Souk El Tayeb

Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon

HeritageNature & Wildlife conservationCommunity developmentPoverty & Hunger

Social enterpriseFounded 2004International reach

Profile last updated: August 25, 2026

About

Founded in 2004, Souk El Tayeb is a social enterprise based in Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon working on heritage, nature & wildlife conservation, community development +2 more.

Souk El Tayeb is a Lebanese social enterprise founded in 2004 by Kamal Mouzawak as a farmers' market. It promotes and preserves culinary traditions, rural heritage and the natural environment in Lebanon, providing a platform for farmers, producers and women cooks and supporting local communities. Its activities include a daily farmers' market, Tawlet farmers' kitchen restaurants, Beit guest homes, the Dekenet farmers' store, a capacity building programme, and Matbakh El Kell, a not-for-profit initiative that supplies meals to people in need, which is part of the Souk El Tayeb family. Work is carried out in Lebanon, with a Tawlet restaurant in Paris. Funding comes from fundraising, donations, grants and institutional and individual funds.

Location

Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon

Founded

2004

Organisation type

Social enterprise

Focus areas

social enterpriseculinary traditionsrural heritagefarmers marketfood securityLebanonenvironment

Languages

ENFR

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageNature & Wildlife conservationCommunity developmentPoverty & HungerEmployment & Skills

Works for

CommunitiesPeople in povertyWomen & Girls

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

Capacity Building Program

Employment & Skills · Lebanon

Offers entrepreneurship and small business training, with theoretical and practical knowledge from chefs and experts, in partnership with the ILO, UNHCR and the Women's Program Association.

Aasha el Tayeb

Poverty & Hunger · Lebanon

A travelling kitchen that partners with NGOs to serve dinner to underprivileged groups and communities.

Food & Feast

Heritage · Lebanon

Regional food festivals connecting people with farmers and producers and celebrating local heritage and food culture.

Beits

Heritage · Lebanon

Restoration of old Lebanese homes and buildings, providing local employment and using local craftsmanship.

Matbakh El Kell

Poverty & Hunger · Lebanon

A not-for-profit initiative providing nutritious meals to people in need, distributed across areas affected by the August 2020 Beirut port explosion with partner organisations.

Cash For Work

Employment & Skills · Lebanon

Provides temporary employment to vulnerable workers from communities across Lebanon.

Dekenet

Community development · Lebanon

A farmers' store promoting products from farmers, producers and Tawlet kitchens.

Countries of operation

LebanonFrance

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrantsEarned income

Ways to support

Shop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

International Labour Organization, UN Refugee Agency, Women's Program Association, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Al-Shouf Cedar Society, A Rocha, Skaff Estate, Swiss Development Agency