A former student of LESB, Lebanon, Chadi Melki studied in university in the United States for several years, obtaining a Degree in Computer Science and Business. He and his wife, Joyce, took over responsibility for Cedar Home, in Beirut, in January 1992.
Several organizations send summer work-parties to help the anticipation along.
Joyce takes responsibility for the three house-carers, who are usually girls in their early twenties. Hanna, an 18 year old girl, was equal in age to the oldest of the residents. She came to Beirut straight from High School in the UK to find herself in a heavy care job. She openly admitted that if she had known what she was coming to, she would not have come but, having come, she would not have missed the opportunity for anything. Some of the girls have tragic family backgrounds and come to Cedar Home with little sense of security.