Husam El Nounou

Mr. Hussam El Nounou is part of the founding team of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme(GCMHP) along with Dr Eyad El Sarraj. GCMHP is the Palestinian NGO that partners with the Rebuilding Alliance in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza. As the public relations coordinator for GCMHP, he serves as editor–in–chief of a bi–monthly magazine, Amwaj, has chaired the organizing Committees for 5 international conferences, and represents GCMHP in the Palestinian Non–governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) where he served as the first coordinator for the Network Steering Committee. Fluent in English and his native Arabic, Mr. El Nounou is also proficient in Hebrew.

Mr. El Nounou traveled to the U.S. in 2000 as part of the “International Visitors Programme” organized by the US State Department. He deeply believes in peace and coexistence and sees this as a human rights issue, one that ordinary people can impact.