Palestine
Working with local Women’s Rights Organisations to serve marginalised women who face violence, food insecurity and unemployment in the region.
Palestine
Our work in Palestine
Deep in a protracted conflict, Palestinian women find themselves at the intersection of political strife, socio-economic disparities and violence. Right now, 3.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Gaza and the West Bank.
Since 2022, Women for Women International has steadily expanded its work in Palestine, beginning with grants to women’s organisations in the West Bank – including the Shuafat Women’s Centre, Askar Women’s Centre, the Women Activities Association, the Jerusalem Centre for Women, SAWA Organisation and the Family Defense Society – to support women facing violence, food insecurity, unemployment and barriers to healthcare. By 2023, we launched emergency response efforts in Gaza through trusted local partners, enabling us to deliver rapid, women-centred assistance including emergency aid, psychosocial support, legal assistance and essential services across the West Bank and Gaza. Building on this foundation, we established permanent operations in 2025 with the launch of our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme in Hebron H2, enrolling 350 women in its first year. Together, these milestones reflect our growing, long-term commitment to strengthening women’s resilience, recovery and leadership across Palestine.
We’re not waiting for the conflict to end. We’re meeting women where they are, now.
40K+
women and families supported in Palestine
350
women enrolled in our inaugural Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme in Hebron
95%
of mothers are sacrificing their own meals for their children
Our vision is rooted in the belief that Palestinian women have the right to live with dignity, freedom and justice. We recognise that women enduring protracted conflict face not only the denial of individual and collective rights but also daily risks of violence, deprivation and displacement.
We are committed to:
- Identifying safe yet essential spaces where our operations can make the greatest impact.
- Embedding local women’s rights organisations into our planning and implementation to ensure relevance, ownership and sustainability.
- Standing alongside women in Gaza and the West Bank to heal, recover and rebuild their lives and communities.
- Our vision is to remain present where needs are most urgent, to expand despite the challenges and to walk the journey of resilience and hope with Palestinian women
- We stand with every Palestinian woman in her struggle for freedom, dignity and justice.
I realized that if I allowed myself to stay weak, life would swallow me whole. I chose to rise, to rebuild, and to lead my life with strength.
- Yasmin Al Jaabari, participant in the inaugural Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme in the West Bank
Supporting Women to Rebuild in Hebron
Hebron H2 is one of the most militarised and legally complex areas in the West Bank. Home to 35,000 Palestinians living under Israeli military control, the area is isolated and under constant threat. For women, the situation is especially dire as they face severe restrictions on movement, harassment, limited access to food and resources and no systems for protection or justice.
In August of 2025, we launched our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme in Hebron H2 area, where we’ve adapted it for life in an active war zone by localising the curriculum, partnering with trusted community organisations and onboarding 22 local facilitators to enrol our first cohort of 350 women. We established three training centers (Sharek Youth Centre, Baytuna Centre and the Palestine Red Crescent Society) to host 14 women’s groups for an 8-month period, culminating their journey with a graduation ceremony. Each year, we aim to enroll 600 new women from the most marginalised communities, providing them with opportunities for solidarity, empowerment and personal growth.
Through the programme, participants receive:
- Rights Awareness & Advocacy Training: knowledge of legal rights, inheritance laws and protections under both Palestinian and international law
- Health & Wellness Education: psychosocial care, reproductive health education and mental health coping strategies
- Vocational & Business Skills Training: hands-on training in areas such as food production, handicrafts and small business development tailored to local markets
- Cash Assistance & Savings Groups: to help women regain financial independence and build safety nets
- Peacebuilding Tools: Training women to identify and address sources of tension in their communities and participate in local decision-making and mediation
Launching Stronger Women, Stronger Nations in Hebron isn’t just transformative, it’s necessary.
- Amani Mustafa, Country Director of Women for Women International in Palestine
Responding to the Crisis in Gaza
In partnership with Wefaq Society for Women and Child Care, the Centre for Women’s Legal Research and the Palestinian Development Women Studies Association (PDWSA), we’re responding to the urgent needs of vulnerable women and girls in Gaza, providing:
- Emergency cash
- Warm food from community kitchens
- Shelter, clothing, hygiene kits
- Baby formula and diapers
- Mental health and psychosocial support
This box was truly a blessing from God. My baby finally had enough milk and slept for four continuous hours. He hasn’t slept like that in a month.
- A mother in Gaza who received formula
In Gaza, we are prioritising women who are survivors of war and gender-based violence, women-headed households whose marginalisation and oppression have intensified during the two-year war on Gaza and those who care for multiple dependents, including elderly and individuals with disabilities.
Red Line for Gaza
Tell your MP the inhumanity we are witnessing is a red line
The Government of Israel is crossing this red line before your eyes.
Each day, we witness the worsening situation in Gaza. Tens of thousands have lost their lives, nearly two million have been displaced, and malnutrition is rife, as essential food and medical aid is unable to reach those in need.
Take action. Do it now - before it’s too late.
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE
Your urgent donation can help provide:
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Hot meals from community kitchen
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Warm clothes, blankets, hygiene kits
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Trauma-informed counselling
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Madlien
subtitle:
"The war, though, is bringing me a lot of pain and anxiety. The Madlien that existed before, with the beautiful smile that used to project hope among people, does not exist anymore. I wonder if she's ever going to be back to the past days. Could anything in the world make up for the loss that we are experiencing? Absolutely not. Even though the situation seems endless, I am hopeful that Palestinian women’s voices will be heard, and that one day there will be peace in the region."
Mariam
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Mariam* has been working with us to document the deteriorating situation in Gaza. While living through the horrors of war herself, she dares to lift the stories of other Palestinian women.
Layla
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When ISIS tore through her community in Iraq, Layla’s life was shattered. With support from Women for Women International's Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme, she is rebuilding her future with new skills, resilience and hope.