Currently a resident of Houston, Texas, Jamal Daniel oversees the operations of Crest Investment Company as its chairman. A native of Syria, Jamal Daniel also serves as the founder of the Levant Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on expanding knowledge about the Middle East, its culture, and its history. In 2004, members of the Levant Foundation helped to create the Texan-French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA), alongside the French consul in Houston.
The TFAA implements a number of initiatives with the aim of using the arts to bring people and cultures together. Among these efforts is the Once Upon a Hope program, which offers English students in Houston, Texas, the opportunity to exchange life stories with children in schools in Burkina Faso, a predominantly French-speaking country in Africa.
The project’s goal is to create connections between children of two vastly different cultures, while also raising awareness for the children of Houston in regards to the situation of children who have taken refuge in Burkina Faso.
