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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...
Palestinians and allies from around the world come together to radically imagine the future of Palestine
Ramallah, September 14, 2020: On October 2-3, BuildPalestine’s first ever Social Innovation Summit will bring together the global Palestinian community under the banner of “Radical Imagination”. Over the course of two days, participants will join 40+ panelists to...
BUILDx: Four Ramallah-based Thrift Stores You Need to Check Out!
Last week, we hosted a BUILDx online event to discuss sustainable fashion and conscious consumption in the context of Palestine. We were joined by four creative individuals who are active in the movement: Malak Ghanam, Anas...
Value creation workshop at TPFS
“If you were a liquid, what form would you take?” That’s the question asked to participants at the beginning of the value-creation workshop BuildPalestine gave to our friends at Thalassemia Patients Friends Society (TPFS) in Ramallah. It was a simple...
Meet our First Social Innovation Bootcamp Graduates!
Have you ever had an idea for a new project that you wanted to see in your community? Now, did you ever actually take action to implement that idea? We all have tons of ideas, but unfortunately, very few of these ideas see the light of day. At BuildPalestine, we...