BASSMA is a Lebanese nonprofit humanitarian organization established in 2002 (N. 178/AD), whose mission is to rehabilitate and empower the most deprived families to reach self-sufficiency.

VISION

BASSMA believes that Healthy Families are the pillars of a Healthy Society.

Every person has the right to live in dignity and deserves a chance to achieve her potential through access to Food, Water, Clothing, Education, Employment, HealthCare, Housing, Safe and Secure Environment, and Decent Living Standards.

Equipped with the proper resources, underprivileged families have the power to become self-sufficient.

MISSION

BASSMA's mission is to empower the most disadvantaged populations through the:

Rehabilitation of destitute families through:

Fighting hunger
Strengthening education
Providing proper healthcare services
Building decent housing
Expanding employment opportunities
Developing families' marketable skills and leveraging their capabilities
Creating safe environment for all family members
Improving living standards
Promoting Self-responsibility and Independence
Social Assistance for the Elderly
Protecting and saving abused women and children

Social Assistance and accompaniment of elderly.
Protection and Social Reintegration of abused children, women and elderly.
Poverty Awareness among youth, local communities and different stakeholders on socio-economic issues and their repercussions on society, through Civic Engagement and Community Service projects.

OBJECTIVES

BASSMA's objective is to break the cycle of poverty by:

Consolidating and rebuilding family puzzles that were broken by poverty
Supporting and Accompanying the Elderly
Protecting abused children, women and elderly
Raising awareness among youth and local communities by involving them in Civic Engagement and Community Service projects

Our final objective is the Advancement of Lebanese Society.