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.
Taawon Honored with the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026
(Abu Dhabi – 4 February 2026): Taawon has been honored with the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026 at a formal ceremony held at the Zayed Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.