Bassil Chelala was a founding member of the Lebanese Center for Special Education.[15] She also is a member of the Lebanese Cooperative for Development, which uses micro-finance and other tools to reduce poverty and complete the return of Lebanon’s displaced, helping families in towns and villages to resist migration to cities or even other countries. In addition, she sits on the Board of Directors of Adonis Insurance and Reinsurance Company (ADIR),[16] one of the leading insurance companies in Lebanon, and Berytech, a business incubator focused on startups and other growing enterprises in Lebanon’s technology, multimedia, and healthcare sectors.[17]