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#80 Carmen Debbane: Turning Pain into Hope | كارمن دبّانة: الألم يتحوّل إلى أمل

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Send us Fan MailIn this heartfelt and deeply human conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Carmen Chahine Debbane the woman who transformed her personal pain into a message that changed the face of specialized education in Lebanon.From the experience of a mother discovering that her child faced learning difficulties, an idea was born one that grew into a movement of love, knowledge, and dignity, embracing thousands of children and families through the Center for Learning Difficulties (CLES).For 26 years, Carmen has fought silent battles against marginalization, ignorance, and the fear of difference, believing that every child has unique potential and that no one “cannot”.In this conversation, she looks back to the very beginning to the moment she chose hope over despair, faith over surrender recounting the story of founding CLES and the challenges of introducing a new concept in a society not yet ready to accept difference.She speaks about leading with empathy, about the strength of motherhood when it becomes a collective act, and about the true meaning of success after a lifetime of dedication.This is not merely the story of a founder or a director it is the journey of a woman who believed that education is a right, difference is a gift, and love is a force powerful enough to create change.Join Ricardo Karam and Carmen Debbane in an inspiring and intimate conversationthat traces a journey born from personal pain … and transformed into an everlasting human message.في هذا الحوار الإنساني العميق، يلتقي ريكاردو كرم بـ كارمن شاهين دبّانة المرأة التي حوّلت ألمها الشخصي إلى رسالةٍ غيرت وجه التعليم المتخصّص في لبنان.من تجربة أمّ اكتشفت أن طفلها يواجه صعوبات في التعلّم، وُلدت فكرة تحوّلت إلى حركة حبّ وعلم وكرامة، جمعت تحت جناحيها آلاف الأطفال والأهالي عبر مركز التعليم المتخصّص (CLES). منذ 26 عاماً، خاضت كارمن معارك صامتة ضدّ التهميش والجهل والخوف من الاختلاف، مؤمنةً أنّ لكلّ طفلٍ قدراته الخاصة وأنّ لا أحد "لا يستطيع".في هذا اللقاء، تعود بالذاكرة إلى البدايات، إلى تلك اللحظة التي اختارت فيها الأمل بدل اليأس، والإيمان بدل الاستسلام، فتروي حكاية تأسيس  CLES، والتحديات التي واجهتها في مجتمع لم يكن مستعدًا بعد لتقبّل الاختلاف. تتحدث عن القيادة بالعاطفة، عن قوّة الأمومة حين تتحوّل إلى فعلٍ جماعي، وعن معنى النجاح بعد ربع قرن من العطاء. ليست هذه مجرّد قصة مؤسسة أو مديرة، بل سيرة امرأة آمنت بأنّ التعليم حقّ، والاختلاف غنى، والحبّ طاقة قادرة على التغيير.

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