In the recent years, Lebanon has been suffering from a deep economic crisis. More than half the population has become below the national poverty line, with the majority of workers suffering from a drastic change in purchasing power.

With the unemployment rate on the rise, an increasing share of households is facing difficulty in accessing basic services, including health care.
It is now, more than ever, that local workers and artisans need to continue working on their craft.
BEIT will do its best efforts to perpetuate the well being of its team of artisans and workers.

We create for each other to invest in each other.
In creating a healthy working environment, BEIT can improve the wellbeing of our artisans and help them get through these difficult times.

Traditional Lebanese handicrafts are considered to be a major sector of the living cultural heritage in the rural areas of Lebanon. Transmitted from one generation to another, traditional rural Lebanese handicrafts have been able to persist from the Phoenician and Roman periods until the present day. Rural regions have particular focus when talking about traditional handicrafts because of their rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage. When resources were limited and scarce, rural communities had nothing but to sustain their heritage and integrate handicrafts into their daily life. For rural communities, traditional handicrafts are considered an art of living; craftsmen use local materials to create objects for practical, everyday use. The cultural and historical significance of handicrafts creates a sense of pride among artisans and people living in the rural areas of Lebanon.