healing, MHPSS capacity-building, and grassroots community empowerment. He is the founder of several prominent initiatives and organizations, including Anar for Empowerment and Psychosocial Support. His extensive training experience has been enriched by his tenure as a lecturer at Bethlehem University, where he taught psychology and social work, and his time as the founder and director of Diyar Theatre and as the Director of East Jerusalem YMCA's Rehabilitation Program, where he led a team of 70 staff members, trainers, counselors, and coordinators in delivering lifesaving psychosocial support. A strong advocate for collective justice as a key element of healing from both individual and intergenerational trauma, Rami was recognized with the 2015 Arab World Social Innovator Award by the Synergos Institute.
Rami Khader
Humanitarian, Artist, Founder of Anar for Empowerment and Psychosocial Support