Group Region: Israel & Palestine

The Museum of the Palestinian People is the first museum in Washington D.C. devoted to preserving and celebrating Palestinian history, arts, and culture.…

Shoruq Organization was founded in 2012 in the Dheisheh refugee camp in Occupied Palestine. Its vision, mission, objectives, and programs are geared towards…

Established in 1924 as a school for girls by the prominent educator Nabiha Nasir, Birzeit University is the foremost educational institution in Palestine,…

From 2004 to 2018, the Life Makers Center served more than 250 children, offering activities and classes after school. The children, ages 7…

Jerusalem International Film Festival is a result of Gaza’s need for an international film festival that is open to the world. Gaza Strip is suffering from academic poverty—even the filmmakers in Gaza are not particularly professional in cinematic films, except in very special cases for some of the directors whose talents were widely known. The vast majority of producers require a lot to produce movies that are fun, cinematic, and about the reality of Palestinian life.

Through Freedom Flotillas and other naval missions, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) brings international attention to the suffering and resistance of Palestinians. The 2018 Gaza Flotilla was an initiative of the FFC and was composed of civil society organizations and campaigns from many countries. It challenged the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza. FFC is committed to continuing the struggle until the blockade is unconditionally lifted and the Palestinian people everywhere regain their full rights.

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is an independent Palestinian civil society campaign founded and led by human rights defenders. PACBI is a founder and main part of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee, the largest Palestinian civil society coalition that leads the global nonviolent BDS movement for freedom, justice, and equality.

The National Institution of Social Care and Vocational training (NISCVT), known as Beit Atfal Assumoud (BAS), is a humanitarian, non-sectarian, and non-governmental organization. It was established on August 12th, 1976, after the Tal Al Zaatar massacre, to provide assistance and accommodation for the orphaned children who lost their parents during the massacre. Today, NISCVT is providing services for the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and other disadvantaged people of other nationalities living in the camps or close to them.

Defense for Children International Palestine is an independent, local Palestinian child rights organization dedicated to defending and promoting the rights of children living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. For twenty-five years, they have investigated, documented, and exposed grave human rights violations against children; held Israeli and Palestinian authorities accountable to universal human rights principles; and advocated at the international and national levels to advance access to justice and protection for children.

The Palestine Museum of Natural History and its Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability of Bethlehem University have a mission focused on research, education, and conservation of the natural world, culture, and heritage. They use knowledge to promote responsible empowered human interactions with all components of the environment. They also have a system for research, education, and conservation to address areas in need in Palestine.