We started Monday’s event with a “term-pong” ice-breaker, where our participants got to know each other by learning some basic tech and digital media marketing terms. Web development, where do you start? Our first speaker, Wajed Afaneh, broke down the web-creation...
In the summer of 2017, BuildPalestine launched the Scholarship for Changemakers, the first scholarship in Palestine to award students for the impact they are having on the community. We selected five inspiring changemakers who are working to make an impact on their...
If Alaa has one tip for social entrepreneurs, it’s to never wait around for a fund, and to instead go ahead and act. Three months after the completion of the campaign, the BuildPalestine team met with Alaa Halayka, Manager of Raseel Association for children with...
Have you ever thought about volunteering in Palestine? Give this question a thought. We know what you must be thinking right now, the title might have evoked images about charity, helping vulnerable people, being a part of medical aid, etc. In fact, there are far more...
The long awaited month of Ramadan is knocking the door. Many Muslims around the world are waiting for the holy month to start for them to feed their souls, through fasting, praying, and giving charity and. Charity in Ramadan is given in two different ways; Sadaqah and...
Samar is a mom of six children, one of which is handicapped and has a lung disease that requires to run an oxygen breathing medical device. Due to electricity shortage, Samar had to take daily trips to a medical center to run the device. Sometimes, in rainy...
