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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.

1mn+

Palestinian lives impacted every year

$900mn+

Invested in empowerment and developmental projects

200+

Institutions worldwide partnered with us

Our Campaigns

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

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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 work on the ground

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

Learn about our activities

“Palestine, Our Shared Story” in Doha in Support of Gaza’s Orphans
Under the Patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs “Palestine, Our Shared Story” in Doha in Support of Gaza’s Orphans
Rooted in the Land: Taawon Supports Raba Farmers with Automatic Olive Harvesters
In response to the growing challenges facing Palestinian farmers, Taawon provided the Raba Village Council in the Jenin governorate with a set of automatic olive harvesters to support local farmers during the olive harvest season.  
Mexican Senator José Gerardo Fernández Noroña Visits Taawon in Ramallah
Mexican Senator José Gerardo Fernández Noroña Visits Taawon in Ramallah and Expresses Solidarity with the Palestinian People and Support for the “Noor” Initiative for Orphans in Gaza  
Taawon Welcomes the Ambassador of Norway to Palestine
Taawon’s Director General Welcomes the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Palestine Dr. Tareq Emtairah, Director General of Taawon, welcomed H.E. Erik Berggrav, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Palestine, at the organization’s headquarters in Ramallah.

Together for Palestine: A Global Night of Music and Solidarity for Gaza’s Children

London | September 14, 2025
On September 17, London will host one of the largest cultural and humanitarian events for Palestine in recent history. Together for Palestine will gather over 10,000 people in a powerful display of solidarity, uniting global artists, public figures, and communities around a single purpose: to stand with Gaza’s children and help deliver lifesaving aid.

“Her Hands, Her Story”: A Women’s Exhibition Showcasing Palestinian Willpower and Creativity

The Agricultural Development Association (PARC), in partnership with Taawon, organized the “Her Hands, Her Story” exhibition in Nablus, showcasing authentic Palestinian women’s products from various villages and rural areas targeted within the project “Enhancing the Resilience of Palestinian Households in Rural Communities in the West Bank through Livelihood and Protection Interventions”. The project is funded by Danish Muslim Aid and implemented by PARC in partnership with Taawon.

Taawon Signs Two Agreements with the Canadian Palestinian Professional Foundation to Support Education and Healthcare in Gaza and Lebanon

Taawon has signed two agreements with the Canadian Palestinian Professional Foundation (CPPF). The first establishes a strategic framework for joint planning, coordination, fundraising, and the implementation of initiatives supporting Palestinian students in Palestine and Lebanon. This partnership lays the groundwork for broader, long-term collaboration in the education sector.

Our Leadership

Based on its pursuit of continuous development and growth and in line with its three-year plan-based approach, Taawon developed its strategic plan 2020-2022. The plan serves to continue to consolidate the foundations it was built on, supported by its administrative, financial and program elements, capitalizing on accumulated achievements to make quantum leaps in performance through the adoption of new strategic trends with smart solutions at the institutional governance level that can show actual programs’ impact.

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