A liberated palestine will be built by Palestinian changemakers
Our mission is to empower Palestinian changemakers
& mobilize a global community for impact
Why
Social Innovation?
Palestine has one of the highest aid-per-capita in the world, but this aid has done more harm than good.
Social innovation is an alternative that empowers people to respond to the needs of their community in a more agile and resourceful way.
We believe in social innovation as a tool for liberation.
BuildPalestine Fellowship
There are inspiring Palestinians tackling some of our community's most pressing challenges.
Each year we receive over 150 applications for our fellowship program and select the top 8-10 teams to join our fellowship program.
Over time, these people become our family. And we are fully committed to their success, mobilizing our community however we can to amplify their impact.
Why
Crowdfunding?
BuildPalestine started as a crowdfunding platform for social impact projects in Palestine. Due to financial restrictions, we were forced to stop processing payments, but continued to coach local organizations to run crowdfunding campaigns on other platforms.
Over time, we realized that this way of working with local organizations was more empowering, as it allowed them to find solutions that were not dependent on us. Crowdfunding continues to be a powerful tool. Learn more about the campaigns we have supported here.
Latest Updates from Our Blog
Webinar Recap: Creating Jobs for Palestinians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt4HxeAb_zY “If you can make it in Palestine, you can make it anywhere.” The latest webinar in our “Mobilizing for Gaza” series convened three Palestinian job creators who are delivering innovative initiatives that invest in Palestinian...
Mobilizing for Gaza: A Wake Up Call for the Global Feminist Movement
Our March 2024 “Mobilizing for Gaza” webinar episode addressed the failings and hypocrisy of the feminist movement’s silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while uplifting the vital work of women-led grassroots groups in addressing the immediate needs of the people...
Mutual Aid in Gaza
Mutual aid is when everyday people get together to meet each other’s needs, with the shared understanding that the systems we live in are not meeting our needs and that we can meet them together, right now, without having to pressure power structures to do the right...