DIYA

At DIYA, we are non-denominational and gender blind, accepting all children and raising them together as brothers and sisters, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity and gender... At DIYA, the "Mother" is the main caregiver for each family. She is caring and loving. She runs the household independently and nurtures the children just as a natural mother would. Each "Mother" is carefully selected and trained before she is handed over full responsibility of a household... Situated on a family estate that once belonged to Kutayba's father, Yusuf Alghanim, the location was once the private residence of the family, where they spent countless happy days in Souk El Ghareb - Lebanon. After the Lebanese civil war, Sir Kutayba Alghanim renovated their family residence and repurposed it to establish DIYA as a home for children in need. The estate was divided into spacious apartments, allowing children in need to live together as families. At DIYA, boys and girls grow and learn together as..