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ABOUT TAAWON

For Palestine.
We Persevere.
We Thrive.

Taawon (Welfare Association) is a non-profit, civic organization launched in Geneva in the year 1983, upon the initiative of a group of Palestinian business leaders and intellectuals. Taawon has become one of the largest organizations operating in Palestine and the diaspora camps in Lebanon, whereby it touches the lives of more than one million Palestinians on an annual basis, with half of these beneficiaries being women.

Our Impact in Numbers

+$900m

Invested in empowerment and developmental projects

+$900m

Invested in empowerment and developmental projects

+200

Institutions worldwide partnered with us

+200

Institutions worldwide partnered with us

+$1 million

Palestinian lives impacted everyday

+$1 million

Palestinian lives impacted everyday

+20,000

Orphaned children under the care of our Noor Program

+20,000

Orphaned children under the care of our Noor Program

+6,274

University students supported with tuition coverage

+6,274

University students supported with tuition coverage

+2,260

Graduates enabled to entered the local workforce

+2,260

Graduates enabled to entered the local workforce

Our Campaigns

Noor - Sponsor a child. Save Gaza’s future.

تنتهي الحملة بتاريخ
Donation amount
Donation amount: $5,841,230

Gaza Emergency Relief - Provide urgent aid.

Donation amount
Donation amount: $9,990,660 - Target:$12,000,000
12,000,000

More about our works

Relief & Community Resilience
Relief & Community Resilience
Education & Culture
Education & Culture
Healthcare
Healthcare
Urban Development
Urban Development

Our Activities

The Big Heart Foundation's USD 1.6 million investment in the Taawon-led initiative enables a full continuum of c
Palestine: From Inherited Connection to Lived Experience
At a time when the geographical distance between Palestine and its people around the world is widening, and the need to build new forms of connection that go beyond fleeting visits or emotional attachment is growing, a fundamental question emerges: How can belonging be

A Global Artistic Stand for Palestine: $1.9 Million Raised for Gaza

London’s Wembley Arena became the stage for an extraordinary act of cultural solidarity, as more than 12,000 people gathered for the Together for Palestine concert. The event, the largest of its kind in recent years, raised over £1.5 million ($1.9 million USD) to fund urgent humanitarian work in Gaza, where relentless attacks have left families trapped in catastrophic conditions and children facing unimaginable loss.
 
Taawon at the heart of solidarity
 

Learning Visit to Finland: Empowering Palestinian Educators to Embrace Modern STEM Approaches

Guided by Taawon’s vision that quality education and investment in people are the foundation of a better future, and with the generous support of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, 66 teachers and administrators from the Ministry of Education joined a learning visit to Finland under Taawon’s STEM-Enabled School Program to explore one of the world’s leading educational experiences.

Roots & Threads: Children shaping dreams into art, and art into futures

In Tulkarem and Jenin, the sounds of music, the colors of paint, the scent of wood, the texture of clay, and the patterns of embroidery are weaving together a new story of resilience. Through Roots & Threads, implemented by the Tamer Institute for Community Education in partnership with Taawon, under the patronage of the Ministry of Social Development and with the generous support of GOAL Global, children are reclaiming safe spaces for healing and creativity.

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