The Foundation has contributed to the project to build the new wing of the Mar Musa al-Habashi in Syria through the Italian non-profit association, Khalil Allah-the friend of God, which has the purpose of supporting the activities of religious and lay persons belonging to the monastic community of ‘al-Khalil’. The association is committed to fostering harmony between the Christians and Muslims living in the Mediterranean region. The Syrian- Catholic monastery Mar Musa al-Habashi, also known as the monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, is situated at a height of 1320 metres in the Qalamun mountain range, 100 km North East of Damascus. The monastery was built in the sixth century, reconstructed during the eleventh and fifteenth though it went to ruins again in the eighteenth century and now operates in three main fields: spiritual life, manual work and hospitality. Multitudes of visitors and pilgrims stay in the Monastery for weekly training courses and spiritual exercises. Started in 1999, the new wing now has 35 rooms, a kitchen and a simple meeting room. The Syrian monks aim to make the Monastery accessible to an increasing number of believers and disabled persons and a lift has been installed in the tower for the purpose.