Some things are measured in years. Others, in people, ideas and stories that continue to inspire long after they began.
That is why we support cultural, educational and social initiatives that create opportunities, inspire communities and leave a lasting mark on society.
Since 2003, the Foundation has supported initiatives dedicated to culture, education, sport and communities, bringing people and ideas together around projects of long-term relevance.
In 2025, at the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala, Alexandrion Foundation became Nawaf Salameh Foundation, taking the name of its founder.
The new identity expresses the continuity of a mission built over more than two decades and respect for the vision that underpinned it.
For more than two decades, Rim Daoud has contributed to the development of Nawaf Salameh Foundation, with the same conviction that guides her path: real change begins with people, with education and with care for the communities we belong to.
Since 2003, she has been actively involved in developing and coordinating some of the Foundation’s most important initiatives, helping to build projects that have become landmarks of its activity, among them the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala, the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala and the Alexandrion Trophies.
Her involvement, however, goes beyond cultural events. Rim Daoud supports social and educational projects in Romania and Syria, paying particular attention to children, education and communities that need support to build a better future.
A special place in this work is held by Mashta Aal Helou, Syria, the village connected to her family’s origins. Here, her involvement has helped develop a kindergarten and a primary school where around 200 children now study. Through the activity of the Mashta Al Helou Cultural Centre, she also supports education, art and development programmes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
For Rim Daoud, philanthropy does not mean only giving, but patiently building things that can endure and make a difference for the generations to come. It is a perspective on responsibility shaped by experience, closeness to people and respect for one’s roots.
To build a legacy that continues to inspire.
We imagine a society in which excellence is recognised, talent has the chance to grow, and involvement can generate change.
We believe that a foundation does not build only projects. It builds contexts in which people can become what they have the potential to be.
That is why we see every initiative as an investment in the future: in culture, in people, in communities and in the ideas that can leave something of value behind.
To identify, support and make visible the values that contribute to a better society.
Through our projects, we give recognition to those who excel, support the generations coming after us and get involved in causes that can have a real impact.
From culture to sport and from individual excellence to responsibility towards the community, we look for the same essence: people who make a difference and ideas worth carrying forward.
Dr Nawaf Salameh has supported culture, the arts and sport through the many projects he initiated and developed within Alexandrion Foundation, which he founded in 2003. From recognising excellence in culture and science to celebrating sporting performance, his initiatives have brought to the fore people, achievements and contributions of value to society.
Today, the Foundation that bears his name continues this mission, keeping alive a vision built around people and the values worth carrying forward.
We look not only for good results, but for people who surpass their limits and raise standards in their fields.
We believe in the power of example. A success story can become the beginning of another story.
Change begins when someone has the courage to try, to create, to innovate and to take a new path.
True involvement means consistency. It means being present where our contribution can matter.
We recognise the work, talent, perseverance and contribution of people who leave something behind.
We do not build only for the present. We support ideas, people and projects with the potential to generate value for the generations to come.
Today, Nawaf Salameh Foundation, part of the Nawaf Salameh Family Office, continues this story, bringing together culture, sport and social responsibility in a shared vision: to turn recognition into inspiration and involvement into impact.
Because, in the end, this is the question that guides us:
What do we leave behind?
We choose to leave ideas that inspire, achievements that become landmarks and people who carry forward what they have built.
Nawaf Salameh Foundation. A legacy that continues.
