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The Al-Kafaàt Foundation is a Lebanese non-governmental, non-sectarian, and private humanitarian organization, recognized by law as an Institution for Public Service.

It was founded in 1957 by Nadeem and Lily Shwayri, a Lebanese couple who dedicated their entire wealth and lives to the service of the less privileged in Lebanon.

Al-Kafaàt delivers today Specialized Rehabilitation Services in ten rehabilitation centers located in Hadat and Mreijeh to a yearly population of 1,000 children, adults and seniors who have different handicaps: cerebral palsy, light intellectual handicap, Down syndrome, autism, multiple handicaps, ans deep and profound intellectual handicaps. These services include Special Education, Sheltered Employment, Specialized Lodging and Boarding, and Medical and Paramedical Services.

These Specialized Services are delivered free of charge by the Al-Kafaàt Foundation.

Al-Kafaàt also delivers Academic Education, Technical and Vocational Training, Catering Education and Services, and University Education to a yearly population of over 3,000 students and trainees, in four other centers located in Hadat, Mansourieh, and Ain-Ssadeh.

The Al-Kafaàt Foundation’s fourteen centers are located on the following sites: - The Lily Shwayri Rehabilitation Center - The Village Rehabilitation Campus - The Myriam Center I - Beit El Adra - Our Lady of Al-Kafaàt - The Al-Kafaàt Catering School - The Al-Kafaàt Campus

Al-Kafaàt is a founding member of the World Commission on Vocational Rehabilitation (1963), member of the International Cerebral Palsy Society (1979), member of Inclusion International (1981), recipient of the Michel Berty Award for the “We Are All Handicapped” book written by founder Nadeem H. Shwayri (1982), recipient of the Rehabilitation International Presidential Award (1984), recipient of the Lebanese Order of Cedars (Knight 1972, Officer 1997, Commander 2007), and recipient of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal (2010).

The Al-Kafaàt Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees. As of 2016 its CEO is Chef Ramzi Choueiri.