In 1991 the deputies of the local councils of Belarus, specialists in the field of law, economics, political science and culture, inspired by local democracy and local self-government principals, realised the need to establish a Foundation for Democratic Reforms Support named after Lev Sapieha. It was established on 26th June 1992 and was registered by the Ministry of Justice on 11th August the same year as a public non-political non-profit organisation. NGO «Lev Sapieha Foundation» has currently over 150 registered members across Belarus and its regional offices in every region of Belarus.
Minsk, Belarus