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Est. 2008 · Kaslik, Lebanon · Reg. №405

Past cultures
do have a future.

The Lebanese Heritage Foundation empowers communities and localities to assume their ownership as catalyst agents of sustainable development — through heritage preservation, youth advocacy for the SDGs, education, and active citizenship.

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What we do

Four pillars. One continuous act of empowerment.

Numbered in Phoenician — the alphabet born on this coast.𐤀 𐤁 𐤂 𐤃

aleph · 01

Heritage Preservation & Restoration

Conserving Lebanon's archives, icons, manuscripts, and artworks.

  • Conservation of icons, manuscripts, and early printed books from the 18th and 19th centuries
  • Conservation of family, university, and institutional archives
  • Capacity building for librarians, conservators, and heritage professionals
beth · 02

Youth, Education & SDG Advocacy

Forming the next generation of SDG ambassadors.

  • Training programs in 21st-century classroom skills and active citizenship
  • Heritage awareness sessions for students and young people
  • Curriculum and capacity-building partnerships with universities
gimel · 03

Community Empowerment

Healthcare, child safeguarding, and women's empowerment.

  • Healthcare programs for impoverished mothers and families
  • Safeguarding policy and training for children, youth and vulnerable adults, including persons with disabilities
  • Women empowerment and gender equality master training
daleth · 04

Civil Society & Active Citizenship

Building governance, dialogue, and transformative leadership.

  • Symposia and tools to combat corruption in Lebanon
  • Active-citizenship and dialogue programmes with partner organisations
  • Transformative leadership and governance for sustainable development
Selected work

Projects, as documented.

Each entry below is drawn from a signed agreement or a final report in the foundation's archive, delivered with universities, religious orders, and donors in Lebanon and Europe.

Three restored icons from the Émile Hannouche Collection: the Virgin and Child, the Baptism of Christ, and the Nativity of the Virgin.
Conservation2024 — 2025

188 liturgical icons conserved, 10 fully restored

Bulgarian Development Aid · EUR 8,840View the project
A conservator in blue gloves brushing dust from an open Maronite manuscript.
Manuscripts2022 — 2024

27 Catholic manuscripts and early printed books restored and digitised

Aid to the Church in Need · two grantsView the project
A coastal landscape painting from the Émile Hannouche Museum collection.
MuseumSince 2022

Custodian of the Émile Hannouche Museum, Bekaa

Lebanese Maronite Order · 10-year agreementView the project
Safeguarding
Safeguarding2022

30 Catholic educators trained in child protection

missio MünchenView the project
Safeguarding
Safeguarding2024

Child-safeguarding training for teachers and school staff

Misereor · up to EUR 27,400View the project
Heritage trail
Heritage trailIn progress

Mseilha Walkway feasibility study, Batroun to Tannourine

Hungary Helps · grant P274View the project
Cooperation

Delivered in partnership with universities, institutions, and donors.

Since 2008, partners across Lebanon and Europe have funded, hosted, and carried out this work with us.

  • Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
  • Lebanese Maronite Order (OLM)
  • Bulgarian Development Aid · Embassy of Bulgaria in Lebanon
  • Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International)
  • missio München
  • Misereor
  • Hungary Helps
  • FamilySearch International
  • Youth for Peace
  • Beirut Arab University
  • Solidere
  • MTV Lebanon
“Past cultures do have a future. We empower communities and localities to assume their ownership as catalyst agents of sustainable development.”
Lebanese Heritage Foundation · Mission statement
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Heritage is not a monument. It is a practice.

You can fund a project, partner with us, or simply follow the work. Every act of empowerment counts.

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Fund a heritage restoration, a youth program, a child-safeguarding training cycle, or the museum's digitisation programme for youth with disabilities.

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For universities, NGOs, donors, master trainers, and institutional partners across Lebanon and abroad.

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Project updates, training calls, and announcements from the foundation's program.

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