Baitna opened the first house, "Beit Daoud," in our building in Fanar on the 4th of October 2015, followed by "Beit Youssef" in July 2022, and finally the kitchen was expanded in August 2022 (where we produce and sell our own products). We have, thus, achieved the first phase of our project for the establishment of homes for mentally challenged persons, especially orphans without support, where they live a free life of partnership in a family atmosphere with dedicated support workers.
As a reminder, excavation work began in September 2010 and the completion of the concrete structure of the building was achieved in December 2011. The walls and the main infrastructure were done in 2012. The finishing of the ground floor was achieved late in 2013. In 2014, the first residential floor was completed and officially inaugurated on October 4th under the name "House of Daoud." We have achieved all the above thanks to the generosity of private donors.
Since the inauguration of the first floor in 2014, we have been welcoming persons on an irregular basis on weekends as a preparatory stage. Once we were sure that all the installations were functioning well, we took the decision to open the house on October 4, 2015.
The houses currently accommodate twenty persons aged between 35 and 65 years. They are taken care of by seven committed support workers. Our aim is to increase the number of houses to 4.