In May 2017, in Dubai, the Al-Manarah International Library in Nazareth was awarded the prestigious Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Excellence in the Culture of Thought and the Knowledge Society.
Taawon and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have signed an agreement to support and fund development projects in Palestine with a total of seven and a quarter million US dollars in grant funding from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and the Al-Aqsa Fund
In May 2017, Taawon Lebanon inaugurated the renovated CBRA Centre in Nahr El Bared camp, located in northern Lebanon. More than 350 children with special needs are provided with treatment in the centre and with follow up visits in their homes and schools.
On 12 May, Taawon General Assembly held general elections for the 2017-2019 cycle. The Board of Trustees unanimously elected Mr. Faisal Alami as Chairman, in addition to, Ms. Sawsan Alfahoum Jafar as vice Chairperson, Mr. Bisher Jardaneh as vice Chairperson, Mr.
Taawon Strategic Plan 2017–2019
With the participation of local, international and medical institutions and personalities, Taawon opened the installed solar energy system that started running the departments of the Patients’ Friends Hospital in Gaza.
A group of 120 Harvard University’s Political Science students “Harvard Palestine Trek” visited Ramallah and had a number of activities.
Taawon participated in the Humanitarian and Development Forum for Palestine “Together We Make Hope” in Doha on 8th March 2017.
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Zamala university fellowship program holds its first conference in Ramallah and Gaza. Over the past five years, Zamala provided 120 Palestinian academics with unique fellowship opportunities to prestigious universities and research centers around the world.
Earmarked to support the resilience of the city of Jerusalem and its people, the new $50 million grant from the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development will be managed by Taawon.
Humanitarian initiative conducted in partnership with Taawon
Taawon (Welfare Association) hosted a closing seminar on Wednesday December 7, in partnership with the Nijad Ze’ini Engineering Faculty at Al Quds University, for its EU-funded project, “Restoration and Rehabilitation of Housing in Jerusalem’s Historic Urban Core.” Over 100 participants from the