MSP - My School Pulse

Paul who studied and did his best until the last minute, an oxygen mask on his face, is the inspiration behind.

Our Story

The origin of Myschoolpulse lies in unspeakable adversity when Paul, the founder’s son, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in December 2008.

Despite the side-effects of chemotherapy, Paul insisted on carrying on with school and keeping up with his peers. His perseverance and dedication led him to a stellar grade report at the end of the school year.
Sadly however, Paul passed away in August 2009.

Myschoolpulse was founded in the summer of 2010 as a non-profit organization in Lebanon.

OUR MISSION
Provide children with life threatening illnesses support for their education and their well-being.

OUR VISION
Every sick child has the right to dream, learn and hope, and pursue their education for a better future.

Who we are

Meet our
Board of Directors

Mireille Nassif
Co-founder & President
Volunteer

Mireille co-founded Myschoolpulse in memory of her son Paul. She works at Banque Syz in Geneva, previously at UBP and Credit Suisse Geneva, Brevan Howard and BNP Paribas in London. She holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management (MIT).

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Daniele Diab
Co-founder
Volunteer

Daniele is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, in New York. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Economics from MIT and received her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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Philippe Yared
Strategy & Media
Communication
Volunteer

Philippe has studied economics at the American University of Beirut and business at Concordia University in Montreal and has been a banker almost all his working life.

Dr. Aimée Karam
Volunteer

Dr Aimee Nasser Karam received her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from St. Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon. She has completed her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Beck Institute for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in Pennsylvania, (USA) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies at the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Center (OCTC), Oxford University (UK). She is Dialectic Behavioral Therapy trained (DBT), from the OCTC, Oxford, UK.
She is Head of Clinical Psychology at the Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND) in the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology at St George Hospital University Medical Center (SGHUMC) in Beirut, since 1986. She is a researcher and a founding member of IDRAAC NGO. She is Professor at Balamand University, school of Medicine. She has served as President of the Lebanese Psychological Association (LPA), from 2017-2019 and a board member. She is one of the founders, has served as President and is currently a board member of “The Third Voice for Lebanon”.

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Meet our
Exceptional Team

Mireille Nassif
General Manager
Volunteer

Mireille co-founded Myschoolpulse in memory of her son Paul. She works at Banque Syz in Geneva, previously at UBP and Credit Suisse Geneva, Brevan Howard and BNP Paribas in London. She holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management (MIT).

Lara Hage
Deputy & Finance Manager
Volunteer

Lara Hage has been an active volunteer member for Myschoolpulse since its inception dealing with accounting and legal matters. She currently acts as the Secretary to the Board of Advisors of The Alexis & Anne-Marie Habib Foundation handling all administrative matters regarding the Foundation in Lebanon. Previous to this position, Lara worked in the banking sector in Lebanon. She has also served on the Parents Committee of Collège Maristes – Champville. Lara holds a BBA from the American University of Beirut.

Nathalie Diab
Fundraising & Events
Volunteer

Josiane Deghel
Hospital Coordinator &
Accounting Manager

Josiane joined Myschoolpulse as an Emergency Coordinator for chemotherapy medication provision after the Beirut Blast in 2020. She later helped in the implementation of the online education. She is currently in charge of hospital coordination and accounting management. Previously, Josiane worked at Middle East and Africa Trading Organization (MEATO) and Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC) Lebanon in the healthcare and later at the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) in testing and training services marketing and lecturer at the faculty of health sciences. Josiane holds a BS in Biochemistry from the Lebanese University and an MS in Molecular Biology from American University of Science and Technology (AUST), Lebanon.

Manal Attieh
School Director

Manal joined Myschoolpulse in April 2015. She was previously a Life and Earth Sciences teacher at Collège Louise Wegmann, from October 1986 until June 2010.She holds a BS in geology and an MS degree in hydrogeology from American University of Beirut.

Soraya Obeid
Lead Art Therapist

Soraya is is a PhD student in expressive therapies at Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts and have been MSP art therapist since 2014. She also holds a masters degree in art therapy and clinical mental health counseling from Lesley University. She holds another masters degree in fine arts from ALBA, Beirut. More about Soraya at www.sorayaobeid.net

Clara Yared
Co-Founder, Communication and fundraising advisor

Clara graduated from HEC Lausanne and worked as a social media coordinator in the Richemont Group. She has been advising Myschoolpulse since inception on 2010.

Supporters

Thank you for your donations & support, wherever you are in the world.

Donors

Merck Family Foundation

The NDL Foundation, UK

Sofia & Claude Marion Foundation

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Ramzi & Dalia Rishani

1 anonymous

Danielle De Piccioto

Mireille Nassif (covered all operating costs for the first 2.5y)

Dexia Asset Management

Fady & Leila Abouchalache

3 anonymous

Association Philippe Jabre (APJ)

Justice au Coeur (charity of French Lycee in London)

Khalil Warde SAL

Only The Brave Foundation

Orascom

Paul & Kathryn Raphael

Rana & Albert Baladi

Tamari Foundation

6 anonymous (including a monthly donor)

Bridgewater Associates

Butterfly

Corinne & Sylvain Lebeuf

Dolly & Gino Chammas

Farid Chehab

Josyann Abisaab & Michel Brogard

Lina Takla

Michel Aramouni

Nicole & Jean-Jacques Hajjar

Sylvie Saliba

Tamer Family

Tina & Sponsors

2 anonymous

Anouck & Julien's wedding

Bassam Yammine

Benoit Zingraff

British Lebanese Association

Camille & Marie-Christine Abousleiman

Carla Chammas

Caryn & Rachid Karam

Cedric Pierre Gentil

Christine Bacha-Rizk

Claude Bakalian

Claude & Paul Serhal

Daniele Abisaab

David Adler

Diane Ibrahimchah

Eirini & Vassilis Karamouzis

Elena & Romain Blanchard

Esther & Michel Antaky

Farid Habib

Farid Kettaneh

FFA

Fouad Sawaya

Francis & Rima Yared

Francois Puget

Frederic Khoury

Gael & Emile Bacha

Jenny & Joseph Oughourlian

Joe Khoury

Joumana Rizk

Kara Lemont Sportelli

Kareen Ibrahimchah

L'Ecole Bilingue

Le Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco

Les Affichages Pikasso Sal

Louise & Michel Doumet

Marguerite Doumet

Marwan Kyriakos-Saad

Maurice Obeid

Maurice & Astrid Topiol

May & Roger Tohmé

Michael Garrow

Michel Sara

Michel Zoghzoghi

Nada Otayek

Nadine & Danny Bernheim

Nathalia & Alexander Audi

Nelly & Christian Zouein

Pierre & Michelle Tager

Rania Kassem

Rudy Seikaly

Sabine Nader

Serge Yared

The Boustany Foundation

Thierry Asté

Thierry, Carole & Lisa Barel

12 anonymous

A Harkous, Londres

Alexandre Calamaro

Bernard Ulrich

Carl Baladi

Carlo Ayoub

Christine Delfaut

Dominique & Imad Al Shibibi

Gabriela Soppelsa

Janine Maamari

Joe Lovrics

Joumana & Philippe Tager

Julien Jabre

Kamal Jabre

Laure Ghouila-Houri

Laura Lati & Gianni Frey

Martine Harmouche

Mary & Pierre Debbane

Michael Zammar

Miriam & Jorge Suarez

Myriam Tuéni

Nadine Hajjar

Nanou Zayan

Nicole & Gaby Ragy

Omar Chebli

Philip Adler

Raif Letayf

Robert Matta

Rola & Rashid Baddoura

Samir El Khoury

Simon Woods

Vincent Berard

Yann Hammoud

Zeina & Sami Darouni

10 anonymous

Fundraisers

Laudy Asseily - Beirut
USD 38,091

Lebanese International Swim Academy organises annual Swim-a-Thon fundraising in favour of Myschoopulse

Alice Mogabgab - Beirut
USD 5,716

Conferences at Alice Mogabgab Gallery

Alice Mogabgab - Beirut
USD 4,000

Beirut Art Film Festival

Thierry Aste - Beirut
USD 3,850

Thierry downloads music on clients Ipods and donates all revenues to Myschoolpulse

Justice au Coeur - London
£ 2,000

The French Lycée’s charity and students organize events throughout the year

Micky Chebli - Paris to Beirut
USD 44,150

Biking from Paris to Beirut undergoing on (May 2016) click here for info

Maissa Abou Adal & Ghia Hawari - Beirut
USD 10,000

Recettes de Vie 2 (Nov 2015)

Farid Habib - London
USD 10,000

Ironman Zurich & Ironman Mallorca (Jul & Sep 2015)

Rana Baladi - Worldwide
USD 9,000

E-conference: Marina Abramovic racontee par David Ruiz

Danielle Badro - Corsica
USD 7,560

Hiking the GR20 trail in Corsica

Parents Committee of the LLFP 2017 - Dubai
USD 5,400

The Lycee Libanais Francophone Prive de Dubai raised funds for Myschoolpulse through a cancer awareness campaign

Ralph Masri - Paris to Beirut
USD 3,500

Designers Jewelry sale in London

Rania Kassem - Beirut
USD 3,200

Photo exhibition (Oct 2010)

Michel Khoury
USD 2,000

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Marc Habib - Geneva
USD 2,000

UBP colleagues Party (June 2018)

Serge Yared - Beirut
USD 2,000

Concert (Dec 2011)

Danielle Abisaab - Beirut
USD 1,200

Global Mala Yoga Day (Sep 2010)

Michele Chacour - Beirut
USD 800

10% of all Christmas sales (Dec 2016)

Frederic Khoury - Montreal
USD 750

Fundraising evening (Sep 2010)

Cribari jewellery - New York
USD 540

Private sale organized by Christine Bacha-Rizk & Angela Bacha (Apr 2012)