Ms. Samar Bandak

Samar Bandak has joined the Community Arts Network in 2021 as a Global Relationship Manager. She worked for 10 years in the social field with displaced and marginalized populations leading educational program where she also co-developed a music program for displaced children. She joined Porticus Foundation in 2017 and the Community Arts Lab. From grassroots to global, she has witnessed and experienced Arts' fundamental role not only in responding to human needs in humanitarian contexts, but also in the flourishment of the individual and the community geared towards a culture of sustainability.