• Munir Kabbara

    Munir Kabbara is a young talented Lebanese runner who lives and trains in the USA. In 2021, Munir broke 3 outdoor national records: 3’47’’24 in the 1500m, 9’00’’90 in the 3000m steeple chase and 14’33’’33 in the 5000m.

  • Young Talent Program

    Fondation Saradar supports the Young Talent Program in partnership with Let’S run. This initiative aims at detecting young talents in the field of athletics. We allow young Lebanese athletes across the different regions of the country to access professional coaching, and support them so they can reach their potential. We provide pathways of opportunity to these young athletes, as coaches and volunteers dedicate their time to train them, within a well-organized infrastructure, and help them nurture their gift to successfully compete on the national and international levels. Let’s run Young Talent Program fosters a culture of sportsmanship across communities, encouraging a healthy lifestyle. We provide training to these talented athletes, helping them transform their lives and achieve their ambitions.

  • Beirut Relief program

    On the 4th of August 2020, the detonation of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse of Beirut’s port led to the most massive explosion of our time.

  • Food Security program

  • The Traveling Art®project

    “Traveling Art®” is an outreach program focusing on art initiation addressed to schools. It is also be catered by Fondation Saradar Mobile School. This caravan serves as an exhibition facility to display a selection of major Lebanese artists, as well as a wide variety of educational activities and tools.

  • Arab Image Foundation Symposium

    HISTORY OF THE LAST THINGS BEFORE THE LAST: ART AS WRITING HISTORY DECEMBER 1ST, 2012. Organized by: Clément Chéroux and Akram Zaatari A collaboration between: Centre Pompidou, Paris / Arab Image Foundation, Beirut In partnership with the Institut Français and Fondation Saradar

  • White Wall, Graffiti & Street Art

    WHITE WALL, organized at Beirut Art Center in association with Fondation Saradar and a team of three curators, was an exhibition in which one of the main objectives is to give new impetus to the Lebanese graffiti scene. Fourteen international artists, from Europe, North America, South America, together with artists from Egypt and Tunisia, with diverse visions and street art practices, were invited to share their passion and expertise.

  • Video Vintage

    A collaboration between: Centre Pompidou, Paris / Beirut Art Center, Beirut in partnership with the Institut Français, Fondation Saradar and BLC Bank. Ant Farm (Chip Lord, Doug Michels, Curtis Schreier) and T.R. Uthco (Doug Hall, Diane Hall, Jody Procter)The Eternal Frame, 1975 © Courtesy University of California, Berkeley ArtMuseum and Pacific Film Archive

  • Home Works 6

    Home Works 6 is the main forum on cultural practices in Lebanon and took place from the 17th May until the 10th of June 2013. This forum included lectures, performances, theatre, dance, exhibitions, music, sound, video, and film, in different venues across Beirut.

  • Saloua Raouda Choucair

    Tate Modern presented from April and until October 2013, the world’s first major museum exhibition of Lebanese artist Saloua Raouda Choucair (b. 1916). Comprising over 120 works, many of which have never been seen before and were exhibited for the first time, this exhibition brought together paintings, sculptures and other objects made by the artist over six decades, reflecting her interests in science, mathematics and Islamic art and poetry.

  • Art Onboard

    The 'art onboard' project is a first of its kind art initiative ever to be held in Lebanon and the Middle East. It is an outdoor exhibition of the original works of ALBA, AUB, LAU, UL & USEK students, reproduced and displayed on selected Promomedia advertising billboards and deployed in prime locations in central Beirut.

  • Andrea Paoli (2011)

    Supported by Fondation Saradar, Lebanese Taekwondo champion Andrea Paoli participated in the 2012 Olympic Games held in London. She represented Lebanon in the 57kg category after having won all national and international championships leading up to her qualification to the Olympics.

  • Gloria Nasr (2013)

    Gloria Nasr was born in Beirut in 1970 and has been living in France since 1995. She is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Gloria began to run in 2002. She participated in the Paris Marathon in 2003 and ran numerous marathons in the following years. She ran the New York, Berlin, Copenhagen and Beirut Marathons among others. She completed the Marathon des Sables, known as the toughest race on earth.

  • Maxime Chaya (2013)

    After the successes of the Seven Summits project (May 2006), and the Three Poles Challenge (April 2009), Maxime Chaya was on ‘expedition mode’ again. This time, he went for quite an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Indeed, one of the last remaining great challenges out there: Rowing the Indian Ocean (RIO). The preparations started in Lebanon. The voyage began from Perth - Western Australia, across the Indian Ocean, over to the Seychelles - off the East coast of Africa. Nothing but relentless open water with no land in sight for 4,200 Nm (7,700 km). Once the boat departed, it could not turn back for any reason, as wind and current prevented it from doing so.

  • Kassem Hayek (2014)

    Kassem has been dedicated to football since the age of 5. Trained with Athletico Club Beirut for 2 years and plays as a midfielder, he was chosen to be part of the Lebanese Youth National team since 2012, proudly becoming Captain of the team. Kassem has already participated in training camps at the French club Olympique Lyonnais, where his performances haven't been unnoticed. In March 2014, March Andrew and Kassem traveled to participate in a training with the Olympique Lyonnais.

  • Andrew Sawaya (2014)

    Andrew is a young Lebanese player fully committed to football since he was 5. After playing with Al Ain Football club in the UAE, he joined Athletico Club Beirut for training, three years ago. Known for his fair play and his discipline, Andrew was selected to be part of the Lebanese Youth National team since 2012. He was detected by the Olympique Lyonnais recruiters and trainers as a high potential player, who can, given the adequate training, shine in the world of football.

  • Marc Boustany (2014)

    Marc Boustany is a Junior Tennis player born in 1999 in Beirut. In 2013, he was number 1 (under 14 category) in Lebanese Tennis Federation (LTF) ranking, after only one year of training. Marc is a naturally born athlete. He started at 12 years old and caught up with players nationally and internationally because of his fast learning capacities. Some of Marc’s most recent achievements include winning tournaments such as CSMT La Coudoulière (France) and TC Sollies Pont tennis tournament (France). Since 2013, Marc moved to Cyprus to follow professional tennis training at Ioannides Tennis Academy. He lives away from his family to pursue his dream. Marc was selected to be part of the Lebanese delegation representing Lebanon at the Junior Davis Cup in Malaysia, in March 2015.

  • Ray Bassil (2016)

    Born in Lebanon in 1988, Ray Bassil won her first title at age 15 at the Female Arab Championship in Algiers. With a Bachelor Degree in Food and Beverage Management in hand, Ray is pursuing her sport journey worldwide, achieving several first and second rankings, collecting gold and silver medals since 2004. Our champion is the first and only woman ever to represent the Arab countries in Trap Shooting at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016!

  • Pia Nehmé

    Her sport specialty being Distance running, Pia Nehme has achieved many outstanding records locally and internationally since 2005.

  • Léa Iskandar

    Léa Iskandar has been running since 2010 in Lebanon and in Europe. She has achieved podium wins every year, securing the first place in 5k and 10k local races and second place in the West Asian Championship.

  • Nader Jaber

    Born and raised in Ivory Coast, Nader mainly focused on soccer and tennis, until he discovered running when he moved to Lebanon for studying. As of 2014, Nader focused on running, training extensively. He participated in several competitions in Lebanon, Abu Dhabi, Ivory Coast and Portugal, ranking with the aim and dream to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

  • Yasmina Bocti

    Yasmina Bocti is a horseback rider born in 2002. She started horseback riding at the very young age of 5. Since then, she has been passionate about horses and used to spend her summer taking care of them at Faqra Club Academy. Supported by her parents, she soon began training after school a French instructor who provided her guidance and helped her develop her skills.

  • The ‘e-ecoeducation®’ Caravan Project

    Lebanon is facing a continuous and advanced environmental degradation despite efforts and actions by specialized NGOs and the government over the years. It seems that behaviors have not yet changed.

  • The ‘Cadmus Caravan®’ Project

    Since 2005, Fondation Saradar was sollicited by some municipalities in the Bekaa Valley. This demand prompted Fondation Saradar to explore and evaluate the needs in IT learning in the Bekaa region, which resulted in the launch of the new Cadmus Caravan.

  • The ‘E-Caravan® Phœnix’ Project

    The post-occupied region of South Lebanon is characterized by a young population that suffers from high illiteracy, and a rate of unemployment significantly higher than the national average. The areas hit during the war were already the most impoverished in the country.

  • The ‘Saradar IT Programme®’ (SITP)

    From 2001 to 2013, the foundation was committed, thanks to its Mobile Learning Program®, to disseminate e-literacy throughout Lebanon, based on its strong determination to bring skills and knowledge to every community in every part of the country; based on its belief that it is vital for developing countries and emerging economies to rely on technology to improve their situation.

  • Visual Arts Program

    For years, through its Visual Arts program, the foundation has been engaged and committed to the enrichment and development of the Lebanese art scene, seeking to consolidate our country’s role in the art field.

  • Mobile Learning Program

    The ‘Mobile Computer School®’ project is a unique initiative launched by Fondation Saradar in 2002 with the objective to disseminate knowledge, build capacities and facilitate access to information through specialized training or workshops.

  • Sports Program

    We are dedicated to promoting sports and accompany our athletes in their endeavor. Our athletes believe that anything is possible if given the chance and so do we.