Help Those In Need

UNRWA USA supports the work of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) through fundraising, education, and advocacy in the United States. UNRWA USA aims to educate the American public about the plight of Palestine refugees and generate financial support for specific UNRWA programs: direct humanitarian assistance, human development, and protection for more than 5 million registered Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.

Since 1968, Anera has helped refugees and others hurt by conflicts in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan live with purpose and hope. Anera provides emergency relief and other humanitarian assistance to develop and sustain the health, education, and economic well-being of refugees and other vulnerable communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.

Union of Health Care Committees (UHCC) was founded in 1985 by a collection of leaders and professionals from the Gaza Strip and West Bank to provide high-quality healthcare services to Palestinians, especially marginalized and poor Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.

Association Najdeh is a secular non-governmental organization founded in 1976 that works mainly with women and girls that are Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Through this work, Association Najdeh supports the wider marginalised social strata of the Palestinian community and other disadvantaged communities who live in refugee camps in Lebanon.

Al-Najda Social Association is a non-governmental organization based in Gaza that works across various fields: health, education, cultural, and social. Its goal is to raise the collective level of health, education, culture, and economic well-being of the people in Gaza, especially those living in the refugee camps.

Inash Al-Usra Association is a women-led non-profit organization founded in 1965 by a group of Palestinian women based in the West Bank. It provides relief and support to the most needy Palestinian families, education and vocational training, economic development, and presevation of Palestinian identity and cultural heritage. Its programs support various Palestinian groups with a focus on women and children.

The society seeks to enhance the role and position of women within the family and the Palestinian community by enabling them in the fields of education, culture, business, law, and healthcare. It also promotes the creative energy of children.

RIWAQ preserves collective Palestinian memory through projects that document and restore architectural heritage sites across the West Bank and Gaza. Harnessing the energy and skills of students, architects, archaeologists, and historians, RIWAQ completed the Registry of Historic Buildings, a thirteen-year project (1994-2007) resulting in the publication of three volumes that detailed histories, maps, and photos of approximately 420 villages in sixteen districts across the West Bank and Gaza. 

The Center for Youth Economic Empowerment envisages a Palestine where young people have the skills needed for economic success, as well as access to broad and durable networks of businesses, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. We believe that providing students with these opportunities will contribute to increasing freedom and equality in Palestinian society.