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How this Palestinian Business Forced out the Israeli Mushrooms of Gaza’s Markets
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...
Naviatx: a Palestinian Startup Helping Drivers Get Home Safely
Traffic accidents are as much of an issue in Palestine as they are elsewhere around the world. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, there were over 8,600 casualties in road traffic accidents in 2020, 110 of which were fatal. Meanwhile, traffic...
The sieged free space; meet 28 Magazine from Gaza
From growing up in an isolated community, to being the founder of the cultural 28 Magazine; this is the story of our inspiring fellow: Mahmoud Al Shaer. In 2013, Mahmoud founded 28 Magazine with a group of young Palestinian writers from Gaza and abroad. 28...
Social Innovation Bootcamp: Tackling Challenges in The Palestinian Health Sector
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...
Bank of Palestine Group and BuildPalestine sign a Strategic Partnership agreement
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...
The Palestinian Health Sector: Realities and Challenges
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....
Jusoor, Sawaed19, and Foras.ps – Community upskilling in Palestine
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,...
Challenges and opportunities for environmental startups in Palestine
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...
Here are three social enterprises changing health-tech in Palestine
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...