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This is where uMake Co-working Space is a year and a half after their crowdfunding campaign
We sat down (via Zoom) with Daoud Ghannam, founder of uMake to talk about the impact of the crowdfunding campaign they ran a little over a year later. uMake’s crowdfunding campaign concluded in August 2019, and raised over $10,000 USD. At the time, the uMake team was...
Sunbula’s Covid-19 relief campaign helped 8 partner producer groups in Palestine – here’s the story
We "Zoomed" with Shirabe, Executive Director at Sunbula, who was all the way in Japan during the time of the call, to hear about the results of their latest crowdfunding campaign. Sunbula is a Jerusalem-based fair trade organization that supports artisan groups, and...
Here’s How Raseel Association Supported Children with Autism During The Pandemic
We spoke with Alaa’ Halayka, founder and general manager at Raseel Association, to check in on the outcome of their crowdfunding campaign – here’s that story. Raseel Association is a Ramallah-based non-profit which provides therapy programs for children...
الريادة المجتمعية والاقتصاد الاجتماعي التضامني في فلسطين
أنهت مؤسسة بلدبالستاين حملة “مبتكرو المتوسط من أجل التضامن” والعمل مشترك مع مجموعة من القادة الشباب في منطقة المتوسط. بعد مخيم دام خمسة أيام في تشرين أول من العام السابق، أتممنا المشروع مع نهاية شهر يناير. شاركنا في نقاش وبناء قدرات حول موضوع تحديات الاقتصاد الاجتماعي...
16 Palestinian Establishments to Shop at This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us, a time we tend to consume and shop more. We’ve compiled a list of 16 Palestinian establishments you can shop at this season to support ethical, fair-trade, and eco consumption. (Not all of the following provide international shipping,...
The Social Innovation Summit… “It was like coming home”
Hundreds of people around the world (741 to be exact!) came together for two full days to be part of the first Social Innovation Summit in Palestine, and believe us when we say we truly felt each person’s presence and energy. The event left us feeling inspired and...
BuildPalestine celebrates the first Social Innovation Summit in Palestine
BuildPalestine wrapped up The Social Innovation Summit (SIS) during the first weekend of October - the 3 and 4, 2020. The two-day summit, and the first of its kind in Palestine, aimed to be the biggest virtual gathering of Palestinians and allies coming together to...
Meet our second Social Innovation Bootcamp cohort graduates!
We concluded our last of the year, and we’d like for you to meet our graduates, again! Before we jump right in, we’d like to give a special shoutout to the mentors of the session, who’s input truly enriched the session for both the graduates and ourselves. Reem Khalil...
BUILDx: We met with two incredible Palestinian Social Entrepreneurs!
Earlier in September, we held a BUILDx event in cooperation with The European Institute for Cooperation and Development “IECD” and as part of the ‘We are Jerusalem Builders' forum to talk about social enterprises, as part of the forum’s Awareness week. We got to...