Being fed up with the Israeli occupation’s policies impacting Gaza’s economy, this is the story of Ahmad Al-Hajin, who became a part of the economic growth in his Gazan community by designing a complex system that controls temperature and humidity fully and automatically to grow sensitive mushrooms. The economy in Gaza mostly depends on agriculture … Read more
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The Social Innovation Bootcamp is a 20 hour intensive bootcamp, run by BuildPalestine and uMake. The two day training uses a human-centered approach and leverages design thinking to guide social entrepreneurs through the stages of ‘inspiration, ideation, and iteration’ focused on the pre-incubation stage. The bootcamp serves as a space to ideate solutions for challenges … Read more
مجموعة بنك فلسطين ومؤسسة “بيلد باليستاين” BuildPalestine توقعان اتفاقية شراكة استراتيجية العربيه تتبع Sunday 10 April 2022 Bank of Palestine Group and BuildPalestine sign a Strategic Partnership agreement. BuildPalestine is elated about its strategic partnership with Bank of Palestine Group, whereby the bank will match every donation made to BuildPalestine up to USD 10,000. Matching … Read more
This report was compiled by the BuildPalestine team based on the findings of the 2022 Summit Health track. A lack of a strategic vision for sectoral development Palestine’s infamous reliance on international donor aid is melded within the health care sector. International actors such the the WHO, World Bank, UNDP, USAID, often support developmental projects … Read more
Foras.ps Foras.ps is an online platform which sources and lists educational and professional opportunities available for Palestinians. The website began as a Facebook group (currently with close to 12,000 followers) which Safaa Ayyad started in 2018. In March 2020, Safaa teamed up with Mustafa Ali, and together invested to launch Foras.ps, a beta version of … Read more
BatteryDoctor We’re familiar with the dire situation in Gaza when it comes to electricity and power. With only four hours of electricity per day, Palestinians in Gaza rely heavily on single-use batteries. On average, the Strip uses 40,000 batteries every year- most of which end up going to waste. “In Gaza, we fix everything. Even … Read more
We’re excited to see health tech begin to flourish in Palestine; here are three social enterprises leading health-tech in Palestine… Hakini, the first mental health online platform in Palestine Hakini, “tell me” or “talk to me” in Arabic, is an online platform that works to provide mental health services in Palestine, and aims to make … Read more
Ramallah, August 10th, 2021: On October 1-2, BuildPalestine will hold its second annual Summit – a two day event bringing together the Palestinian community to imagine, build, and celebrate, under this year’s theme: “Harnessing Our Collective Power” 2021 has been marked by a renewed sense of unity as Palestinians everywhere have risen up, with younger … Read more
رام الله ، 10 آب (أغسطس) 2021: في 1 و 2 تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) ، تعقد مؤسسة بيلدباليستاين مؤتمرها السنوي الثاني – وهو حدث لمدة يومين يجمع المجتمع الفلسطيني معًا للتخيل والبناء والاحتفال، تحت شعار هذا العام: “تسخير قوتنا الجماعية” تميز عام 2021 بإحساس متجدد بالوحدة حيث نهض الفلسطينيون في كل مكان، وأضفت الأجيال الشابة … Read more
Photos: Mohammed Zaanoun, ActiveStills, BuildPalestine Over the past months, we’ve received numerous questions about ways to volunteer in Palestine, both virtually and in person. We teamed up with Sawaed19, a web-based platform which connects volunteers worldwide with impact-based volunteering opportunities across Palestine, to compile a list of available volunteering opportunities. Check out the list here… … Read more