Sarah Rita Kattan
Sarah Rita Kattan | |
|---|---|
| Born | سارة ريتا قطان |
| Citizenship | Lebanese |
| Occupation | architect |
| Known for | Vice-Chairperson of the World Scout Committee |
Sarah Rita Kattan (Arabic: سارة ريتا قطان) is a Lebanese architect and scout leader, who served as Vice-Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, the governing body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, from August 2021 to August 2024,[1] the first Arab women to have such a role.[2] She had served as a voting member from 2017.[3][4][5] She is the executive director of a design and development foundation, "Design For Communities" (D4C), in Beirut.[6]
Kattan began her scouting with the Lebanese Scouting Federation.[2] In December 2025, she was awarded a Bronze Wolf Award for services to Scouting.[7]
References
- ^ "World Scout Committee". Scout.org. August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01.
- ^ a b "أول إمرأة لبنانية وعربية نائبا لرئيس اللجنة الكشفية العالمية تشغل المنصب "سارة ريتا قطان"" [The First Lebanese And Arab Woman To Be Vice-President Of The World Scout Committee, "Sarah Rita Kattan"] (in Arabic). 2021-08-29.
- ^ "اللّبنانية سارة ريتا قطان عضواً في اللجنة الكشفية العالمية" [The Lebanese Sarah Rita Kattan is a member of the World Scout Committee] (in Arabic). 2017-08-17.
- ^ "World Scout Conference continues its work in Baku". AzerNews.az. August 17, 2017.
- ^ "بدء الجلسات النظرية بالدراسة الكشفية العربية الرقمية للشارة الخشبية" [Theoretical sessions start with the Arabic digital scout study for the wood badge]. alkssr.com (in Arabic). 2020-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Team". D4Communities.org. 2020.
- ^ "Bronze Wolf awarded to Scout leaders from Egypt and Lebanon for decades of outstanding, impactful service". treehouse.scout.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.