September 2026
Partnering with the Ministry on NUMŪ
We are working with Lebanon's Ministry of Technology and AI to bring digital and AI skills training to South Lebanon.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Keeping possibilities alive in South Lebanon
We invest in education, skills and community life across South Lebanon. Our newest work, with Lebanon's Ministry of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, brings digital and AI training to young people across the South.
Featured initiative
NUMŪ: digital and AI skills for the South
NUMŪ is a national program of Lebanon's Ministry of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence. At the Minister's invitation, we have partnered with the Ministry to bring its training to students and early-career professionals in South Lebanon.
AI Academy
Practical use of artificial intelligence at work.
Coding
Programming skills for those who want to build.
Digital literacy
Foundations for people who are starting out.
30+
years supporting families in South Lebanon
300+
scholarships awarded
22
villages served by the dental clinic we opened
300+
households with water from a solar-powered well
Our story
It began with Ibrahim and Aziza Moussa
Ibrahim and Aziza came from Deir Mimas, a village in South Lebanon. They believed deeply in education and gave what they could to their community. After their passing in 2002, the family founded the Moussa Foundation in their memory, and over the years it awarded more than 300 scholarships and supported families in need through schools, churches, orphanages and hospitals.
Today the Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit led by Abie Musa. Our purpose has not changed: helping young people in South Lebanon begin their education, see it through, and find good work without having to leave.
Read our full storyWhat we do
Investment and possibility, not charity
We start with what a community needs, and we stay for the long term.
Digital and AI skills
NUMŪ training for students and young professionals, with the Ministry of Technology and AI.
Education
Scholarships, tuition support, and an endowed scholarship at the American University of Beirut.
Health and water
A dental clinic serving 22 villages, and a solar-powered well supplying more than 300 households.
Enterprise and livelihoods
Two companies we seeded, Terra Deir Mimas and Bim Technologists, and monthly support for families.
Enterprises we helped start
From a small village to the global market
Both companies were seeded by the Moussa Foundation in Deir Mimas, the village our family comes from. Both are doing well, and both now serve customers well beyond Lebanon.
Our scholars
Where education has led
Many of the students we have supported went on to become doctors, lawyers and engineers, with degrees from some of the world's leading universities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American University of Beirut
University of Michigan
Latest updates
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Roots and branches
For the Lebanese family abroad
Many families from South Lebanon now live around the world. We send occasional news about our work and the communities we serve.
Invest in young people in South Lebanon
Your gift supports training, education and opportunity in the South. Gifts to the Moussa Foundation may be tax-deductible as allowed by law.