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A community of acceptance.

The community Baitna is open to each and every person with a mental disability

A community of prayer & unity

Baitna aims to be a sign of God's Presence in this world. God who loves each and every person irrespective of race, color, convictions or religion. It is a place of prayer for the mentally disabled person who knows God as God knows him/her personally.

A Community of growth and work

Baitna seeks to give the disabled person a role in society by trying to develop his/her skills and aptitudes, through adapted workshops and manual work, thus making out of them productive & active people in the society.

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    • Baïtna is a not-for-profit charitable organization registered in Lebanon. Its aim is to provide across the country homes for impoverished mentally handicapped persons, particularly orphans and those uncared for, with the objective of welcoming them in a family atmosphere.

    Parents of handicapped persons would often ask: “What will happen to our child after us?” This is where Baïtna can contribute to society by assuring a decent life for these persons.

    Baïtna has started a project to build its first house in Fanar (a suburb north-east of Beirut) and establish a community where the caregivers live with mentally handicapped persons a life of service and loving care which makes them witnesses in society for accepting others no matter how different they may be. The project calls for a building designed to accommodate four families composed of ten residents and four caregivers each. Besides the living space, the building will include workshops, physical exercise centre and other facilities.

    Through the help and generosity of donors the building project was started in September 2010. The concrete structure of the building is now complete and we are in the process of building the internal walls and undertaking the rough-in works for plumbing, electricity and air conditioning.

    We are seeking funding from local and international organizations and donors to complete our project. Our next step consists of plastering the internal walls and stone cladding of external walls at an estimated cost of US$ 180,000.

    Information about Developmental Disability

    The UN General Assembly has adopted a Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons on 20 December 1971 under reference A/RES/2856. It states in essence that the mentally retarded person has, to the maximum degree of feasibility, the same rights as other human beings in all respects, such as medical care, economic security, community life, protection from exploitation, … It further states that the mentally retarded “has a right to a qualified guardian when this is required to protect his personal well-being and interests”.