Thimar - LSESD

What Thimar - LSESD does

Thimar-LSESD is a Lebanese nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mansourieh, Lebanon, that operates a multi-program platform serving communities, churches, and educational institutions across the Arab World. The organization's stated mission is to strengthen the witness of the Church through three pillars: Inclusive Education, Community Development, and Church Discipleship. It employs between 11 and 50 staff and operates alongside local schools, ministries, and churches throughout the region.

The organization delivers its work through four interconnected sub-brand programs. MERATH provides community development and humanitarian relief, including food assistance and a home rehabilitation project in Syria helping families displaced by war return to their neighborhoods. SKILD delivers inclusive education programs, including ABA therapy sessions for children with learning needs. DMAH (Dar Manhal al Hayat) handles Bible curriculum development and publishing, most recently releasing a new Youth Bible Curriculum in June 2026 after approximately five years of development under Executive Director Toni Haddad. Salt & Light supports children and youth displaced by war, partnering with DMAH on youth discipleship initiatives. Additional Church Discipleship programming includes Bible teaching conferences such as the ABTS Conference for church empowerment.

Thimar-LSESD funds its operations through donations and charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and partner organizations, with no commercial products or pricing. The organization distributes its programs through direct partnerships with local churches, schools, and ministries rather than traditional commercial channels. Marketing and supporter engagement occurs through social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), a YouTube channel, email newsletters, the corporate website, and annual impact reports including the 2024-2025 Impact Report. The organization rebranded from LSESD to Thimar-LSESD in 2020.

Name

Thimar - LSESD

Legal name

Thimar-LSESD

Website

https://lsesd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thimar-LSESD is a Lebanese nonprofit founded in 1998 that strengthens the Church across the Arab World through inclusive education, community development, and church discipleship programs delivered via local church and school partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

IEP/IFSP-Aligned Curriculum & Lesson Materials (EDAGAMAA)

Keywords

• Nonprofit ministry services
• Inclusive education programs
• Community development relief
• Church discipleship programs
• Humanitarian aid Lebanon

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansourieh

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a Lebanese nonprofit organization (NGO), Thimar-LSESD operates primarily through donations from individuals, churches, and organizations who support their mission of strengthening the Church in the Arab World through education, community development, and church discipleship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Thimar-LSESD is a Lebanese nonprofit that strengthens the witness of the Church in the Arab World through three areas of focus: inclusive education (SKILD), community development and relief (MERATH), and church discipleship (DMAH and Salt & Light). It delivers programs in partnership with local churches, schools, and ministries throughout the region, including humanitarian assistance for displaced Syrian families, ABA-based special needs education, Bible curriculum publishing, and children's and youth ministry.

Product overview

Thimar-LSESD is a nonprofit organization that operates as a platform of interconnected ministry programs rather than a single product. The organization encompasses three main areas of focus: Inclusive Education, Community Development, and Church Discipleship. Key programs include MERATH (community relief and development), DMAH (Dar Manhal al Hayat - Bible curriculum development), and Salt & Light (children's support ministry). These programs work alongside local schools, ministries, and churches throughout the Arab World to strengthen the Church's witness through education, community development, and church discipleship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MERATH: Food Assistance Relief and Development - community development and relief programs
• Dar Manhal al Hayat (DMAH)
• Salt & Light
• SKILD

Products and services

• SKILD SKILD is Thimar-LSESD's special needs and inclusive education program, delivered in partnership with local schools throughout the Arab World. It provides ABA therapy sessions and other educational support services for children with learning needs, addressing a regional shortage of inclusive education capacity.
• MERATH MERATH is Thimar-LSESD's community development and humanitarian relief program. It delivers food assistance, home rehabilitation (including a project helping Syrian families displaced by war return to their communities), and broader relief and development initiatives to communities in need.
• DMAH (Dar Manhal al Hayat) DMAH (Dar Manhal al Hayat) is Thimar-LSESD's educational ministry focused on Bible curriculum development and distribution. It produces and publishes Bible-based teaching resources for churches, ministries, and youth programs across the Arab World.
• Salt & Light Salt & Light is Thimar-LSESD's youth and children's ministry. It supports children displaced by war and crises, and works alongside DMAH to deliver youth discipleship programs in the Arab World.
• Youth Bible Curriculum The Youth Bible Curriculum is a Bible-based educational resource for youth discipleship, developed by DMAH and Salt & Light ministries and authored by Executive Director Toni Haddad. It is designed to support youth spiritual formation in today's context and is delivered through churches, schools, and ministry partners across the Arab World.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LSESD
• Facebookfacebook.com/LSESD
• Instagraminstagram.com/lsesd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thimar-lsesd

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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