Trusted Organizations To Donate To Palestine
We’re overwhelmed with all the messages of solidarity and support we’ve been receiving from friends all over the world. Several of you reached out to ask how you can support Palestine during this time, so we’ve compiled a list of organizations and campaigns you can donate to. We’ve also compiled a list of volunteering opportunities in Palestine, which we continue to update.
Read: 6 Ways to Volunteer in Palestine
For now, please continue to share what’s happening in Sheikh Jarrah*, in Gaza, in ‘48, and in Palestine as a whole. The last couple of months have only proved that that our voices do can transpire change, and that among all the disheartening news we’ve been experiencing and sharing, there is hope for the freedom of our land and people.
*Important note on Sheikh Jarrah: residents of Sheikh Jarrah (Sheikh Jarrah Units) have explicitly stated that they are not asking for any sort of financial aid or donations at the moment. They call upon supporters and allies to instead be physically present at Sheikh Jarrah, to share the current expulsions and ethnic cleansing in the Jerusalem neighborhood, and to call Israel out on its actions.
Here is a list of urgent relief campaigns and organizations you can donate to support Gaza:
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
MECA works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment, and education. The MECA team is currently distributing food parcels in all areas of Gaza, and visiting the schools with displaced families to see what is needed while also supporting medical aid to their NGO partners.
Donate to their Palestine Emergency campaign here.
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
The PCRF has an ongoing fundraiser for Gaza to provide urgent humanitarian and medical aid to injured and sick children in Gaza on a need basis.
The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (1991) addresses medical and humanitarian Palestinian youth in Palestine and the Middle East. The organization helps provide free medical care for children who otherwise could not access it.
Support here.
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Medical Aid for Palestine is running a Gaza emergency funding appeal to help provide the much needed medications, medical supplies and disposables to Palestinian hospitals and emergency services in both Gaza and Jerusalem.
Donate here.
Muslim Aid USA
Muslim Aid USA is working with different partner organizations and hospitals on the ground such as PRCS to respond with the crises in Gaza and Jerusalem.
Read more about their programs, and find out how you can donate to their Palestine Emergency campaign through:
Palestine Emergency
Or their crowdfunding campaign using this link.
Human Appeal
Human Appeal is also running a campaign to support Palestinians in Gaza amid the genocide they are currently enduring. Funds from their campaign will directly go towards equipping the already strained hospitals with needed supplies and medicines. They are also providing food parcels and water to affected families.
Find out how you can donate to the Gaza Emergency Appeal here.
Al Makassed Hospital / Jerusalem Hospitals
Al Makassed Hospital is a charitable hospital run by Palestinians in Jerusalem, and is one of six Palestinian hospitals in the city- part of the The East Jerusalem Hospital Network. Since the onset of recent events, the hospital has been at capacity, as more protestors in the city are injured and hospitalized.
United Palestinian Appeal (UPA)’s The Emergency Relief Fund is partnered with Al Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem. You can donate to the campaign through this link.
Taawon is also running emergency support to the Jerusalem Hospitals and first aid responders. Learn more and donate here.
Islamic Relief Canada
Islamic Relief Canada is running two appeals to support Palestine:
The Palestine Emergency Appeal
The Gaza Appeal
Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP)
MAP’s campaign response to the current emergency across occupied Palestine. Their local partners are providing much needed medical aid during this time.
Support here.
ANERA
ANERA is also responding by providing access to medical supplies and aid to Palestinian healthcare facilities.
More information on how to donate here.
To Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
The PRCS, a part of the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, is one of the largest health care service provider in Palestine. They’ve been working tirelessly to support the affected Palestinian population in Gaza during this catastrophic time.
To donate to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, click here.
United Hands Relief and Development (UHR)
UHR is running a Gaza crisis appeal to send emergency medical supplies and kits to Gaza. The organization is also providing emergency relief assistance in form of food parcels, clean water, hygiene kits, to families in Gaza.
Support the appeal.
Organizations Supporting Palestinian Narrative
Decolonize Palestine
Decolonize Palestine is an online resource with everything you need to learn about Palestine. Learn about Palestinian history, deconstructing myths about Palestine, and “rainbow washing“- all from one resource.
Learn more about the the platform, and support their work here.
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU)
The IMEU is an independent non-profit organization that provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the United States and in the Middle East. Both through its website and its staff, the IMEU works with journalists to increase the public’s understanding about the socio-economic, political, and cultural aspects of Palestine, Palestinians, and Palestinian Americans.
You can support IMEU’s mission through here.
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Networkis the only independent and transnational Palestinian think tank, with a mission to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination. With a network of nearly 200 Palestinian analysts worldwide, Al-Shabaka aims to draw upon the vast knowledge and experience of the Palestinian people, whether in Palestine or in exile, so as to engage the broadest spectrum of perspectives in debate on policy and strategy.
Learn more and support the workof Al-Shabakahere.
Makan
If you’re looking for resources, content, glossary, argument cards about the cause, please look into Makan- an organization which works to amplify Palestinian voices, as well as reshape the mainstream discussion around Palestine.
Learn more and support here.
Supporting Social Innovation in Palestine
BuildPalestine
Finally, BuildPalestine connects supporters around the world with grassroots and social impact projects here in Palestine. We do not have current relief campaigns, but you can learn more about our work here, and consider supporting here.
> Want to know about grassroots efforts to make change in Palestine? Attend BuildPalestine Social Innovation Summit on October 7&8, Designing for Unity
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We will continue to update this page with resources as we learn of them. If you know of any trusted campaigns and/or organizations please reach out and let us know.