We train teams to save heritage when disaster strikes
Emergency response training, museum rescue operations, and anti-trafficking networks across Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
10 active programs2020–24 blast & war response
Explore protection work Lebanese NGO · est. 2011
OUR HERITAGE IS NOT JUST THE PAST. IT IS OUR STORY.
Biladi is a Lebanese NGO dedicated to safeguarding Lebanon's cultural and natural heritage and to educating the next generation about why it matters, on archaeological sites, in classrooms, and in the middle of national emergencies.
2011Founded
50,000+Beneficiaries
Heritage Protection
Heritage Education
Heritage DocumentationWe believe heritage is a human right that defines cultural identity, enhances self-esteem and strengthens resilience.
— Biladi mission statement
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Founded in 2005, an independent Lebanese NGO since 2011. Active in fragile and conflict-affected zones across Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.
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Recipient of the Paris Peace Forum award and designated Cultural Emergency Response Hub for the Levant.
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Recipient of the Ashoka Fellowship Award and signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent Work Regiment of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
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Certified under ISO 9001:2015 for quality management, transparency and accountability in every field operation and report.
Designated hub
Biladi is the Cultural Emergency Response Hub in the Levant
Biladi is the Cultural Emergency Response Hub in the Levant, the regional base for heritage emergencies across Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. In a region marked by conflict, political unrest and economic collapse, historic buildings, museums and archaeological sites are damaged or looted, and local teams are often first on the scene with few resources. Biladi took on the role of Regional Hub in the Levant in 2022, and works to assess damage quickly, carry out emergency reinforcement and rescue work, and connect local needs with international expertise and funding. The hub also trains and equips archaeologists, conservators, museum staff and community groups, so that protection skills and decision-making stay in the region. Because heritage binds people to place and to one another, keeping it alive is a way of keeping identity, dignity and belonging alive — long after the emergency itself has passed.
How we protect heritage
Biladi works on three fronts to empower citizens of all ages to preserve their cultural heritage, even in times of conflict, crisis, and natural disaster, contributing to peace and social cohesion.
Pride in your past starts young.
On-site outings, the mobile heritage bus, and vocational programs turn distant history into something children can touch.
7 active programs15,000+ students reached
Explore education work Heritage damage in South Lebanon, 2024–2026
What these villages once held, what the wars have destroyed and what can still be saved. Biladi’s final key findings report maps 82 villages in five districts and documents 367 heritage sites: 195 destroyed or severely damaged, and 20 villages with all their documented heritage lost. Discover the original photographs, maps and infographics, and the communities’ record for recovery.
82 villages mapped367 heritage sites documented195 sites lost
Read the illustrated report Since 2005
Twenty years in the field
2005Biladi founded, focused on heritage education
2011Registered as an independent Lebanese NGO
2017Esterdad launches to fight illicit trafficking
2020Beirut blast — emergency rescue of historic houses
2023Jouhouzia selected at the Paris Peace Forum
2024National Museum depots reinforced during wartime
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